Alien species are continually introduced in most regions of the world, but not all survive and
coexist with the resident native species. Approaches analyzing the functional (or …

Aim More than ever, ecologists seek to understand how species are distributed and have
assembled into communities using the “filtering framework”. This framework is based on the …

Aim Many important patterns and processes vary across the phylogeny and depend on
phylogenetic scale. Nonetheless, phylogenetic scale has never been formally …

Understanding how ecosystem functioning is impacted by global change drivers is a central
topic in ecology and conservation science. We need to assess not only how environmental …

Functional trait diversity provides a powerful means of addressing ecology's persistent
questions, through its dual role as an indicator of mechanisms driving differences in species …

Urban development is rapidly expanding across the globe and is a major driver of
environmental change. Despite considerable improvements in our understanding of how …

There is a growing interest in using trait-based approaches to characterize the functional
structure of animal communities. Quantitative methods have been derived mostly for plant …

A frequent question in invasion ecology is whether the traits of alien plant species differ from
natives. This question is increasingly addressed at the plant community scale to assess the …

The quest for 'assembly rules', that is the processes sha** the species composition of
communities, is a central issue in community ecology. Nevertheless, so far there is no …

Assembly of grassland communities has long been scrutinized through the lens of functional
diversity. Studies generally point to an overwhelming influence of climate on observed …