The use of functional diversity analyses in ecology has grown exponentially over the past
two decades, broadening our understanding of biological diversity and its change across …

Owing to the conceptual complexity of functional diversity (FD), a multitude of different
methods are available for measuring it, with most being operational at only a small range of …

Functional diversity (FD), the diversity of organism attributes that relates to their interactions
with the abiotic and biotic environment, has been increasingly used for the last two decades …

Elasmobranchs (sharks, rays and skates) are among the most threatened marine
vertebrates, yet their global functional diversity remains largely unknown. Here, we use a …

There is broad consensus that the diversity of functional traits within species assemblages
drives several ecological processes. It is also widely recognized that rare species are the …

Marine megafauna, the largest animals in the oceans, serve key roles in ecosystem
functioning. Yet, one-third of these animals are at risk of extinction. To better understand the …

Functional trait research has led to greater understanding of the impacts of biodiversity in
ecosystems. Yet, functional trait approaches have not been widely applied to …

Trait‐based ecology aims to understand the processes that generate the overarching
diversity of organismal traits and their influence on ecosystem functioning. Achieving this …

Species distribution models (SDMs) are statistical tools that relate species observations to
environmental conditions to retrieve ecological niches and predict species' potential …

Agricultural land use is a primary driver of environmental impacts on streams. However, the
causal processes that shape these impacts operate through multiple pathways and at …