Understorey vegetation comprises a major portion of plant diversity and contributes greatly
to nutrient cycling and energy flow. This review examines the mechanisms involved in the …

The insurance effect of biodiversity—that diversity stabilises aggregate ecosystem properties—
is mechanistically underlain by inter‐and intraspecific trait variation in organismal responses …

Darwin's two opposing hypotheses, proposing that non‐native species closely or distantly
related to native species are more likely to succeed, are known as 'Darwin's Naturalization …

Human‐modified tropical landscapes are often invaded by exotic plant species, but
relatively few species are able to colonise remnant areas of rainforest embedded within …

Aim The mechanisms driving forest community assembly along elevational gradients remain
elusive. The distinct strata in heterogeneous forest are subject to differing assembly …

Protecting tropical forests and their biological diversity is a global priority. Understanding if
thresholds of forest cover exist beyond which biodiversity displays non‐linear declines is key …

Agricultural activities such as crop production and cattle ranching are rapidly replacing
forests worldwide, especially in the tropics. Resulting forest loss can adversely affect …

Understanding how community assembly processes drive biodiversity patterns is a central
goal of community ecology. While it is generally accepted that ecological communities are …

One of the key hypothesized drivers of community assembly and dynamics is environmental
filtering, where environmental stress limits species migration and survival as a result of …

An ecosystem shifts to an alternative stable state when a threshold of accumulated pressure
(ie direct impact of environmental change or human activities) is exceeded. Detecting this …