Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem
Groundwater is a vital ecosystem of the global water cycle, hosting unique biodiversity and
providing essential services to societies. Despite being the largest unfrozen freshwater …
providing essential services to societies. Despite being the largest unfrozen freshwater …
A trait database and updated checklist for European subterranean spiders
Species traits are an essential currency in ecology, evolution, biogeography, and
conservation biology. However, trait databases are unavailable for most organisms …
conservation biology. However, trait databases are unavailable for most organisms …
Animal functional traits: Towards a trait‐based ecology for whole ecosystems
Functional traits and associated trait‐based concepts have driven rapid innovation in
ecology over recent years, with most progress based on insights from plants. However …
ecology over recent years, with most progress based on insights from plants. However …
Functional diversity: a review on freshwater fish research
LC Gomes, RM Dias, R Ruaro, E Benedito - Neotropical Ichthyology, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Functional diversity is an emergent approach in ecology that has been applied globally to
better understand the relationships between organisms and the environment. However …
better understand the relationships between organisms and the environment. However …
[HTML][HTML] Shortfalls in our understanding of the causes and consequences of functional and phylogenetic variation of freshwater communities across continents
Freshwater ecosystems harbour a disproportionately high biodiversity relative to their area,
being also one of the most threatened ecosystem types worldwide. However, our capacity to …
being also one of the most threatened ecosystem types worldwide. However, our capacity to …
Trait overdispersion in dragonflies reveals the role and drivers of competition in community assembly across space and season
R Novella‐Fernandez, L Chalmandrier, R Brandl… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Our understanding of how biotic interactions influence animal community assembly is
largely restricted to local systems due to the difficulty of obtaining ecologically meaningful …
largely restricted to local systems due to the difficulty of obtaining ecologically meaningful …
Smaller Australian raptors have greater urban tolerance
Urbanisation is occurring around the world at a rapid rate and is generally associated with
negative impacts on biodiversity at local, regional, and global scales. Examining the …
negative impacts on biodiversity at local, regional, and global scales. Examining the …
Calculating functional diversity metrics using neighbor‐joining trees
The study of functional diversity (FD) provides ways to understand phenomena as complex
as community assembly or the dynamics of biodiversity change under multiple pressures …
as community assembly or the dynamics of biodiversity change under multiple pressures …
Combining environmental niche models, multi‐grain analyses, and species traits identifies pervasive effects of land use on butterfly biodiversity across Italy
Understanding how species respond to human activities is paramount to ecology and
conservation science, one outstanding question being how large‐scale patterns in land use …
conservation science, one outstanding question being how large‐scale patterns in land use …
Identifying 'climate keystone species' as a tool for conserving ecological communities under climate change
Aim Climate change affects ecological communities via impacts on species. The
community's response to climate change can be represented as the temporal trend in a …
community's response to climate change can be represented as the temporal trend in a …