Although the maintenance of diversity of living systems is critical for ecosystem functioning,
the accelerating pace of global change is threatening its preservation. Standardized …

Abstract First described by Efford (2004), spatial capture–recapture (SCR) has become a
popular tool in ecology. Like traditional capture–recapture, SCR methods account for …

Coaching is a vital factor for success in sport at all levels. Sport Coaching Concepts offers a
comprehensive introduction to the theoretical issues that underpin sport coaching practice …

Context Spatial heterogeneity has myriad influences on ecosystem processes, ecosystem
services, and thus the sustainability of urban areas. It acts as a medium for urban design …

We argue for expanding the role of theory in ecology to accelerate scientific progress,
enhance the ability to address environmental challenges, foster the development of …

Patterns in species incidence and compositional turnover are central to understanding what
drives biodiversity. Here we propose zeta (ζ) diversity, the number of species shared by …

The adverse consequences of pollution impact on terrestrial ecosystems have been under
careful investigation since the beginning of the twentieth century. Several thousand case …

A core aspiration of the ecological sciences is to determine how systems work, which implies
the challenge of develo** a causal understanding. Causal inference has long been …

Biogeography has traditionally focused on the spatial distribution and abundance of
species. Both are driven by the way species interact with one another, but only recently …

The three‐dimensional rarity typology proposed by Rabinowitz in 1981, based on
geographic range, habitat specificity, and local abundance, is among the most widely used …