The conservation and management of marine ecosystems hinge on a comprehensive
understanding of the status and trends of top predators. This review delves into the …

Anthropogenically induced fragmentation constitutes a major threat to biodiversity.
Presently, conservation research and actions focus predominantly on fragmentation caused …

Sudden changes in populations are ubiquitous in ecological systems, especially under
perturbations. The agents of global change may increase the frequency and severity of …

Assessing and predicting the persistence of populations is essential for the conservation
and control of species. Here, we argue that local mechanisms require a better conceptual …

Temporal fluctuations in growth rates can arise from both variation in age‐specific vital rates
and temporal fluctuations in age structure (ie the relative abundance of individuals in each …

Gull eggs are excellent bioindicators of environmental pollution as reflect the contamination
levels of coastal areas, especially of persistent and bioacumulative compounds such as …

When climatic or environmental conditions change, plant populations must either adapt to
these new conditions, or track their niche via seed dispersal. Adaptation of plants to different …

The source–sink paradigm predicts that populations in poorer‐quality habitats ('sinks')
persist due to continued immigration from more‐productive areas ('sources'). However, this …

Animals explore and prospect space searching for resources and individuals may disperse,
targeting suitable patches to increase fitness. Nevertheless, dispersal is costly because it …

The age of individuals has consequences not only for their fitness and behaviour but also for
the functioning of the groups they form. Because social behaviour often changes with age …