The construction of increasingly detailed species interaction networks is extending the
potential applications of network ecology, providing an opportunity to understand complex …

Research in Macaronesia has led to substantial advances in ecology, evolution and
conservation biology. We review the scientific developments achieved in this region, and …

Aims The 50th anniversary of the publication of the seminal book, The Theory of Island
Biogeography, by Robert H. MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson, is a timely moment to review …

Island biogeography is the study of the distribution and dynamics of species in island
environments. Due to their isolation from more widespread continental species, islands are …

Increasing rates of human-caused species invasions and extinctions may reshape
communities and modify the structure, dynamics, and stability of species interactions. To …

Diet is commonly assumed to affect the evolution of species, but few studies have directly
tested its effect at macroevolutionary scales. Here we use Bayesian models of trait …

Functional traits can determine pairwise species interactions, such as those between plants
and pollinators. However, the effects of biogeography and evolutionary history on trait …

Species interactions are responsible for many key mechanisms that govern the dynamics of
ecological communities. Variation in the way interactions are organized among species …

Indirect interactions play an essential role in governing population, community and
coevolutionary dynamics across a diverse range of ecological communities. Such …

Habitat fragmentation impacts seed dispersal processes that are important in maintaining
biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. However, it is still unclear how habitat fragmentation …