The Pantanal is the largest wetland in the world and a World Heritage Site. During 2019–
2020, the Pantanal has experienced the most severe burning in its history, with vast …

Tropical forest biodiversity is being threatened by human activities, and species losses
during forest disturbance can compromise important ecosystem functions and services. We …

Wildfires represent an important factor in the disturbance in Mediterranean ecosystems,
although the effects of wildfires on the insect communities of mountain environments remain …

Nestedness is widely observed in natural metacommunities, but its underlying mechanisms
are still poorly understood. The distribution of habitats in the landscape and differences in …

Understanding patterns of tropical forest resilience is a central challenge in conservation
ecology particularly in seasonally-dry tropical forests, where anthropogenic disturbance and …

1. Restoration of disturbed environments in which soil surface layers have been removed is
challenging and its success depends on the characteristics of the exposed soil layers and …

The creation of mega-hydropower dams inundates vast lowland areas, causing widespread
environmental impacts in tropical forest regions. Few studies, however, have taken …

1. Ecosystem restoration often focuses on re‐establishing species richness and diversity of
native organisms. However, effective restoration requires re‐establishment of ecosystem …

Dung beetles are an ecologically important group of insects globally, but the ecology of the
Australian fauna is poorly known. Here, we report on the first ecological study of dung …

1. Testing the extent to which traits act alone or in combination with other traits to influence
responses to fire informs the trade‐off between increased generalisation using single traits …