We synthesize findings from one of the world's largest and longest‐running experimental
investigations, the B iological D ynamics of F orest F ragments P roject (BDFFP). Spanning …

We synthesize findings to date from the world's largest and longest-running experimental
study of habitat fragmentation, located in central Amazonia. Over the past 32years …

Plant communities have undergone dramatic changes in recent centuries, although not all
such changes fit with the dominant biodiversity-crisis narrative used to describe them. At the …

This multi-contributor, international volume synthesizes contributions from the world's
leading soil scientists and ecologists, describing cutting-edge research that provides a basis …

Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest
threat to biodiversity in the world today. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change is a …

Ants are probably the most dominant insect group on Earth, representing ten to fifteen
percent of animal biomass in terrestrial ecosystems. Flowering plants, meanwhile, owe their …

The temperate forests of Chile are classified a biological “hotspot” as a result of their high
species diversity and high endemism. However, they are being rapidly destroyed, with …

Ecotourism is a useful concept, but not a very well defined one. It has been debated in
theory and attempted in practice for nearly two decades. Its key goal is to reduce the net …

Ants are increasingly being recognized as useful tools for land managers to monitor
ecosystem conditions. However, despite an abundance of studies on ant responses to both …

The responses of plant–animal interactions to forest fragmentation can vary. We
hypothesized that large-seeded plant species would be more susceptible to forest …