Interactions among neighbouring plants are often mediated by foraging choices of
pollinators. For example, the presence of a conspicuous species may increase the number …

Ecosystem engineers are organisms that alter the distribution of resources in the
environment by creating, modifying, maintaining and/or destroying the habitat. They can …

In recent decades, numerous farmland birds have experienced considerable population
declines. The loss of nutrient-poor habitats with short vegetation due to land-use …

Abstract Aims and Methods Disturbance is supposed to play an important role for
biodiversity and ecosystem stability as described by the intermediate disturbance hypothesis …

Moles—small insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae—are widespread across the
Northern Hemisphere. These subterranean mammals are easily detected through the …

Disturbances are characteristic for many ecosystems. However, we still lack generalizations
concerning their role in shaping communities, particularly when disturbances co-occur. To …

Disturbances' role in shaping communities is well documented but highly disputed. We
suggest replacing the overused two-trait trade-off approach with a functional group scheme …

There is considerable research on the effects of soil-disturbing ecosystem engineers in semi-
natural Central European grasslands in terms of plant species diversity, soil properties and …

Solidago gigantea, a notorious invasive species in Europe and Asia, has been shown in
previous studies to impact soil properties such as nutrient availability and pH. However, the …

Small-scale soil disturbances by fossorial animals can change physical and biotic conditions
in disturbed patches and influence spatial and temporal dynamics, and the composition of …