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Hydroperiod, wetland size and land use of watersheds surrounding wetlands have important individual influences on plant communities in wetlands. Our o...

Abandoned and even active limestone quarries (excavation sites) can represent important secondary habitats for many species, including wild bees, asso...

This article discusses a recent paper [Moreno and Halffter, Journal of Applied Ecology (2000) 37, 149-158] that described the problems associated with...

Gradients of animal impact known as piospheres tend to develop around artificial watering points, particularly in arid zones. Such grazing gradients r...

A substantial part of the world's land base is dominated by agriculture, and forest habitat often consists of discrete patches of forest and linear wo...

Species richness is a state variable of some interest in monitoring programmes but raw species counts are often biased due to imperfect species detect...

Lichens are sensitive to pollution and have therefore been used as air quality indicators. While the distribution of lichens within cities may reflect...

The interactions between adjacent trophic levels are essential for ecosystem functioning and stability. Grazing by domestic herbivores is an essential...

Forests world-wide are increasingly subject to natural and human disturbances, including wildfires and logging of varying intensity and frequency. Und...

Extensive clearing of native vegetation for agriculture has severely impacted upon Australia's biodiversity. Environmental tree planting, forestry and...