Atmospheric aerosol particles of biological origin are a very diverse group of biological
materials and structures, including microorganisms, dispersal units, fragments and …

Given the rate of projected environmental change for the 21st century, urgent adaptation and
mitigation measures are required to slow down the on-going erosion of biodiversity. Even …

Large, distributed collections of miniaturized, wireless electronic devices, may form the basis
of future systems for environmental monitoring, population surveillance, disease …

What determines the number and size of the seeds produced by a plant? How often should it
reproduce them? How often should a plant produce them? Why and how are seeds …

The dynamic spatial redistribution of individuals is a key driving force of various
spatiotemporal phenomena on geographical scales. It can synchronize populations of …

Summary 1 An international group of scientists has built an open internet data base of life‐
history traits of the Northwest European flora (the LEDA‐Traitbase) that can be used as a …

Growing recognition of the importance of long-distance dispersal (LDD) of plant seeds for
various ecological and evolutionary processes has led to an upsurge of research into the …

Trees do not form a natural group but share attributes such as great size, longevity, and high
reproductive output that affect their mode and tempo of evolution. In particular, trees are …

Long-distance dispersal (LDD) of plants poses challenges to research because it involves
rare events driven by complex and highly stochastic processes. The current surge of …

The evidence for rapid climate change now seems overwhelming. Global temperatures are
predicted to rise by up to 4° C by 2100, with associated alterations in precipitation patterns …