The concept of a core microbiome has been broadly used to refer to the consistent presence
of a set of taxa across multiple samples within a given habitat. The assignment of taxa to …

Residual randomization in permutation procedures (RRPP) is an appropriate means of
generating empirical sampling distributions for ANOVA statistics and linear model …

A critical property of count data is its mean–variance relationship, yet this is rarely
considered in multivariate analysis in ecology. 2. This study considers what is being …

Early naturalists suggested that predation intensity increases toward the tropics, affecting
fundamental ecological and evolutionary processes by latitude, but empirical support is still …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) have gained attention as a conservation tool for enhancing
ecosystem resilience to climate change. However, empirical evidence explicitly linking …

We show that the high seas are colonized by a diverse array of coastal species, which
survive and reproduce in the open ocean, contributing strongly to its floating community …

Applications of mineral and organic fertilisers are an important agricultural practice for
improving crop yields, but these applications can also affect soil properties, as well as the …

Bees and flowering plants are two closely interacting groups of organisms. Habitat loss and
fragmentation associated with urbanisation are major threats to both partners. Yet how and …

Seed-associated bacteria represent an important reservoir of microorganisms passed onto
progeny plants and have been postulated to be important for early plant development and …

Increasing attention has been drawn to the misuse of statistical methods over recent years,
with particular concern about the prevalence of practices such as poor experimental design …