Environmental heterogeneity as a universal driver of species richness across taxa, biomes and spatial scales

A Stein, K Gerstner, H Kreft - Ecology letters, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental heterogeneity is regarded as one of the most important factors governing
species richness gradients. An increase in available niche space, provision of refuges and …

Island biodiversity in the Anthropocene

JC Russell, C Kueffer - Annual Review of Environment and …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Biodiversity on marine islands is characterized by unique biogeographic, phylogenetic and
functional characteristics. Islands hold a disproportionate amount of the world's biodiversity …

[图书][B] Metacommunity ecology, volume 59

MA Leibold, JM Chase - 2018 - degruyter.com
Metacommunity ecology links smaller-scale processes that have been the provenance of
population and community ecology—such as birth-death processes, species interactions …

Diversity and assembly patterns of activated sludge microbial communities: a review

Y Xia, X Wen, B Zhang, Y Yang - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Understanding diversity and assembly patterns of microbial communities in activated sludge
(AS) is pivotal for addressing fundamental ecological questions and wastewater treatment …

Maximizing the potential of protected areas for biodiversity conservation, climate refuge and carbon storage in the face of climate change: A case study of Southwest …

H Wu, L Yu, X Shen, F Hua, K Ma - Biological Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
A forward-looking approach that incorporates biodiversity and nature-based solutions is
needed for climate change adaptation. In this research, we identified conservation priorities …

Mechanistic simulation models in macroecology and biogeography: state‐of‐art and prospects

JS Cabral, L Valente, F Hartig - Ecography, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Macroecology and biogeography are concerned with understanding biodiversity patterns
across space and time. In the past, the two disciplines have addressed this question mainly …

[HTML][HTML] Habitat heterogeneity is a good predictor of boreal forest biodiversity

AM Hekkala, M Jönsson, S Kärvemo, J Strengbom… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reliable assessment measures are crucial for tracking changes in biodiversity and for
evaluating the state of biodiversity. Two of the main drivers of biodiversity are habitat …

People, pollution and pathogens–Global change impacts in mountain freshwater ecosystems

DS Schmeller, A Loyau, K Bao, W Brack… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Mountain catchments provide for the livelihood of more than half of humankind, and have
become a key destination for tourist and recreation activities globally. Mountain ecosystems …

Borders of biodiversity: life at the edge of the world's large lakes

Y Vadeboncoeur, PB McIntyre, MJ Vander Zanden - BioScience, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The great lakes of the world represent a global heritage of surface freshwater and aquatic
biodiversity. Species lists for 14 of the world's largest lakes reveal that 15% of the global …

Turnover of soil bacterial diversity driven by wide-scale environmental heterogeneity

L Ranjard, S Dequiedt… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Spatial scaling and determinism of the wide-scale distribution of macroorganism diversity
has been largely demonstrated over a century. For microorganisms, and especially for soil …