A rich body of knowledge links biodiversity to ecosystem functioning (BEF), but it is primarily
focused on small scales. We review the current theory and identify six expectations for scale …

Variability in the environment defines the structure and dynamics of all living systems, from
organisms to ecosystems. Species have evolved traits and strategies that allow them to …

Biodiversity has widely been documented to enhance local community stability but whether
such stabilizing effects of biodiversity extend to broader scales remains elusive. Here, we …

Remote sensing of vegetation phenology has long been used to characterize ecosystem
functions and responses to climate at spatial and temporal scales unfeasible to field surveys …

Detection of flowering and quantification of flowering phenology are key to monitoring the
reproduction of tropical trees and their response to global change. However, effective …

Predicting the fate of tropical forests under a changing climate requires understanding
species responses to climatic variability and extremes. Seedlings may be particularly …

Highlights•Pollination ecosystem services are shaped by floral food resource
availability.•Nutrition provides a mechanistic link between floral resource availability and …

Climate change alters the environments of all species. Predicting species responses
requires understanding how species track environmental change, and how such tracking …

Abstract According to the Spectral Variation Hypothesis (SVH), spectral variance has the
potential to predict taxonomic composition in grasslands over time. However, in previous …

Increases in nitrogen (N) deposition and variation in precipitation have been occurring in
temperate deserts; however, little information is available regarding plant phenological …