Traits are measurable features of organisms. Functional traits aspire to more. They quantify
an organism's ecology and, ultimately, predict ecosystem functions based on local …

Trait‐based ecology aims to understand the processes that generate the overarching
diversity of organismal traits and their influence on ecosystem functioning. Achieving this …

Increasing speed and magnitude of global change threaten the world's biodiversity and
particularly coral reef fishes. A better understanding of large-scale patterns and processes …

Understanding the biogeographical patterns, and evolutionary and environmental drivers,
underpinning morphological diversity are key for determining its origins and conservation …

Classifying organisms has a wide use and a long history in ecology. However, the meaning
of a 'group of organisms' and how to group organisms is still the subject of much theoretical …

Aim Coastal fishes have a fundamental role in marine ecosystem functioning and
contributions to people, but face increasing threats due to climate change, habitat …

Aim The criteria used to define the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Red List categories are essentially based on demographic parameters at the species level …

While trait‐based approaches have been effectively leveraged by plant ecologists to
advance our understanding of community responses to major global challenges, such as …

Marginal reefs sustain coral assemblages under conditions considered suboptimal for most
corals, resulting in low coral abundance. These reefs are inhabited by numerous fishes with …

Biodiversity is facing a global extinction crisis that will reduce ecological trait diversity,
evolutionary history, and ultimately ecosystem functioning and services. 1–4 A key …