Measures of functional diversity are increasingly being used in ecological research to
understand and predict vegetation ecosystem changes. However, there is currently no …

Analysis of functional diversity, based on plant traits and community structure, provides a
promising approach for exploration of the adaptive strategies of plants and the relationship …

Functional diversity is related to the maintenance of processes and functions in ecosystems.
However, there is a lack of a conceptual framework that highlights the application of …

Summary 1 Interpreting the functional diversity of vegetation is important in unravelling the
relationship between environmental change, community composition and ecosystem …

River regulation may filter out riparian plants often resulting in reduced functional diversity,
ie, in the range of functions that organisms have in communities and ecosystems. There is …

The relationship between species diversity and functional diversity is a fundamental topic in
conservation ecology but its direct evaluation in naturally heterogeneous systems and its …

Successful protection, enhancement and management of surface inland waters require
bioassessment and monitoring of ecological quality, as recognized by the Water Framework …

The growing interest in functional diversity has been accompanied by a proliferation of
indices proposed to calculate its different components; however, empirical studies have …

Questions What are the species and functional trait composition of riparian forests in near‐
natural Southwest European rivers? Are functional trait and species assemblages …

Semi-arid areas are particularly susceptible to the loss of biodiversity as a consequence of
global change. Species functional traits are key drivers of functioning and resilience of …