Dispersal is one of the key mechanisms affecting the distribution of individuals, populations,
and communities in nature. Despite advances in the study of single species, it has been …

Connectivity is a central concept in ecology, wildlife management, and conservation
science. Understanding the role of connectivity in determining species persistence is …

Landscape patterns are important drivers of biodiversity. Owing to differences in vegetation
types, sampling methods, diversity measures, spatial scales, and landscape levels, the …

Multidimensional analysis of traits are now common in ecology and evolution and are based
on trait spaces in which each dimension summarizes the observed trait combination (a …

There has been a recent rise in the number of experiments investigating the effect of
dispersal on diversity, with many of the predictions for these tests derived from …

The spatial isolation gradient of communities and the gradient in the species dispersal ability
are recognized as determinants of biodiversity in metacommunities. In spite of this, mean …

Dispersal, defined as the movement of individuals among local communities in a landscape,
is a central regional determinant of metacommunity dynamics in ecosystems. Whereas both …

Bird communities are important components of biodiversity and provide terrestrial
ecosystems with multiple functions. The impact of long-term afforestation and rapid …

Disturbances, such as wildfires, are one of the main drivers of biodiversity dynamics, and
their frequency and intensity are expected to increase due to global change. Such …

Context Habitat destruction is the leading threat to terrestrial biodiversity, isolating remnant
habitat in a matrix of modified vegetation. Objectives Our goal was to determine how species …