Revisiting the H oly G rail: using plant functional traits to understand ecological processes
One of ecology's grand challenges is develo** general rules to explain and predict highly
complex systems. Understanding and predicting ecological processes from species' traits …
complex systems. Understanding and predicting ecological processes from species' traits …
Inferring biotic interactions from proxies
Inferring biotic interactions from functional, phylogenetic and geographical proxies remains
one great challenge in ecology. We propose a conceptual framework to infer the backbone …
one great challenge in ecology. We propose a conceptual framework to infer the backbone …
The global contribution of soil mosses to ecosystem services
Soil mosses are among the most widely distributed organisms on land. Experiments and
observations suggest that they contribute to terrestrial soil biodiversity and function, yet their …
observations suggest that they contribute to terrestrial soil biodiversity and function, yet their …
Functional trait diversity maximizes ecosystem multifunctionality
Understanding the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning has been a
core ecological research topic over the past decades. Although a key hypothesis is that the …
core ecological research topic over the past decades. Although a key hypothesis is that the …
Facilitation as a ubiquitous driver of biodiversity
Models describing the biotic drivers that create and maintain biological diversity within
trophic levels have focused primarily on negative interactions (ie competition), leaving …
trophic levels have focused primarily on negative interactions (ie competition), leaving …
Testing the environmental filtering concept in global drylands
The environmental filtering hypothesis predicts that the abiotic environment selects species
with similar trait values within communities. Testing this hypothesis along multiple–and …
with similar trait values within communities. Testing this hypothesis along multiple–and …
Hierarchical effects of environmental filters on the functional structure of plant communities: a case study in the French Alps
Understanding the influence of the environment on the functional structure of ecological
communities is essential to predict the response of biodiversity to global change drivers …
communities is essential to predict the response of biodiversity to global change drivers …
Regeneration: an overlooked aspect of trait‐based plant community assembly models
Despite the disproportionate influence that propagule production, dispersal, seed‐to‐
seedling recruitment and vegetative reproduction can have on plant population and …
seedling recruitment and vegetative reproduction can have on plant population and …
A common framework for identifying linkage rules across different types of interactions
Species interactions, ranging from antagonisms to mutualisms, form the architecture of
biodiversity and determine ecosystem functioning. Understanding the rules responsible for …
biodiversity and determine ecosystem functioning. Understanding the rules responsible for …
Habitat filtering and niche differentiation jointly explain species relative abundance within grassland communities along fertility and disturbance gradients
Deterministic niche‐based processes have been proposed to explain species relative
abundance within communities but lead to different predictions: habitat filtering (HF) predicts …
abundance within communities but lead to different predictions: habitat filtering (HF) predicts …