A study led by the Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC) found that fruit-eating birds (frugivorous) in Doñana have experienced negative changes in the last 40 years: a decrease in their abundance,...

Drought-induced dieback episodes are globally reported among forest ecosystems but they have been understudied in scrublands. Chronically-stressed individuals are supposed to be more vulnerable...

Genetic diversity is generally considered the chief determinant of evolutionary change, but epigenetic diversity is now recognized as another layer of heritable variation with potential adaptive...

Many studies report a decrease of native species richness in communities after plant invasion by exotic taxa, but the implications of species losses on community functional structure and ecosystem...