*This post has been written by André L. Luza & Vinicius A. G. Bastazini In the face of the current biodiversity crisis, understanding how ecological communities respond to species loss is more critical than ever. In a recent study, “Coping with Collapse: Functional Robustness of Coral-Reef Fish Network to Simulated Cascade ...

Considered one of the “few general rules” in ecology, the species-area relationship (SAR) – the ubiquitous pattern indicating that larger islands or habitat patches harbor more species than smaller ones – has played a pivotal role in shaping ecological theories (Lomolino 2000, 2001, Tjørve 2003, 2009, Dias et al. 2020). These theories aim not only … Continue ...

As an ecologist, being able to easily visualize biodiversity occurrence data is an essential need as this kind of data visualization provides critical insights into species distribution patterns and ecological requirements, which is essential for understanding biodiversity dynamics in space and time. Moreover,  for pragmatic reasons, fast and simple biodiversity ...

*Contributed by Vinicius Bastazini and Vanderlei Debastiani “Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.” (Dobzhansky 1973) “Nothing in evolutionary biology makes sense except in the light of ecology.” (Grant and Grant 2008) “Nothing in evolution or ecology makes sense except in the light of the other. ” (Pelletier et ...