Virtual Biodiversity
Was anyone else first introduced to the idea of biodiversity by a man-made collection? The notion of the diversity of . . . (1 Comment)
Category: taxonomic & phylogenetic
Tradeoffs, correlated traits, and functional diversity
Tradeoffs are everywhere, and never has this been more apparent to me, than in graduate school. With only so many . . . (1 Comment)
Modeling diversity using remote sensing data
Understanding the distribution and composition of vegetation communities is critical for effective management and conservation priorities. However, traditional studies of . . . (No Comments)
Partitioning Species Diversity: History and Implications
Whittaker’s work on diversity partitioning is doubtless one of the most influential in ecology. As a community/quantitative ecologist, my opinion . . . (3 Comments)
An intuitive approach to describing diversity
“Diversity [has] been confounded with the indices used to measure it; a diversity index is not necessarily itself a ‘diversity.’ . . . (No Comments)
Bees in the ‘hood: the scale of services by native…
In the context of declining diversity, scientists are attempting to quantify the consequences in terms that have a direct impact . . . (No Comments)
On biodiversity and disease risk
Few studies have had as large of an impact on me as Charles Mitchell’s study of the impacts of plant species diversity on fungal diseases at the Cedar Creek grassland in Minnesota, USA. (7 Comments)
Diversification and extinction dynamics buried in the sea floor
Unraveling the relative roles of biotic interactions and abiotic fluctuations on diversification and extinction is a major tenant of evolutionary . . . (6 Comments)
The Paradox of the Phytoplankton, Part 2: Why else do…
A week or so ago, I wrote a blog post in praise of Hutchinson’s seminal 1961 paper “The Paradox of . . . (17 Comments)
Dimensions of diversity are better together
Pavoine and Bonsall’s paper about community assembly is a beast. It’s big (26 pages), it’s scary (only two of those . . . (2 Comments)