Secondary forests are increasingly important components of human‐modified landscapes in
the tropics. Successional pathways, however, can vary enormously across and within …

In this review, we highlight the main biotic and abiotic factors that influence the patterns of
Neotropical secondary forest successions, referred as the woody vegetation that regrows …

Restoring vegetation in degraded ecosystems is an increasingly common practice for
promoting biodiversity and ecological function, but successful implementation is hampered …

This new edition of Invasion Ecology provides a comprehensive and updated introduction to
all aspects of biological invasion by non-native species. Highlighting important research …

Given the extent of land use and land cover change by humans on a global scale,
conservation efforts have increasingly focused on restoring degraded ecosystems to provide …

They may influence us as individuals by their encouragement and guidance; they may affect
their community through their untiring commitment to service and the greater good; or they …

Questions To select the best method to restore an ecosystem requires an understanding of
the various outcomes commonly achieved through different restoration techniques. What …

Disturbance events vary in intensity, size, and frequency, but few opportunities exist to study
those that are extreme on more than one of these gradients. This article characterizes …

Biodiversity faces many threats and these can interact to produce outcomes that may not be
predicted by considering their effects in isolation. Habitat loss and fragmentation (hereafter …

Vegetation, seed rain, seed germination, microclimate, and soil physical and chemical
parameters were measured in a recently abandoned pasture and adjacent primary rain …