Network approaches to ecological questions have been increasingly used, particularly in
recent decades. The abstraction of ecological systems – such as communities – through …

Ecologists are increasingly using stable isotope analysis to inform questions about variation
in resource and habitat use from the individual to community level. In this study we …

Life‐history strategies can buffer individuals and populations from environmental variability.
For instance, it is possible that asynchronous dynamics among different life histories can …

The diet of early human ancestors has received renewed theoretical interest since the discovery
of elevated δ 13 C values in the enamel of Australopithecus africanus and Paranthropus …

The dynamics of ecosystem collapse are fundamental to determining how and why
biological communities change through time, as well as the potential effects of extinctions on …

The community matrix is among ecology's most important mathematical abstractions, formally
encapsulating the interconnected network of effects that species have on one another's …

Most tropical rainforests have been defaunated of large-bodied mammals and the cascading
effects of such extirpations have been poorly studied, particularly on other animals. We …

Consumer foraging behaviors are dynamic, changing in response to prey availability, seasonality,
competition, and even the consumer's physiological state. The isotopic composition of …

Spatial structure in landscapes impacts population stability. Two linked components of stability
have large consequences for persistence: first, statistical stability as the lack of temporal …

While it is widely recognized that financial stock portfolios can be stabilized through diverse
investments, it is also possible that certain habitats can function as natural portfolios that …