[HTML][HTML] Biodiversity of Palaearctic grasslands: a synthesis
This article introduces a Special Issue on biodiversity of Palaearctic grasslands and
provides a synthesis of the current knowledge on this topic. Four major categories of …
provides a synthesis of the current knowledge on this topic. Four major categories of …
Dos and don'ts when inferring assembly rules from diversity patterns
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 …
assembled into communities using the “filtering framework”. This framework is based on the …
Relationships of stomatal morphology to the environment across plant communities
The relationship between stomatal traits and environmental drivers across plant
communities has important implications for ecosystem carbon and water fluxes, but it has …
communities has important implications for ecosystem carbon and water fluxes, but it has …
Assessing the relative importance of neutral stochasticity in ecological communities
A central current debate in community ecology concerns the relative importance of
deterministic versus stochastic processes underlying community structure. However, the …
deterministic versus stochastic processes underlying community structure. However, the …
Higher leaf nitrogen content is linked to tighter stomatal regulation of transpiration and more efficient water use across dryland trees
The least‐cost economic theory of photosynthesis shows that water and nitrogen are
mutually substitutable resources to achieve a given carbon gain. However, vegetation in the …
mutually substitutable resources to achieve a given carbon gain. However, vegetation in the …
Global functional and phylogenetic structure of avian assemblages across elevation and latitude
Mountain systems are exceptionally species rich, yet the associated elevational gradients in
functional and phylogenetic diversity and their consistency across latitude remain little …
functional and phylogenetic diversity and their consistency across latitude remain little …
A plant economics spectrum in Mediterranean forests along environmental gradients: is there coordination among leaf, stem and root traits?
Questions Is there any evidence of coordination among leaf, stem and root traits, and
thereby of the existence of a plant economics spectrum at the species and community level …
thereby of the existence of a plant economics spectrum at the species and community level …
How deep is the soil studied–an analysis of four soil science journals
Background and aims Soil depth is a critical attribute of any soil, and determines rooting,
moisture and nutrient storage, mineral reserve, anchorage, and a range of conditions that …
moisture and nutrient storage, mineral reserve, anchorage, and a range of conditions that …
Elevational patterns of bird functional and phylogenetic structure in the central Himalaya
How communities assemble is a central and fundamental question in ecology. However, it
has been mired by conflicting conclusions about whether community assembly is driven by …
has been mired by conflicting conclusions about whether community assembly is driven by …
Evidence for scale‐and disturbance‐dependent trait assembly patterns in dry semi‐natural grasslands
The mechanisms driving nonrandom assembly patterns in plant communities have long
been of interest in ecological research. Competing ecological theories predict that coexisting …
been of interest in ecological research. Competing ecological theories predict that coexisting …