Coffee is one of the most important tropical crops on earth, considering both its gross
production value and the number of families that depend on it for their livelihoods. Coffee …

Agriculture and the exploitation of natural resources have transformed tropical mountain
ecosystems across the world, and the consequences of these transformations for …

The use of coloured pan traps (bee bowls, Moericke traps) for sampling bees (and other
pollinators) has continuously increased over the last two decades. Although a number of …

The factors determining gradients of biodiversity are a fundamental yet unresolved topic in
ecology. While diversity gradients have been analysed for numerous single taxa, progress …

Aims We aim to document elevational richness patterns of geometrid moths in a globally
replicated, multi‐gradient setting, and to test general hypotheses on environmental and …

Ecological, evolutionary, spatial and neutral theories make distinct predictions and provide
distinct explanations for the mechanisms that control the relationship between diversity and …

Aim Species differ in their degree of specialization when interacting with other species, with
significant consequences for the function and robustness of ecosystems. In order to better …

Species' functional traits set the blueprint for pair-wise interactions in ecological networks.
Yet, it is unknown to what extent the functional diversity of plant and animal communities …

More sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural practices, including ecological
intensification, are needed to reduce biodiversity loss and environmental degradation. We …

Evolutionary shifts from bee to vertebrate pollination are common in tropical mountains.
Reduction in bee pollination efficiency under adverse montane weather conditions was …