The ecological consequences of biodiversity loss have aroused considerable interest and
controversy during the past decade. Major advances have been made in describing the …

The most unique feature of Earth is the existence of life, and the most extraordinary feature of
life is its diversity. Approximately 9 million types of plants, animals, protists and fungi inhabit …

In this review article, we discuss the current status of particle dark matter, including experimental
evidence and theoretical motivations. We discuss a wide array of candidates for particle …

… 2002a), or increased opportunities for recruitment through disturbance (eg, D'Antonio
2000). … Partial support for D. Hooper came from NSF grants DEB-9974159 and DEB-0213187. …

Evidence is mounting that extinctions are altering key processes important to the productivity
and sustainability of Earth’s ecosystems 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 . Further species loss will accelerate …

We report on the implications for cosmic inflation of the 2018 release of the Planck cosmic
microwave background (CMB) anisotropy measurements. The results are fully consistent with …

… D'Antonio); and insulation of soils by mosses in arctic tundra, contributing to conditions
that allow for permafrost (3c; photo by D. Hooper). Altered processes can then influence the …

The standard Λ Cold Dark Matter (ΛCDM) cosmological model provides a good description
of a wide range of astrophysical and cosmological data. However, there are a few big open …

Changes in the abundance of species—especially those that influence water and nutrient
dynamics, trophic interactions, or disturbance regime—affect the structure and functioning of …

… and height of random individuals within each plot, then determined regressions for these
measurements, with aboveground biomass on randomly harvested individuals [DU Hooper, …