Most current research on land‐use intensification addresses its potential to either threaten
biodiversity or to boost agricultural production. However, little is known about the …

Birds and ants are among the most ubiquitous taxa co-occurring in terrestrial ecosystems,
but how they mutually interact is almost unknown. Here, the main features of this neglected …

Abstract Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) is an economically important crop, yet it plays a
major role in tropical deforestation and has significant negative impacts on biodiversity. The …

This paper studies the interactions between political and economic incentives to foster forest
conversion in Indonesian districts. Using a district–level panel data set from 2001 to 2016 …

Evidence is mounting that vertebrate defaunation greatly impacts global biogeochemical
cycling. Yet, there is no comprehensive assessment of the potential vertebrate influence …

The reliance of conventional oil palm production on agrochemicals to control understory
vegetation has caused devastating impacts on the environment. Overuse of chemical …

Understanding the factors that control decomposition is critical for predicting how the carbon
cycle will alter with global change. Until recently, the accepted paradigm was that climate …

Biodiversity has been devastated globally in the past hundred years, largely because of land
conversion and agricultural intensification. Conversion of tropical forest to oil palm …

The expansion of oil palm agriculture in the tropics has gone hand in hand with a sharp
increase in synthetic pesticide application in the region. Due to associated negative …

Warming can decrease feeding activity of soil organisms and affect biogeochemical cycles.
The ant Formica manchu is active on the nest surface and prefers a hot, dry environment; …