Capturing and quantifying the world in three dimensions (x, y, z) using light detection and
ranging (lidar) technology drives fundamental advances in the Earth and Ecological …

To a first approximation, the distribution of biodiversity across the Earth can be described in
terms of a relatively small number of broad-scale spatial patterns. Although these patterns …

< jats: p> Why do larger areas have more species? What makes diversity so high near the
equator? Has the number of species grown during the past 600 million years? Does habitat …

Aim Current weaknesses of diversity theory include: a failure to distinguish different
biogeographical response variables under the general heading of diversity; and a general …

The first photographs of the Earth to be taken from outer space are said to have had a
profound influence on how humanity perceives its place in the Universe. They provided a …

Broad‐scale variation in taxonomic richness is strongly correlated with climate. Many
mechanisms have been hypothesized to explain these patterns; however, testable …

We have analysed the breeding distributions of British birds over a 20-year period. After
controlling for overall population expansions and retractions, we find that the northern …

Aim We surveyed the empirical literature to determine how well six diversity hypotheses
account for spatial patterns in species richness across varying scales of grain and extent …

1. We measured beta diversity, or turnover in species composition, in each of 15 taxa
(including plants, vertebrates and invertebrates), along two common transects: NS and WE …

A fundamental problem in ecological research is to explain large-scale gradients in species
richness1, 2. Although many causative agents for this phenomenon have been suggested …