Trait‐based approaches are increasingly being used to test mechanisms underlying species
assemblages and biotic interactions across a wide range of organisms including terrestrial …

In focusing on how organisms' generalizable functional properties (traits) interact
mechanistically with environments across spatial scales and levels of biological …

Traits are key for understanding the environmental responses and ecological roles of
organisms. Trait approaches to functional ecology are well established for plants, whereas …

Functional traits have long been considered the 'holy grail'in community ecology due to their
potential to link phenotypic variation with ecological processes. Advancements across …

Intensification of land use reduces biodiversity but may also shift the trait composition of
communities. Understanding how land use affects single traits and community trait …

Changes to primary producer diversity can cascade up to consumers and affect ecosystem
processes. Although the effect of producer diversity on higher trophic groups have been …

Climate, topography and the 3D structure of forests are major drivers affecting local species
communities. However, little is known about how the specific functional traits of saproxylic …

It has been widely recognized that species show extensive variation in form and function.
Based on species' attributes, they can be positioned along major axes of variation, which are …

Spiders (Araneae) form abundant and diverse assemblages in agroecosystems such as fruit
orchards, and thus might have an important role as natural enemies of orchard pests …

Trait‐based approaches elucidate the mechanisms underlying biodiversity response to, or
effects on, the environment. Nevertheless, the Raunkiæran shortfall—the dearth of …