Approximately 25 years ago, ecologists became increasingly interested in the question of
whether ongoing biodiversity loss matters for the functioning of ecosystems. As such, a new …

Niche breadth is a unifying concept spanning diverse aspects of ecology, evolution, and
conservation biology. Niche breadth usually refers to the diversity of resources used or …

Earth is home to over 350,000 vascular plant species that differ in their traits in innumerable
ways. A key challenge is to predict how natural or anthropogenically driven changes in the …

Across the globe, the forest carbon sink is increasingly vulnerable to an expanding array of
low-to moderate-severity disturbances. However, some forest ecosystems exhibit functional …

Fire regime is predicted to change, particularly in Mediterranean climate regions, towards
more severe and frequent fire events. From a predictive perspective, trait‐based ecology …

Depending on specific environmental conditions, Robinia pseudoacacia plantations can
have a positive or negative impact on ecosystem function. Numerous studies have …

Functional traits impact species interactions, community composition, and ecosystem
functioning. However, few studies have focused on the diversification and phylogenetic …

Savanna ecosystems contribute~ 30% of global net primary production (NPP), but they vary
substantially in composition and function, specifically in the understory, which can result in …

Question The consensus has been growing over the past decade that functional traits and
diversity are better to explain forest overstory diversity–productivity relationships (DPR s) …

Primary producers, from algae to trees, play a pivotal role in community structure and
ecosystem function. Primary producers vary broadly in their functional traits (ie …