Macroecology is the study of the mechanisms underlying general patterns of ecology across
scales. Research in microbial ecology and macroecology have long been detached. Here …

Aim To assess whether altitude changes in the distribution of butterflies during the second
half of the 20th century are consistent with climate warming scenarios. Location The Czech …

The relationship between sampled area and the number of species within that area, the
species–area relationship (SAR), is a major biodiversity pattern and one of a few law‐like …

Aim To evaluate the relative role of environmental factors and geographical position (latitude
and longitude) in determining species distribution and composition of local assemblages of …

Spatial variation in species composition is one of the most fundamental and conspicuous
features of the natural world. Measures of compositional differentiation and similarity …

15 lake islands and two mainland sites of Mamry lake in Poland were sampled to investigate
community structures and patterns of co‐occurrences of ground beetles (Carabidae). The …

Species richness is a widely used proxy for patterns of biodiversity variation in
metacommunities. However, deeper analyses require additional metrics, such as the …

Climate change is one of the most important recent forces modulating the structure of
ecological communities worldwide. Although a number of studies have documented …

The species–area relationship (SAR) is often expressed as a power law, which indicates
scale invariance. It has been claimed that the scale invariance–or self‐similarity at the …

The challenge of biodiversity upscaling, estimating the species richness of a large area from
scattered local surveys within it, has attracted increasing interest in recent years, producing …