Evidence suggests that biodiversity supports ecosystem functioning. Yet, the mechanisms
driving this relationship remain unclear. Complementarity is one common explanation for …

The most unique feature of Earth is the existence of life, and the most extraordinary feature
of life is its diversity. Approximately 9 million types of plants, animals, protists and fungi …

Microbes regulate the composition and turnover of organic matter. Here we developed a
framework called Energy-Diversity-Trait integrative Analysis to quantify how dissolved …

Recent reports of dramatic declines in insect abundance suggest grave consequences for
global ecosystems and human society. Most evidence comes from Europe, however, leaving …

Natural enemy biodiversity reflects both the number of species attacking pests (species
richness) and their relative abundances (species evenness). Recent experimental work …

Specialization is a concept based on a broad theoretical framework developed by
evolutionary biologists and ecologists. In the past 10 years, numerous studies have reported …

The role of generalist predators in biological control remains controversial as they may not
only reduce pest populations but also disrupt biocontrol exerted by other natural enemies …

Microbe-mediated transformation of dissolved organic matter (DOM) contributes
substantially to the carbon dynamics and energy flow of aquatic ecosystems; yet, the …

The increasing availability of phylogenetic data, computing power and informatics tools has
facilitated a rapid expansion of studies that apply phylogenetic data and methods to …

When antimicrobial resistant bacteria (ARB) and genes (ARGs) reach novel habitats, they
can become part of the habitat's microbiome in the long term if they are able to overcome the …