Land‐use change is fragmenting natural ecosystems, with major consequences for
biodiversity. This paper reviews fragmentation trends–historical and current–in China, the …

Ecological succession–how biological communities re‐assemble and change over time
following natural or anthropogenic disturbance–has been studied since the birth of ecology …

The study of ecological succession to determine how plant communities re-assemble after a
natural or anthropogenic disturbance has always been an important topic in ecology. The …

The evaluation of alien invasive plants (AIPs) environmental and ecological distribution
patterns can provide important data as well as a theoretical approach for management …

Numerous mechanisms have been proposed to explain the island species–area
relationship (ISAR), including the passive sampling effect, the habitat diversity effect …

Ongoing habitat loss and fragmentation caused by human activities represent one of the
greatest causes of biodiversity loss. However, the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation …

Habitat loss and fragmentation reduce biodiversity and alter species composition in local
communities. β diversity describes the variation in species composition between or among …

Aim The relation of plant dispersal syndromes with insular species richness patters remains
one of the challenges in island biogeography, especially as people have affected species …

As tropical forests are becoming increasingly fragmented, understanding the magnitude and
time frame of biodiversity declines is vital for 21 st century sustainability goals. Over three …

Worldwide, human activities are rapidly changing land cover and its spatial configuration.
While it is widely acknowledged that habitat loss is a major cause of biodiversity loss, there …