The impacts of ocean acidification on marine ecosystems and reliant human communities
Racism. Sexism. Heterosexism. Gender binarism. Together, they comprise intimately
harmful, distinct, and entangled societal systems of self-serving domination and privilege …
harmful, distinct, and entangled societal systems of self-serving domination and privilege …
Environmental, economic, and social consequences of the oil palm boom
Rising global demand for vegetable oil during the last few decades has led to a drastic
increase in the land area under oil palm. Especially in Southeast Asia, the oil palm boom …
increase in the land area under oil palm. Especially in Southeast Asia, the oil palm boom …
Amazon plant diversity revealed by a taxonomically verified species list
Recent debates on the number of plant species in the vast lowland rain forests of the
Amazon have been based largely on model estimates, neglecting published checklists …
Amazon have been based largely on model estimates, neglecting published checklists …
Parasites dominate hyperdiverse soil protist communities in Neotropical rainforests
High animal and plant richness in tropical rainforest communities has long intrigued
naturalists. It is unknown if similar hyperdiversity patterns are reflected at the microbial scale …
naturalists. It is unknown if similar hyperdiversity patterns are reflected at the microbial scale …
Global state of biodiversity and loss
R Dirzo, PH Raven - Annual review of Environment and …, 2003 - annualreviews.org
Biodiversity, a central component of Earth's life support systems, is directly relevant to
human societies. We examine the dimensions and nature of the Earth's terrestrial …
human societies. We examine the dimensions and nature of the Earth's terrestrial …
Why are there so many plant species in the Neotropics?
Abstract The Neotropical region (tropical America) is the most species rich region on Earth.
Several causes have been proposed to explain this extraordinary biodiversity, which may be …
Several causes have been proposed to explain this extraordinary biodiversity, which may be …
Plant diversity in tropical forests: a review of mechanisms of species coexistence
JS Wright - Oecologia, 2002 - Springer
Evidence concerning mechanisms hypothesized to explain species coexistence in hyper-
diverse communities is reviewed for tropical forest plants. Three hypotheses receive strong …
diverse communities is reviewed for tropical forest plants. Three hypotheses receive strong …
Recent origin and rapid speciation of Neotropical orchids in the world's richest plant biodiversity hotspot
Summary The Andean mountains of South America are the most species‐rich biodiversity
hotspot worldwide with c. 15% of the world's plant species, in only 1% of the world's land …
hotspot worldwide with c. 15% of the world's plant species, in only 1% of the world's land …
Phosphorus limitation, soil‐borne pathogens and the coexistence of plant species in hyperdiverse forests and shrublands
Hyperdiverse forests occur in the lowland tropics, whereas the most species‐rich shrublands
are found in regions such as south‐western Australia (kwongan) and South Africa (fynbos) …
are found in regions such as south‐western Australia (kwongan) and South Africa (fynbos) …
Soil nutrients influence spatial distributions of tropical tree species
The importance of niche vs. neutral assembly mechanisms in structuring tropical tree
communities remains an important unsettled question in community ecology [Bell G (2005) …
communities remains an important unsettled question in community ecology [Bell G (2005) …