1. Dark diversity represents the set of species that can potentially inhabit a given area under
particular ecological conditions, but are currently 'missing'from a site. This concept allows …

To better understand the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, it is
increasingly accepted that the focus of study needs to shift from taxonomic identity to the …

Understanding the responses of insects to ecological variables provides information that is
fundamental for their conservation. The present study took place in three different …

Relationships between species richness in higher taxa and large‐scale environmental
variables have been widely studied over the past 15 years. Much less is known about how …

Environmental change is not likely to act on biodiversity in a random manner, but rather
according to species traits that affect assembly processes, thus, having potentially serious …

Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in agroecosystems have gained much attention recently
because the larvae of some species are efficient control agents of crop aphids, and adult …

Published quantitative descriptions of local species assemblages represent a rich and little
explored source of information exploring macroecological patterns. We used this source of …

Abstract Information on the distribution and vulnerability of invertebrates is often scarce and,
as a consequence, this group of organisms is usually neglected in conservation studies. Yet …

Questions Species pools are the product of complex ecological and evolutionary
mechanisms, operating over a range of spatial scales. Here, we focus on species absent …

The high diversity of insects has limited the volume of long‐term community data with a high
taxonomic resolution and considerable geographic replications, especially in forests …