Environmental heterogeneity is regarded as one of the most important factors governing
species richness gradients. An increase in available niche space, provision of refuges and …

This article introduces a Special Issue on biodiversity of Palaearctic grasslands and
provides a synthesis of the current knowledge on this topic. Four major categories of …

Metacommunity ecology links smaller-scale processes that have been the provenance of
population and community ecology—such as birth-death processes, species interactions …

A plethora of different theories, models, and concepts make up the field of community
ecology. Amid this vast body of work, is it possible to build one general theory of ecological …

The habitat heterogeneity hypothesis predicts that biodiversity increases with increasing
habitat heterogeneity due to greater niche dimensionality. However, recent studies have …

Habitat heterogeneity is considered a primary causal driver underpinning patterns of
diversity, yet the universal role of heterogeneity in structuring biodiversity is unclear due to a …

For more than 50 y ecologists have believed that spatial heterogeneity in habitat conditions
promotes species richness by increasing opportunities for niche partitioning. However, a …

Spatial environmental heterogeneity (EH) is an important driver of species diversity, and its
influence on species richness has been analysed for numerous taxa, in diverse ecological …

Small natural features (SNFs), such as road verges, midfield islets, rocky outcrops and
ancient burial mounds, provide safe havens for species of natural habitats in human …

Environmental heterogeneity is among the most important factors governing community
structure. Besides the widespread evidence supporting positive relationships between …