Efficient biodiversity monitoring programs are essential to assess the ecological status of
marine ecosystems. In the context of the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive …

Aim Alpine spring ecosystems have long been considered as highly isolated, island‐like
habitats. This presumption, however, is insufficiently supported empirically and conclusions …

Rising temperatures are leading to permafrost thaw over vast areas of the northern
hemisphere. In the Canadian Arctic, permafrost degradation is causing significant changes …

Land use change (LUC) is the leading cause of biodiversity loss worldwide. However, the
global understanding of LUC's impact on biodiversity is mainly based on comparisons of …

Ecosystem based management in Québec is framed by reference conditions defining
percentage of old-growth forest (> 100-years-old) and forest composition characterizing pre …

Fire is a major evolutionary and ecological driver that shapes biodiversity in forests. While
above‐ground community responses to fire have been well‐documented, those below …

Historical resurveys represent a unique opportunity to analyze vegetation dynamics over
longer timescales than is typically achievable. Leveraging the oldest historical dataset of …

Although richness and distribution of woody species in the Cerrado physiognomies have
been extensively studied, the shifts of woody species from savanna physiognomies to dry …

The structure of freshwater phytoplankton communities can be strongly influenced by
environmental and spatial processes at different scales. To identify the main forces that drive …

I explore the concepts of ecosystem resistance, resilience and adaptation to climate change
in riparian ecosystems using the Warren River and its major tributaries to'transect'a 650 mm …