Author(s): Khattar G; Savary P; Peres-Neto PR;

While the influence of dispersal on ecological selection is the subject of intense research, we still lack a thorough understanding of how ecological selection operates to favour distinct dispersal strategies in metacommunities. To address this issue, we de ...

Article GUID: 38913058

Author(s): Vaz S; Mendes M; Khattar G; Macedo M; Ronquillo C; Zarzo-Arias A; Hortal J; Silveira L;

Background: We compiled a database of firefly species records from the Atlantic Forest hotspot in Brazil and made it available at GBIF. Data were gathered from literature and from several key entomological collections, including: Coleção entomológica Prof. ...

Article GUID: 38327309

Author(s): D' Andrea R; Khattar G; Koffel T; Frans VF; Bittleston LS; Cuellar-Gempeler C;

The relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem function (BEF) captivates ecologists, but the factors responsible for the direction of this relationship remain unclear. While higher ecosystem functioning at higher biodiversity levels ('positive BEF& ...

Article GUID: 38193391

Author(s): Flinte V; Pádua DG; Durand EM; Hodgin C; Khattar G; da Silveira LFL; Fernandes DRR; Sääksjärvi IE; Monteiro RF; Macedo MV; Mayhew PJ; ...

Understanding how biodiversity varies from place to place is a fundamental goal of ecology and an important tool for halting biodiversity loss. Parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera) are a diverse and funct ...

Article GUID: 37999060

Author(s): Vaz S; Manes S; Khattar G; Mendes M; Silveira L; Mendes E; de Morais Rodrigues E; Gama-Maia D; Lorini ML; Macedo M; Paiva PC; ...

Anthropic stressors are among the greatest concerns in nature conservation. Among these, deforestation and urban expansion are major drivers of habitat loss, which is a major threat to biodiversity ...

Article GUID: 37543317