The unprecedented pressure posed by a growing population on water resources generates
a significant shortage between the available resources and water demand, which together …

In focusing on how organisms' generalizable functional properties (traits) interact
mechanistically with environments across spatial scales and levels of biological …

Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) from natural forests in sub-Saharan Africa provide
significant benefits to rural communities. In this study conducted on the foothills of Mt …

Decomposition is one of the most important processes in ecosystem carbon (C) and nutrient
cycles and is a major factor controlling ecosystem functions. The functioning of Afromontane …

Aim The identification of the mechanisms determining spatial variation in biological diversity
along elevational gradients is a central objective in ecology and biogeography. Here, we …

Variation in species richness across environmental gradients results from a combination of
historical nonequilibrium processes (time, speciation, extinction) and present-day …

Mountains of the Afrotropics are global biodiversity hotspots and centers of speciation and
endemism; however, very few studies have focused on the phylogenetic and functional …

Dam-break floods cause substantial damage to the environment, and evaluating the
negative impacts of dam-break floods on the environment (EI) is an important part of flood …

Bamboo is one of the most important forest resources, widely distributed throughout
subtropical and tropical regions. Many studies have focused on bamboo functional trait …

Plants and phytophagous insects make up the highest terrestrial diversity on the planet,
forming complex interspecific interaction networks. Interaction networks are an important tool …