Large herbivores play unique ecological roles and are disproportionately imperiled by
human activity. As many wild populations dwindle towards extinction, and as interest grows …

Abstract Background and Scope The growth of experimental studies of crassulacean acid
metabolism (CAM) in diverse plant clades, coupled with recent advances in molecular …

Restoring vegetation in degraded ecosystems is an increasingly common practice for
promoting biodiversity and ecological function, but successful implementation is hampered …

Savannas cover a significant fraction of the Earth's land surface. In these ecosystems, C3
trees and C4 grasses coexist persistently, but the mechanisms explaining coexistence …

Ecological restoration of terrestrial environments is a globally important process to combat
the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Holistic monitoring of restored biota and …

Lianas profoundly affect tropical forests dynamics, reducing productivity and carbon storage,
which underscores the importance of monitoring change in their abundance in projecting the …

Large mammalian herbivores exert strong top‐down control on plants, which in turn
influence most ecological processes. Accordingly, the decline, displacement, or extinction of …

Forbs are important contributors to species diversity and ecosystem functions in low-latitude
grasslands, where they support diverse herbivore communities and millions of people …

Current understanding of the distribution of vegetation and large mammalian herbivores
(LMH) is based on a combination of biogeographic studies and highly controlled field …

Large animals including waterbirds are traditionally considered passengers in wetland
ecosystems and used as indicator, flagship or umbrella species in wetland conservation, but …