Theoretical advances in biodiversity research

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Background & Aims: Biodiversity is a key feature of ecosystem complexity. Understanding the origination and maintenance of biodiversity has been a major task of theoretical ecology research. Here we reviewed recent advances in theoretical studies on biodiversity.
Progresses: We first summarized recent progress in modern coexistence theory and process-based community assembly theory. We then synthetized different approaches for inferring the presence and strengths of species interactions. Lastly, we introduced the general framework of eco-evolutionary models and their applications in biodiversity research.
Prospects: We ended with a brief discussion on future developments of biodiversity theory, particularly in integrating processes across scales and predicting biodiversity responses to global changes.

Key words: species coexistence, community assembly, species interactions, eco-evolutionary dynamics

Shaopeng Wang, Mingyu Luo, Yanhao Feng, Chengjin Chu, Dayong Zhang. Theoretical advances in biodiversity research[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2022, 30(10): 22410.

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