Revisiting the H oly G rail: using plant functional traits to understand ecological processes

JL Funk, JE Larson, GM Ames, BJ Butterfield… - Biological …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
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 …

The use of multiple biological traits in marine community ecology and its potential in ecological indicator development

O Beauchard, H Veríssimo, AM Queirós… - Ecological indicators, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Biological traits offer valuable approaches to understand species distributions and
underlying mechanisms. Their use has received a growing interest in marine community …

A global method for calculating plant CSR ecological strategies applied across biomes world‐wide

S Pierce, D Negreiros, BEL Cerabolini… - Functional …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Summary Competitor, stress‐tolerator, ruderal (CSR) theory is a prominent plant functional
strategy scheme previously applied to local floras. Globally, the wide geographic and …

[ספר][B] Numerical ecology

P Legendre, L Legendre - 2012‏ - books.google.com
The book describes and discusses the numerical methods which are successfully being
used for analysing ecological data, using a clear and comprehensive approach. These …

Multivariate analysis of ecological data with ade4

J Thioulouse, S Dray, AB Dufour, A Siberchicot… - 2018‏ - Springer
This introductory chapter presents the intended readership of the book and a short history of
the ade4 software. It also describes the associated packages of the ade4 family and how to …

Functional ecology of wild bees in cities: towards a better understanding of trait-urbanization relationships

S Buchholz, MH Egerer - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2020‏ - Springer
A functional ecological understanding of urban wild bee communities is of growing
importance especially in regard to biodiversity conservation, ecosystem service …

The potential of different semi-natural habitats to sustain pollinators and natural enemies in European agricultural landscapes

AM Bartual, L Sutter, G Bocci, AC Moonen… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Semi-natural habitats (SNH) are vital to sustain pollinators and natural enemies, and the
ecosystem services they provide in agroecosystems. However, little is known about the …

Evolution and community assembly across spatial scales

MA Leibold, L Govaert, N Loeuille… - Annual Review of …, 2022‏ - annualreviews.org
The finding that adaptive evolution can often be substantial enough to alter ecological
dynamics challenges traditional views of community ecology that ignore evolution. Here, we …

Inland navigation and land use interact to impact European freshwater biodiversity

AN Sexton, JN Beisel, C Staentzel, C Wolter… - Nature ecology & …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Inland navigation in Europe is proposed to increase in the coming years, being promoted as
a low-carbon form of transport. However, we currently lack knowledge on how this would …

Land cover disturbance homogenizes aquatic insect functional structure in neotropical savanna streams

DMP de Castro, S Dolédec, M Callisto - Ecological Indicators, 2018‏ - Elsevier
By modifying local habitat conditions, the alteration of land cover can result in severe faunal
impairment, subsequently affecting ecosystem functioning. We analyzed changes in the …