The conservation of plants has not generated the sense of urgency—or the funding—that
drives the conservation of animals, although plants are far more important for us. There are …

The J anzen–C onnell hypothesis proposes that specialist natural enemies, such as
herbivores and pathogens, maintain diversity in plant communities by reducing survival …

The mechanisms underlying interspecific variation in conspecific negative density
dependence (CNDD) are poorly understood. Using a multilevel modeling approach, we …

Plant‐soil feedback (PSF) theory provides a powerful framework for understanding plant
dynamics by integrating growth assays into predictions of whether soil communities stabilise …

摘要亚热带常绿阔叶林是世界上主要植被类型之一, 集中分布于我国, 其中以中亚热带的常绿阔
叶林最为典型. 为了更好地研究常绿阔叶林森林生物多样性维持机理, 按照CTTS …

Tropical forests are important reservoirs of biodiversity, but the processes that maintain this
diversity remain poorly understood. The Janzen–Connell hypothesis, suggests that …

In this overview (introductory article to a special issue including 14 papers), we consider all
main types of natural and artificial inland freshwater habitas (fwh). For each type, we identify …

Deterministic theories in community ecology suggest that local, niche-based processes,
such as environmental filtering, biotic interactions and interspecific trade-offs largely …

Questions The co‐existence of high numbers of species has always fascinated ecologists,
but what and where are the communities with the world records for plant species richness …

Treefall gap, canopy opening caused by the death of one or more trees, is the dominant form
of disturbance in many forest systems worldwide. Gaps play an important role in forest …