Seed dispersal is key to the persistence and spread of plant populations. Because the
majority of plant species rely on animals to disperse their seeds, global change drivers that …

Despite advances in toxicity testing and the development of new approach methodologies
(NAMs) for hazard assessment, the ecological risk assessment (ERA) framework for …

Although global assessments provide evidence of biodiversity decline, some have
questioned the strength of the evidence, with local assemblage studies often showing a …

Raptors provide critical ecosystem services, yet there is currently no systematic, global
synthesis of their conservation status or threats. We review the International Union for the …

Human-driven threats are changing biodiversity, impacting ecosystem services. The loss of
one species can trigger secondary extinctions of additional species, because species …

What do birds do for us? Some may find this an inappropriate or perhaps distasteful
question, suggesting as it might that the importance or value of birds lies principally in the …

Groundwater comprises the largest freshwater ecosystem on the planet. It has a distinct
regime of extreme, yet stable environmental conditions that have favoured the development …

Detecting biodiversity change and identifying its causes is challenging because biodiversity
is multifaceted and temporal data often contain bias. Here, we model temporal change in …

Aim A large body of ecological theory predicts that non‐indigenous species (NIS) are
successful invaders if their niches overlap little with native taxa. Native–non‐indigenous trait …

It is important to understand how biodiversity, including that of rare species, affects
ecosystem function. Here, we consider this question with regard to pollination. Studies of …