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Mapping the puzzle of herbivore diversity across the Arctic: Functions and relationships matter

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22 May 2019

 

 

Figure 1 – A phylogenetically diverse Arctic herbivore community including rock ptarmigan and reindeer. Photo: Nicolas Lecomte​

By James D. M. Speed and coauthors

Understanding which species we find where, and why, is...

Passerine assemblages show niche expansion from natural to urban areas

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11 April 2019
Pictures of six common passerine species in our study locations. Species were increasingly tolerant to habitat transformation from left to right. Left-up: Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea. Left-down: Grey-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe morrisonia. Middle-up...

New Subject Editor: Simon Creer

Simon Creer is a Professor of Molecular Ecology at Bangor University, North Wales, UK. He is interested in using molecular tools to address questions focusing on the ecology and evolution of a broad array of taxa across the tree of life. He is investigating relationships...

Finding the ‘best’ habitat suitability model

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5 March 2019

By Edward Gregr and Kai Chan

How is a habitat model’s complexity related to its forecasting skill? Our recent Ecography paper addressed this question using multiple data...

New Subject Editor: Jian Zhang

I am a professor in the School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences at East China Normal University in China. For the last few years, I have been working in diverse ecosystems and taxa and using different approaches to address some fundamental and emerging questions in...

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