The classical view states that microbial biogeography is not affected by dispersal barriers or
historical events, but only influenced by the local contemporary habitat conditions (species …

Of all ecosystems, freshwaters support the most dynamic and highly concentrated
biodiversity on Earth. These attributes of freshwater biodiversity along with increasing …

Emergence of the metacommunity concept has made a substantial contribution to better
understanding of the community composition and dynamics in a regional context. However …

Community ecology recognises today that local biological communities are not only affected
by local biotic interactions and abiotic environmental conditions, but also by regional …

Recent studies have shown that the spatial turnover of bacterial communities, that is, beta-
diversity, is determined by a combination of different assembly mechanisms, such as …

Temporary aquatic habitats often are inhabited by a unique fauna and flora and contribute
significantly to regional diversity. Temporary wetlands around the world are disappearing …

Advances in metacommunity theory have made a significant contribution to understanding
the drivers of variation in biological communities. However, there has been limited empirical …

Despite an upsurge of interest in spatial interactions between communities and in the impact
of dispersal on ecological and evolutionary processes, dispersal patterns and dynamics in …

Metacommunity structure can be shaped by a variety of processes operating at different
spatial scales. With increasing scale, the compositional variation among local communities …

Metacommunity studies commonly use spatial distances or, more recently, landscape
resistance measures between study sites as a surrogate for connectivity. However, local …