Highlights•Global change includes multiple overlapping and interacting drivers.•These
drivers can have complex and counterintuitive effects on insects.•Global change reorganizes …

Differently from commonly used forest conservation strategies, the absence of disturbance in
non-forest-ecosystems can result in loss of biodiversity. Grassy ecosystems characterize …

Commonly used in the literature to refer to the “attractiveness”,“appeal”, or “beauty” of a
species, charisma can be defined as a set of characteristics–and the perception thereof–that …

Intensifying global change is propelling many ecosystems toward irreversible
transformations. Natural resource managers face the complex task of conserving these …

In addition to being a major threat to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, biological
invasions also have profound impacts on economies and human wellbeing. However, the …

The introduction of hippos into the wild in Colombia has been marked by their rapid
population growth and widespread dispersal on the landscape, high financial costs of …

Ecosystem transformation can be defined as the emergence of a self‐organizing, self‐
sustaining, ecological or social–ecological system that deviates from prior ecosystem …

The keystone roles of mega‐fauna in many terrestrial ecosystems have been lost to
defaunation. Large predators and herbivores often play keystone roles in their native …

Feral horses occur on several continents, across a wide range of terrestrial biomes, and
have had marked impacts on ecosystems worldwide. Despite their oft-reported negative …

“The cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) has a far wider range: it now occurs in these latitudes
on both sides of the Cordillera, across the continent. I saw it in unfrequented spots in Chile …