Knowledge of species composition and their interactions, in the form of interaction networks,
is required to understand processes sha** their distribution over time and space. As such …

Ecophylogenetics can be viewed as an emerging fusion of ecology, biogeography and
macroevolution. This new and fast‐growing field is promoting the incorporation of evolution …

Aim Recent studies increasingly use statistical methods to infer biotic interactions from co‐
occurrence information at a large spatial scale. However, disentangling biotic interactions …

Community ecology is tasked with the considerable challenge of predicting the structure,
and properties, of emerging ecosystems. It requires the ability to understand how and why …

Species interactions, ranging from antagonisms to mutualisms, form the architecture of
biodiversity and determine ecosystem functioning. Understanding the rules responsible for …

Phylogenetic niche conservatism (PNC) is the tendency of lineages to retain their niche‐
related traits through speciation events. A recent surge in the availability of well‐sampled …

Networks of species interactions underpin numerous ecosystem processes, but
comprehensively sampling these interactions is difficult. Interactions intrinsically vary across …

Despite the global investment in One Health disease surveillance, it remains difficult and
costly to identify and monitor the wildlife reservoirs of novel zoonotic viruses. Statistical …

Understanding the consequences of species loss in complex ecological communities is one
of the great challenges in current biodiversity research. For a long time, this topic has been …

Forest restoration is fundamental to overcoming biodiversity crises and climate change. In
tropical forests, animals can improve forest recovery as they disperse> 70% of tree species …