Aim The relative contribution of community functional diversity and composition to
ecosystem functioning is a critical question in ecology in order to enable better predictions of …

Aim Biodiversity loss and climate‐driven ecosystem modification are leading to substantial
changes in forest structure and function. However, the effects of diversity on demographic …

Aim Characterizing the variation of functional traits in nature is a first step towards linking
environmental changes to changes in ecosystem function. Here we aim to characterize the …

Neglecting tree size and stand structure dynamics might bias the interpretation of the
diversity-productivity relationship in forests. Here we show evidence that complementarity is …

Despite growing evidence that, on average, diverse forests tend to be more productive than
species‐poor ones, individual studies often report strongly contrasting relationships …

Aim To determine the relationships between the functional trait composition of forest
communities and environmental gradients across scales and biomes and the role of species …

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 …

Understanding which factors and rules govern the process of assembly in communities
constitutes one of the main challenges of plant community ecology. The presence of certain …

Water availability is one of the most important factors determining species distribution, plant
community structure and ecosystem functioning. We explore how the functional structure of …

Climate change affects ecosystem functioning directly through impacts on plant physiology,
resulting in changes of global productivity. However, climate change has also an indirect …