The diversity and habitat requirements of invertebrates associated with dead wood have
been the subjects of hundreds of studies in recent years but we still know very little about the …

Social insects, ie ants, bees, wasps and termites, are key components of ecological
communities, and are important ecosystem services (ESs) providers. Here, we review the …

Insects and other arthropods are central to terrestrial ecosystems. However, data are lacking
regarding their global population abundance. We synthesized thousands of evaluations …

Decomposition of organic matter strongly influences ecosystem carbon storage. In Earth-
system models, climate is a predominant control on the decomposition rates of organic …

Ultrasociality refers to the social organization of a few species, including humans and some
social insects, having a complex division of labor, city-states, and an almost exclusive …

Animal interactions play an important role in understanding ecological processes. The
nature and intensity of these interactions can shape the impacts of organisms on their …

Much like flowering plants set the stage for an explosion of herbivore and pollinator diversity,
the origin of dead wood in early Devonian forests (~ 400 mya) was followed by an incredible …

How species respond to temperature change depends in large part on their physiology.
Physiological traits, such as critical thermal limits (CT max and CT min), provide estimates of …

Ants are abundant in most of the world's terrestrial environments. They are energetic, strong
for their size, numerous, and socially cooperative. They play many geomorphologically …

Global extinction drivers, including habitat disturbance and climate change, are thought to
affect larger species more than smaller species. However, it is unclear if such drivers interact …