Despite growing evidence of changes in plant functional traits (FT) along environmental
gradients, the way they shape species niches (ie how they alternatively influence the limits …

Considering both within‐and between‐species functional diversities in plant communities
has been recently suggested as a way to understand potential assembly mechanisms that …

In forest succession, the ecological strategies of the dominant species that are based on
functional traits are important in the determination of both the mechanisms and the potential …

Species can adjust their traits in response to selection which may strongly influence species
coexistence. Nevertheless, current theory mainly assumes distinct and time‐invariant trait …

A critical understanding of the scientific evidence that we have about the effects of tree
species diversity on ecosystem properties and processes is required to guide practical forest …

Long temporal continuity in forests has been shown to influence biodiversity through
dispersal and recruitment limitations. However, for motile taxa that depend on stand maturity …

The ecological niche is one of the central concepts in plant ecology. Understanding which
biological traits influence plant niches remains limited, preventing large-scale …

The feeding biology of deep-sea octocorals remains poorly understood, as attention is more
often directed to reef building corals. The present study focused on two common deep-water …

Abstract Aim The Hutchinsonian niche is a foundational concept in ecology and evolutionary
biology that describes fundamental characteristics of any species: the global maximum …

Biodiversity is a multifaceted concept, yet most biodiversity studies have taken a taxonomic
approach, implying that all species are equally important. However, species do not …