Joslin L. Moore

TL;DR: In a recent review as mentioned in this paper, the authors clarified the concepts of bias, precision and accuracy as they are commonly defined in the biostatistical literature, with a focus on the use of these concepts in quantitatively testing the performance of point estimators.

TL;DR: Testing the hypothesis that herbaceous plant species losses caused by eutrophication may be offset by increased light availability due to herbivory demonstrates that nutrients and herbivores can serve as counteracting forces to control local plant diversity through light limitation, independent of site productivity, soil nitrogen, herbivore type and climate.

TL;DR: It is found that human population density is positively correlated with species richness of birds, mammals, snakes, and amphibians and this association holds for widespread, narrowly endemic, and threatened species and looks set to persist in the face of foreseeable population growth.

TL;DR: This article conducted a standardized sampling in 48 herbaceous-dominated plant communities on five continents and found no clear relationship between productivity and fine-scale (meters−2) richness within sites, within regions, or across the globe.

TL;DR: It is suggested that multiple-nutrient constraints must be considered when assessing the ecosystem-scale consequences of nutrient enrichment, and significant variations in the type and degree of nutrient limitation are pointed to.