Many of the spatial patterns in biodiversity are overt ... radiation of one ancestral species giving rise to a broad diversity of new species. Classic examples of adaptive radiation include ...

Relevance of Spatial Ecology to Conservation Habitat loss and fragmentation constitute the most serious threats to Earth’s biological diversity, and understanding their consequences for ...

Satellite images from space are allowing scientists to delve deeper into the individual functions of different tropical forest canopies with new and surprising results.