Community ecology theory can be used to understand biological invasions by applying
recent niche concepts to alien species and the communities that they invade. These ideas …

Species diversity is a major determinant of ecosystem productivity, stability, invasibility, and
nutrient dynamics. Hundreds of studies spanning terrestrial, aquatic, and marine ecosystems …

Humans are altering the composition of biological communities through a variety of activities
that increase rates of species invasions and species extinctions, at all scales, from local to …

Biofuels derived from low-input high-diversity (LIHD) mixtures of native grassland perennials
can provide more usable energy, greater greenhouse gas reductions, and less agrichemical …

The term 'biodiversity'is a simple contraction of 'biological diversity', and at first sight the
concept is simple too: biodiversity is the sum total of all biotic variation from the level of …

A variety of soil factors are known to increase nutrient availability and plant productivity. The
most influential might be the organisms comprising the soil microbial community of the …

Stochastic niche theory resolves many of the differences between neutral theory and
classical tradeoff-based niche theories of resource competition and community structure. In …

The transmission of infectious diseases is an inherently ecological process involving
interactions among at least two, and often many, species. Not surprisingly, then, the species …

Biotic resistance describes the ability of resident species in a community to reduce the
success of exotic invasions. Although resistance is a well‐accepted phenomenon, less clear …

Biological invasions are a pervasive and costly environmental problem, that has been the
focus of intense management and research activities over the past half century. Yet accurate …