Weed communities influence the dynamics of ecosystems, particularly in disturbed
environments where anthropogenic activities often result in higher pollution. Understanding …

Although plant–plant interactions (ie competition and facilitation) have long been recognised
as key drivers of plant community composition and dynamics, their global patterns and …

Communities of interacting microorganisms play important roles across all habitats on Earth.
These communities typically consist of a large number of species that perform different …

With ongoing climate change, the probability of crossing environmental thresholds
promoting abrupt changes in ecosystem structure and functioning is higher than ever. In …

After a period of heavy emphasis on negative interactions, such as predation and
competition, the past two decades have seen an explosion of literature on the role of positive …

Joint species distribution models (JSDM) are increasingly used to analyse community
ecology data. Recent progress with JSDM s has provided ecologists with new tools for …

Habitat-forming species sustain biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in harsh
environments through the amelioration of physical stress. Nonetheless, their role in sha** …

Coexistence between plant species is well known to depend on the outcomes of species
interactions within an environmental context. The incorporation of environmental variation …

Forest loss and degradation is occurring at high rates but humankind is experiencing
historical momentum that favors forest restoration. Approaches to restoration may follow …

Ecological networks, such as food webs, mutualist webs and host–parasite webs, are
reorganizing as species abundances and spatial distributions shift in response to …