Plant life and growth forms (shortened to 'plant forms') represent key functional strategies of
plants in relation to their environment and provide important insights into the ecological …

Beyond the local abundance of species, their functional trait distinctiveness is now
recognized as a key driver of community dynamics and ecosystem functioning. Yet, since the …

Aim Artificial light at night (ALAN) is an unprecedented stressor recently introduced in the
abiotic milieu of natural landscapes. As such, understanding how ALAN and other natural …

There has been widespread clearance of tropical forests for agriculture, but in many cases
the cultivation phase is only transient. The secondary forests recovering on these …

Archaea represent a diverse group of microorganisms often associated with extreme
environments. However, an integrated understanding of biogeographical patterns of the …

Climate heterogeneity is commonly associated with exceptionally high species richness,
thus bolstering ecological resilience and maximizing long-term biodiversity benefits …

How communities of living organisms assemble has long been a central question in
ecology. The impact of habitat filtering and limiting similarity on plant community structures is …

A direct, positive correlation between biodiversity and the traditional agricultural landscape
is evident on the national or regional scale. It is mostly conditioned by higher landscape …

The nonrandom association between landscape characteristics and the dominant life history
strategies observed in species pools is a typical pattern in nature. Here, we argue that these …

Although many studies have focused on the effects of the environment and area on local
patterns of species richness, few studies have demonstrated how to reconcile the availability …