Wild mammals are icons of conservation efforts, yet there is no rigorous estimate available
for their overall global biomass. Biomass as a metric allows us to compare species with very …

Mammalian carnivores (order Carnivora) perform important regulatory functions in terrestrial
food webs. Building a comprehensive knowledge of the dietary patterns of carnivorans and …

The foods consumed by animals reflect their adaptations and ecological roles, which makes
diet an important trait for ecological, evolutionary, and paleobiological research. Rodents …

Data needed for macroecological analyses are difficult to compile and often hidden away in
supplementary material under non-standardized formats. Phylogenies, range data, and trait …

Aim Trait data are increasingly being used in studies investigating the impacts of global
changes on the structure and functioning of ecological communities. Despite a growing …

In the face of an accelerating extinction crisis, scientists must draw insights from successful
conservation interventions to uncover promising strategies for reversing broader declines …

Aim Seabirds are heavily threatened by anthropogenic activities, and their conservation
status is deteriorating rapidly. Nonetheless, these pressures are unlikely to impact all …

Characterising how the totality of primate diversity is distributed across the order, and how it
evolved, is challenging because diversity in individual traits often show opposing …

The availability and quality of food resources can alter the intensity of competition and
predation pressure within communities. Understanding species capacity to respond to …

Understanding environmental drivers of species diversity has become increasingly
important under climate change. Different trophic groups (predators, omnivores and …