Biotic interactions drive key ecological and evolutionary processes and mediate ecosystem
responses to climate change. The direction, frequency, and intensity of biotic interactions …

The aftermath of the great end-Permian period mass extinction 252 Myr ago shows how life
can recover from the loss of> 90% species globally. The crisis was triggered by a number of …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

Although Earth has undergone many periods of significant environmental change, the
planet's environment has been unusually stable for the past 10,000 years 1, 2, 3. This period …

Abstract The Paraná Basin was filled by a sedimentary package deposited in successive
sedimentation episodes related to the tectonic events that hit the SW portion of the …

Archosaurs have a 250 million year record that originated shortly after the Permian-Triassic
extinction event and is continued today by two extant clades, the crocodylians and the …

Current large-scale deforestation poses a threat to ecosystems globally, and imposes
substantial and prolonged changes on the hydrological and carbon cycles. The tropical …

Earth's largest biotic crisis occurred during the Permo–Triassic Transition (PTT). On land,
this event witnessed a turnover from synapsid-to archosauromorph-dominated assemblages …

The human race faces many global to local challenges in the near future. Among these are
massive biodiversity losses. The 2012 IUCN/SSC Red List reported evaluations of~ 56% of …

Predicting how biodiversity will be affected and will respond to human‐induced
environmental changes is one of the most critical challenges facing ecologists today. Here …