Understanding the responses of biodiversity to drivers of change and the effects of
biodiversity on ecosystem properties and ecosystem services is a key challenge in the …

Land use has large effects on the diversity of ecological assemblages. Differences among
land uses in the diversity of local assemblages (alpha diversity) have been quantified at a …

Abstract Purpose of Review We describe current approaches that evaluate how the
influence of species traits on the relationship between environmental variables and …

Large-scale conversion of natural habitats to agriculture reduces species richness and
functional diversity, with important implications for the provision of many ecosystem services …

Land-use change is the major driver of biodiversity loss. However, taxonomic diversity (TD)
and functional diversity (FD) might respond differently to land-use change, and this response …

The consequences of converting tropical rainforest to oil palm are well-documented, but the
impacts of oil palm conversion on natural savanna landscapes remain little-known. Natural …

Habitat loss represents a major threat to biodiversity, however, the modulation of its effects
by the nonhabitat matrix surrounding habitat patches is still undervalued. The landscape …

Agricultural conversion of tropical forests is a major driver of biodiversity loss. Slowing rates
of deforestation is a conservation priority, but it is also useful to consider how species …

Agricultural expansion is a major driver of biodiversity loss, especially in the megadiverse
tropics. Rice is among the world's most important food crops, invariably affecting biodiversity …

Floodplain landscapes are highly fragmented by river regulation resulting in habitat
degradation and flood regime perturbation, posing risks to population persistence. Climate …