S. Mammola

Drivers of species knowledge across the Tree of Life

The paper examines factors influencing biodiversity knowledge distribution, finding socio-cultural traits and species characteristics drive scientific and societal interest.

Functional convergence underground? The scale-dependency of community assembly processes in European cave spiders

The paper examines how environmental filtering and limiting similarity shape cave spider communities, showing their scale-dependent effects on trait evolution and weak geographic influence on trait composition.

On the quest for novelty in ecology

This study analyzes the use of novelty terms in ecological research abstracts and finds an increasing trend associated with higher citations and impact factors.

An expert-based global assessment of threats and conservation measures for subterranean ecosystems

This study assesses global threats and conservation measures for subterranean ecosystems using expert opinion due to limited data, finding surface habitat change, pollution, and climate change as key threats.

Calculating functional diversity metrics using neighbor-joining trees

The paper introduces using neighbor-joining trees to quantify functional diversity, combining strengths of existing methods while avoiding their weaknesses.

Climate change will redefine taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity patterns of Odonata in space and time

This study predicts how climate change will alter taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of European Odonata, identifying body size and flight period as key traits influencing range shifts.

Taxonomic practice, creativity, and fashion: What's in a spider name?

This study analyzes 48,464 spider species names to show how naming practices have changed over time and space, with increasing use of cultural references and geography.

Habitat differences filter functional diversity of low dispersive microscopic animals

The paper examines how habitat differences influence functional diversity in marine mite communities across sea-grass meadow habitats, finding that habitat filters traits but has limited impact on species abundance.

Specialized terminology limits the reach of new scientific knowledge

This study shows that using jargon in paper titles and abstracts reduces citations, suggesting scientists should limit jargon to unavoidable sections.

Towards a taxonomically unbiased EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030

The paper analyzes EU biodiversity funding allocation from 1992 to 2018, revealing a significant bias towards vertebrates over invertebrates in conservation investments.

Media representation of spiders may exacerbate arachnophobic sentiments by framing a distorted perception of risk

The paper analyzes spider-related news to show how media exaggeration and lack of expert input distort public perception of spider bite risk.

Scientometric correlates of high-quality reference lists in ecological papers

The paper analyzes reference list characteristics of ecological papers to identify factors correlating with citation impact.

Functional diversity metrics using kernel density n-dimensional hypervolumes

The paper develops functions to calculate functional diversity indices using n-dimensional hypervolumes within the R package BAT, enhancing the analysis of ecological communities.