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Wetlands are ecologically and economically important ecosystems but are threatened globally by many forms of human disturbance. Understanding the resp...

Alien invasive species (AIS) are one of the major causes of biodiversity loss and global homogenization. Once an AIS becomes established, costs of con...

The distribution of oviposition sites of Simulium posticatum on the banks of the River Stour, UK, was studied in relation to a local medical problem c...

In fragmented landscapes where natural disturbance acts at the local level, community composition can be altered either by 'species-by-species matchin...

The potential contribution of vertebrate predators to biological control in orchards has been largely overlooked to date. A few studies have shown tha...

The health of managed and wild honeybee colonies appears to have declined substantially in Europe and the United States over the last decade. Sustaina...

Natural ecosystems face ever-increasing anthropogenic threats from activities such as logging. It is therefore important to: (i) understand anthropoge...

Beta diversity is the compositional heterogeneity of biotic assemblages among sites, and biotic homogenization is the decrease in beta diversity, faci...

Subordinate plants have a significant impact on soil organisms in primary successional floodplains and grassland ecosystems, but their role in subtrop...

To evaluate progress on political biodiversity objectives, biodiversity monitoring provides information on whether intended results are being achieved...