Background Every year, billions of migratory animals cross the planet in pursuit of increased
foraging opportunities, improved safety, and higher reproductive output. In so doing, these …

Widespread evidence shows that local species richness (α-diversity) loss hampers the
biomass production and stability of ecosystems. β-Diversity, namely the variation of species …

The metacommunity concept has the potential to integrate local and regional dynamics
within a general community ecology framework. To this end, the concept must move beyond …

The abundance and distribution of species across the landscape depend on the interaction
between local, spatial, and stochastic processes. However, empirical syntheses relating …

The importance of dispersal rates and distances has long been appreciated by ecologists
and evolutionary biologists. An emerging field of research is revealing how temporal …

Aim To analyse temporal metacommunity dynamics in river networks in relation to
hydrological conditions and dispersal. Location Fifteen river reaches from the Llobregat …

Dispersal drives diverse processes from population persistence to community dynamics.
However, the amount of temporal variation in dispersal and its consequences for …

Context Landscape connectivity plays a key role in determining the persistence of species
inhabiting fragmented habitat patches. In dynamic landscapes, most studies measure …

Dispersal is a main determinant of community assembly. Landscape configurations of rivers,
lakes, or ponds are often independently considered in this framework. However, these …

We evaluated if the homogenizing effect of flooding and the environmental differentiation
during the dry period, as reflected in fish communities, are related to the type of connection …