Fungi comprise approximately 20% of all eukaryotic species and are connected to virtually
all life forms on Earth. Yet, their diversity remains contentious, their distribution elusive, and …

Community ecology has experienced a major transition, from a focus on patterns in
taxonomic composition, to revealing the processes underlying community assembly through …

Stream ecosystems in high-mountain regions are susceptible to rapid environmental
change, including warming and increased human activities. Understanding elevational …

Characterizing functional trait variation and covariation, and its drivers, is critical to
understand the response of species to changing environmental conditions. Evolutionary and …

Disentangling the processes that drive plant community assembly is critical for
understanding the patterns of plant diversity. We studied how different abiotic and biotic …

Climate change is already causing considerable reductions in biodiversity in all terrestrial
ecosystems. These consequences are expected to be exacerbated in biomes that are …

We propose that a qualitative trait approach based on more detailed nuanced traits may
reveal previously overlooked patterns, especially when combined with phylogenetic …

Several studies have evaluated lichen responses in terms of shifts in species climate
suitability, species richness and community composition. In contrast, patterns of co …

Despite the growing interest in the lichen communities of Mexico, little is known about the
assemblages from the central part of the country. For that reason, we defined the following …

Forests simultaneously provide multiple ecosystem services (ESs), but the trade-off and
synergy among them were uncertain. Biotic and abiotic variables regulate forest ecosystem …