Generalizing the effect of traits on performance across species may be achievable if traits
explain variation in population fitness. However, testing relationships between traits and vital …

While average temperature is likely to increase in most locations on Earth, many places will
simultaneously experience higher variability in temperature, precipitation, and other climate …

Biological diversity, the variety of living organisms on Earth, is traditionally viewed as the
diversity of taxa, and species in particular. However, other facets of diversity also need to be …

The identification of patterns in life-history strategies across the tree of life is essential to our
prediction of population persistence, extinction, and diversification. Plants exhibit a wide …

Schedules of survival, growth and reproduction are key life‐history traits. Data on how these
traits vary among species and populations are fundamental to our understanding of the …

In (st) age-structured populations, the long-run population growth rate is negatively affected
by temporal variation in vital rates. In most cases, natural selection should minimize …

Species' responses to environmental changes such as global warming are affected not only
by trends in mean conditions, but also by natural and human‐induced environmental …

The diversity of pathogens on highly abundant introduced hosts has been positively
correlated with time since introduction, geographical range of the introduced species and …

Most species are exposed to significant environmental gradients across their ranges, but
vital rates (survival, growth, reproduction and recruitment) need not respond in the same …

Aim Plant distributions and vegetation dynamics underpin key global phenomena, including
biogeochemical cycling, ecosystem productivity and terrestrial biodiversity patterns …