Bedding-plane assemblages of Ediacaran fossils from Mistaken Point, Newfoundland, are
among the oldest known records of complex multicellular life on Earth (dated to~ 565 Ma) …

Negative distance dependence (ND isD), or reduced recruitment near adult conspecifics, is
thought to explain the astounding diversity of tropical forests. While many studies show …

Current evidence suggests that tree‐fall gaps can influence forest structure and dynamics by
enabling certain species guilds to persist over the long term. Here we assessed the …

Questions There is growing evidence on how density‐dependent drivers of plant
performance are influenced by habitat heterogeneity such as variation in understorey light …

The adverse impacts of fires on the diversity of native plants in forest ecosystems are well
documented. Tree diversity was studied in coastal heath (Kerangas) forests of Brunei …

Trophic plant–animal interactions (eg browsing by ungulates, insect attack) are an important
and well‐studied source of mortality in many tree populations. Non‐trophic tree–animal …

Conspecific negative density dependence (CNDD) and its extension heterospecific positive
density dependence (HPDD) are the two most prominent mechanisms used to explain the …

Competition for resources can affect growth and increase mortality in forest stands. The
effects of this process are little known, especially in areas subjected to forest management …

We assessed the relative importance of dispersal limitation, environmental heterogeneity
and their joint effects as determinants of the spatial patterns of 229 species in the moist …

Rangeomorphs dominate the Ediacaran Avalonian macrofossil assemblages of Charnwood
Forest, UK (∼ 562 Ma). However, their unfamiliar fractal architecture makes distinguishing …