Scaling approaches in ecology assume that traits are the main attributes by which
organisms influence ecosystem functioning. However, several recent empirical papers have …

Climate change is a multidimensional phenomenon. As such, no single metric can capture
all trajectories of change and associated impacts. While numerous metrics exist to measure …

Although one-quarter of plant and vertebrate species are threatened with extinction, little is
known about the potential effect of extinctions on the global diversity of ecological strategies …

Understanding how evolutionary history and the coordination between trait trade‐off axes
shape the drought tolerance of trees is crucial to predict forest dynamics under climate …

Tropical forests are some of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world, yet their
functioning is threatened by anthropogenic disturbances and climate change. Global actions …

Given the current environmental crisis, biodiversity protection is one of the most urgent socio‐
environmental priorities. However, the effectiveness of protected areas (PAs), the primary …

Climate change, manifest via rising temperatures, extreme drought, and associated
anthropogenic activities, has a negative impact on the health and development of tropical …

Increasing aridity over the last six decades has resulted in severe degradation of ecosystem
functioning and structure in the dry-hot valley savanna. It remains largely uncertain whether …

Leaf habit has been hypothesized to define a linkage between the slow‐fast plant economic
spectrum and the drought resistance‐avoidance trade‐off in tropical forests ('slow‐safe vs …

Drought is expected to increase in future climate scenarios. Although responses to drought
of individual functional traits are relatively well‐known, simultaneous changes across …