ABSTRACT A changing climate may directly or indirectly influence biological invasions by
altering the likelihood of introduction or establishment, as well as modifying the geographic …

Background Resurveying historical vegetation plots has become more and more popular in
recent years as it provides a unique opportunity to estimate vegetation and environmental …

Native biodiversity decline and non-native species spread are major features of the
Anthropocene. Both processes can drive biotic homogenization by reducing trait and …

While biodiversity loss continues globally, assessments of regional and local change over
time have been equivocal. Here, we assess changes in plant species richness and beta …

Trait-based approaches advance ecological and evolutionary research because traits
provide a strong link to an organism's function and fitness. Trait-based research might lead …

Average nitrogen (N) deposition across Europe has declined since the 1990s. This resulted
in decreased N inputs to forest ecosystems especially in Central and Western Europe where …

Biotic homogenisation is defined as decreasing dissimilarity among ecological assemblages
sampled within a given spatial area over time. Biotic differentiation, in turn, is defined as …

Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition is expected to change forest understorey plant
community composition and diversity, but results of experimental addition studies and …

ABSTRACT Quaternary (last 2.6 million years) botany involves studying plant megafossils
(eg tree stumps), macrofossils (eg seeds, leaves), and microfossils (eg pollen, spores) …

Although the maintenance of diversity of living systems is critical for ecosystem functioning,
the accelerating pace of global change is threatening its preservation. Standardized …