Since the 1990s, recognition of urban biodiversity research has increased steadily.
Knowledge of how ecological communities respond to urban pressures can assist in …

Trait‐based approaches are increasingly being used to test mechanisms underlying species
assemblages and biotic interactions across a wide range of organisms including terrestrial …

Drastic biodiversity declines have raised concerns about the deterioration of ecosystem
functions and have motivated much recent research on the relationship between species …

Severe decline in terrestrial insect species richness, abundance, flying biomass, and local
extinctions across Europe are cause for alarm. Here, we summarize this decline, and identify …

The development of buildings and other infrastructure in cities is viewed as a threat to local
biodiversity and ecosystem functioning because natural habitat is replaced. However, there …

In a world beset by environmental disasters and anthropogenic disturbances, resilience
might be the key to the persistence of natural systems. Yet, the 'measurement'of resilience is …

Microplastic pollution is a topic of increasing concern for the world's oceans, freshwaters
and, most recently, soils. Microplastics have been found in soils across the globe. Like other …

Assessing trait responses to environmental gradients requires the simultaneous analysis of
the information contained in three tables: L (species distribution across samples), R …

Bioindicators, as taxa or functional groups, are widely used as indicators of environmental
change, specific ecological factors or taxonomic diversity. The use of ecological …

The composition of species communities is changing rapidly through drivers such as habitat
loss and climate change, with potentially serious consequences for the resilience of …