Ecological memory is central to how ecosystems respond to disturbance and is maintained
by two types of legacies–information and material. Species life‐history traits represent an …

Loss of natural habitat through land‐use change threatens bees. Urbanisation is a major,
increasing form, of habitat loss, and a novel, pervasive form of disturbance known to impact …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

Molecular imprinting technology is well established in areas where a high selectivity is
required, such as catalysis, sensing, and separations/sample preparation. However …

Vegetation dieback and recovery may be dependent on the interplay between infrequent
acute disturbances and underlying chronic stresses. Coastal wetlands are vulnerable to the …

The past two decades have seen an increasing number of virulent infectious diseases in
natural populations and managed landscapes. In both animals and plants, an …

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) pose threats to conservation and public health. Here,
we apply the definition of EIDs used in the medical and veterinary fields to botany and …

Urbanization is intensifying worldwide, with two-thirds of the human population expected to
reside in cities within 30 years. The role of cities in human infectious disease is well …

Tree survival is a performance metric for urban forestry initiatives, and an understanding of
the factors that influence mortality can help managers target resources and enhance …

Nonindigenous forest insects and pathogens affect a range of ecosystems, industries, and
property owners in the United States. Evaluating temporal patterns in the accumulation of …