Pollination services by insects contribute strongly to food security and ecosystem stability.
However, especially in Africa, little is known about farmer's knowledge and awareness of …

Elucidating how multiple factors affect biodiversity and plant community assembly is a
central issue in ecology, especially in vulnerable ecosystems such as tropical mountains …

The present study describes how vegetation (the tree layer) is shaped along the elevation
gradients in the eastern part of the Indian Himalayan Region. Various vegetation attributes …

Tropical mountainous regions are often identified as landslide hotspots with growing
population pressure. Anthropogenic factors are assumed to play a role in the occurrence of …

Determining forest volume increment, the potential of wood production in natural forests, is a
complex issue but is of fundamental importance to sustainable forest management …

Ecological community diversity and structure has implications for bird seed-dispersal
networks that change with environmental conditions and plant species richness along …

Understanding the environmental and disturbance determinants of tree species dominance
and community composition in an ecosystem, is important for informing management and …

Abstract Tropical rainforests in Sri Lanka are biodiversity hotspots, which are sensitive to
anthropogenic disturbance and long-term climate change. We assessed the diversity …

Vegetation is a key biosphere component to supporting biodiversity on Earth, and its
maintenance and proper functioning are essential to guarantee the well-being of …

The distribution pattern of species diversity along various elevation gradients reflects the
biological and ecological characteristics of species, distribution status and adaptability to the …