Maintaining healthy pollinator communities is vital for both agricultural and natural ecosystems, but there are many threats to pollinator communities globally. Urbanization is a one of these major threats, but urban green spaces present opportunities for pollinator conservation. The effectiveness of designed urban landscapes in supporting pollinators largely depends upon plant selection and design, and there is an increasing...

Eelgrass ( Zostera marina ) meadows are important fish habitats in temperate coastal areas. Understanding the relationships between seascape patterns—the spatial and temporal variability of biological and physiochemical drivers—and fish diversity in eelgrass meadows is crucial to conserving and managing these important habitats. The main objective of this study was to determine the environmental variables that influence the di...

Climate and litter quality are primary drivers of terrestrial decomposition and, based on evidence from multisite experiments at regional and global scales, are universally factored into global decomposition models. In contrast, soil animals are considered key regulators of decomposition at local scales but their role at larger scales is unresolved. Soil animals are consequently excluded from global models of organic mineraliz...