Global urban expansion has multiple impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.
Still, urban centres may play an important role in the conservation of reptiles, an …

Birds and mammals are the only vertebrates which receive comprehensive attention in
studies of dispersal of fleshy-fruited plant species. However, recently the importance of …

How communities assemble and restructure is of critical importance to ecological theory,
evolutionary theory, and conservation, but long-term perspectives on the patterns and …

Increases in carbon dioxide (CO2), temperature, and precipitation can have varying effects
on environmental conditions and resources affecting species' performance and overall …

We review literature relevant to assessing the future of tropical forests and supplement the
review with new data from the lowlands of Venezuela. Compared to today, future tropical …

Assessing the impacts of non-native species is essential for preventing, monitoring and
eradicating introduced species. In South Africa, impact assessment has been adopted for …

Trade of non-native reptiles is an important and increasing driver of biodiversity loss and
often compromises the standards required for protection. However, the growing interest in …

(Iverson, et al. 2004), Ctenosaura (Mora, 1989); for an overview see Wiewandt, 1982), I.
delicatissima lay eggs in underground nests that consist of an entrance, tunnel, and …

Living lizards exploit almost all terrestrial ecosystems where they play the roles of both
predator and prey in complex food webs. Bels et al.(Biomechanics of feeding in Vertebrates …

Losses in crop yield due to invasive insects, weeds, pathogens, and herbivores cost trillions
of dollars per year globally. To prevent further spread of invasive agricultural pest species …