Environmental filtering, where the environment selects against certain species, is thought to
be a major mechanism structuring communities. However, recent criticisms cast doubt on …

The term “urban stream syndrome” describes the consistently observed ecological
degradation of streams draining urban land. This paper reviews recent literature to describe …

Germination behavior is one of the earliest phenotypes expressed by plants. This fact has
several consequences for the evolution of postgermination traits, ecological niches, and …

Quantile regression is a way to estimate the conditional quantiles of a response variable
distribution in the linear model that provides a more complete view of possible causal …

The analysis of presence–absence matrices with “null model” randomization tests has been
a major source of controversy in community ecology for over two decades. In this paper, I …

No species occurs everywhere. Indeed, the majority are absent from most places, and where
they do occur they are usually quite rare. Gaston discusses the structure of these …

Given the importance of knowledge of species distribution for conservation and climate
change management, continuous and progressive evaluation of the statistical models …

The first photographs of the Earth to be taken from outer space are said to have had a
profound influence on how humanity perceives its place in the Universe. They provided a …

Ecological specialization is one of the main concepts in ecology and conservation. However,
this concept has become highly context‐dependent and is now obscured by the great …

Summary 1 Tests of habitat association among species of tropical trees and shrubs often
assume that individual stems can be treated as independent sample units, even though …