Alternative perspectives on the maintenance of biodiversity and the assembly of ecological
communities suggest that both processes cannot be investigated simultaneously. In this …

Modern coexistence theory (MCT) offers a conceptually straightforward approach for
connecting empirical observations with an elegant theoretical framework, gaining popularity …

Organohalide-respiring bacteria (OHRB)-mediated reductive dehalogenation is promising in
in situ bioremediation of chloroethene-contaminated sites. The bioremediation efficiency of …

Priority effects play a key role in structuring natural communities, but considerable confusion
remains about how they affect different ecological systems. Synthesizing previous studies …

Although primarily studied through the lens of community ecology, phenomena consistent
with priority effects appear to be widespread across many different scenarios spanning a …

Theory generally predicts that host specialisation and dispersal should evolve jointly.
Indeed, many models predict that specialists should be poor dispersers to avoid landing on …

Individual hosts and populations frequently harbour multiple parasite species
simultaneously. Despite their commonness, the consequences of interspecific interactions …

Pairwise interactions between species can be modified by other community members,
leading to emergent dynamics contingent on community composition. Despite the …

One of the fundamental aims of ecological, epidemiological and evolutionary studies of host–
parasite interactions is to unravel which factors affect parasite virulence. Theory predicts that …

Aims The influence of priority effects on plant community succession is increasingly
discussed in community ecology. However, most grassland restoration approaches …