Understanding how drylands respond to ongoing environmental change is extremely
important for global sustainability. In this review, we discuss how biotic attributes, climate …

Large old trees are some of the most iconic biota on earth and are integral parts of many
terrestrial ecosystems including those in tropical, temperate and boreal forests, deserts …

Perennial plants create productive and biodiverse hotspots, known as fertile islands,
beneath their canopies. These hotspots largely determine the structure and functioning of …

A significant proportion of the Earth's surface is desert or in the process of desertification.
The extreme environmental conditions that characterize these areas result in a surface that …

Aim In a selected literature survey we reviewed studies on the habitat heterogeneity–animal
species diversity relationship and evaluated whether there are uncertainties and biases in …

Landscape modification and habitat fragmentation are key drivers of global species loss.
Their effects may be understood by focusing on:(1) individual species and the processes …

Scattered trees are prominent features in many landscapes worldwide, including natural
landscapes, cultural landscapes, and recently modified landscapes. The ecological …

This book summarizes the current status of scientific and management knowledge regarding
global rangelands and the major challenges that confront them. It originated from …

In many ecosystems globally, large old trees occur as single, spatially isolated individual
trees or as small groups of scattered trees and can therefore be considered to be small …

African savannas are undergoing management intensification, and decision makers are
increasingly challenged to balance the needs of large herbivore populations with the …