The role of animals in modulating nutrient cycling [hereafter, consumer‐driven nutrient
dynamics (CND)] has been accepted as an important influence on both community structure …

The transport of resource subsidies by animals has been documented across a range of
species and ecosystems. Although many of these studies have shown that animal resource …

A census of the biomass on Earth is key for understanding the structure and dynamics of the
biosphere. However, a global, quantitative view of how the biomass of different taxa …

Ponds are among the most biodiverse and ecologically important freshwater habitats
globally and may provide a significant opportunity to mitigate anthropogenic pressures and …

Inland waters are an important component of the global carbon cycle, but there is a poor
understanding of carbon dynamics in very small ponds. In this study, I evaluated the …

Non-native species can simultaneously affect ecological structures, functions, and services
of the invaded ecosystem. In this paper, we report that the study of non-native species …

Animals interact with and impact ecosystem biogeochemical cycling—processes known as
zoogeochemistry. While the deposition of various animal materials (eg carcasses and …

Characterising the extent and sources of intraspecific variation and their ecological
consequences is a central challenge in the study of eco‐evolutionary dynamics. Ecological …

Tadpoles are diverse and abundant consumers, and knowledge of their feeding ecology
and trophic status is essential in understanding their functional roles within aquatic habitats …

The input of senescent terrestrial leaf litter into soil and aquatic ecosystems is one of the
most massive cyclic subsidies on Earth, particularly within forested ecosystems. For …