A rich body of knowledge links biodiversity to ecosystem functioning (BEF), but it is primarily
focused on small scales. We review the current theory and identify six expectations for scale …

Biological insurance theory predicts that, in a variable environment, aggregate ecosystem
properties will vary less in more diverse communities because declines in the performance …

Habitat loss is a primary threat to biodiversity across the planet, yet contentious debate has
ensued on the importance of habitat fragmentation 'per se'(ie, altered spatial configuration of …

Ecologists have long studied patterns, directions and tempos of change, but there is a
pressing need to extend current understanding to empirical observations of abrupt changes …

The metacommunity concept has the potential to integrate local and regional dynamics
within a general community ecology framework. To this end, the concept must move beyond …

Insect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach, Fifth Edition provides the most updated and
comprehensive knowledge of the diversity of insect responses to environmental changes …

Anthropogenic habitat destruction leads to habitat loss and fragmentation, both of which
interact to determine how biodiversity changes at the landscape level. While the detrimental …

We address a generalization of the concept of metapopulation capacity for trees and
networks acting as the template for ecological interactions. The original measure had been …

Context Agroecology combines agronomic and ecological concepts. It relies on the
enhancement of biodiversity and related ecosystem services to support agricultural …

Habitat fragmentation, an important element of current global change, has profound
repercussions on population and species extinction. Landscape fragmentation reduces …