A growing body of literature seeks to explain variation in range shifts using species'
ecological and life‐history traits, with expectations that shifts should be greater in species …

Worldwide, bees have an important role in ecosystem function and the provision of
ecosystem services through their role as pollinators. The diversity of bee species in rural …

Forest plantations of fast-growing exotic species constitute an important economic activity in
tropical and temperate regions of developing countries. Large areas of native forests and …

Simple Summary The Alps are among the most vulnerable ecosystems to climate change,
as these modifications take place at a faster pace at higher elevations. Since butterflies are …

Dramatic changes in species composition have been found following selective logging and
forest fragmentation. The different responses of bird species to these disturbances suggest …

Globally, protected areas have long been the corner stone of biodiversity conservation
efforts. In India's Western Ghats, small and isolated protected areas are embedded in a …

In the Amazon, the construction of hydroelectric dams is an emergent driver of biodiversity
loss, creating numerous land-bridge islands, most of them unable to sustain an assemblage …

ABSTRACT In Southeast Asia, some plantation developers have retained patches of native
forest within plantations to promote wildlife diversity, but relatively few studies have …

The objective of this study was to assess the effect of fire frequency on vegetation taxonomic
and functional diversity in a wet savanna ecosystem, eastern Zimbabwe. The study area was …

Anthropogenic climate and land-use change are widely considered to be the two greatest
threats to global biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Although species may respond to …