We review empirical studies on how bioinvasions alter food webs and how a food-web
perspective may change their prediction and management. Predation is found to underlie …

Social insects, ie ants, bees, wasps and termites, are key components of ecological
communities, and are important ecosystem services (ESs) providers. Here, we review the …

With an expanding human population placing increasing pressure on the environment,
agriculture needs sustainable production that can match conventional methods. Integrated …

High‐throughput identification technologies provide efficient tools for understanding the
ecology and functioning of microorganisms. Yet, these methods have been only rarely used …

DNA metabarcoding is increasingly used in dietary studies to estimate diversity, composition
and frequency of occurrence of prey items. However, few studies have assessed how …

Background Biodiversity patterns are inherently complex and difficult to comprehensively
assess. Yet, deciphering shifts in species composition through time and space are crucial for …

To promote greater sustainability in agriculture, development of agroecology is increasingly
being invoked. What are the conditions for establishing agroecological production in tropical …

Phytoseiidae mites are efficient predators, able to control pest mites and small arthropods in
crops all over the world, using three biological control strategies:(i) augmentation,(ii) …

Species diversity, and the various interactions that occur between species, supports
ecosystems functioning and benefit human societies. Monitoring the response of species …

Herbicides are the most applied pesticides in the world. Despite numerous laboratory
studies demonstrating the toxic effect of herbicides on non-target organisms, the effect of …