Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie Marine et Continentale

A decade of open biodiversity data in the Azores: closing knowledge gaps and building a foundation for long-term monitoring

Ten years of dedicated biodiversity research and coordinated open-data publication have built an extensive, reusable knowledge base for the Azores. We synthesize this collective achievement through the AZORES BIOTA and BioMonI-Plot collections, evaluating its contribution to addr...

Herbivore versus detritivore effect on decomposition through leaf conversion into faeces

Abstract In terrestrial ecosystems, plant residues can reach the soil as senesced leaf litter or green leaves, and both types can be transformed by invertebrates into detritivore or herbivore faeces. Yet, the consequences of this conversion on decomposition rates and soil fertili...

Human and climate-environment interactions in Pyrenean landscapes: a Lateglacial-Holocene multiproxy reconstruction

Abstract. Mountain ecosystems present a complex challenge in disentangling the drivers of their long-term transformation. The subalpine belt of the Pyrenees, once forested, is now characterised by a mosaic of forest patches and open landscapes, and represents a key region in herd...

Spatiotemporal variation of the chick mass-brood size trade-off in the little owl

Abstract Resources are limited and cannot be used for multiple functions simultaneously, leading to trade-offs between life-history traits. The detection of such trade-offs depends on resource acquisition (total amount of resources) and allocation (distribution of resources betwe...

Grassland destruction causes shifts in plant traits that persist during recovery

Old-growth grasslands assemble over millennia and support high biodiversity and many ecosystem services, but continue to undergo widespread destruction for production of crops, timber, and minerals. How biodiversity recovers after grassland destruction and the functional conseque...