Traits are measurable features of organisms. Functional traits aspire to more. They quantify
an organism's ecology and, ultimately, predict ecosystem functions based on local …

Trait‐based ecology aims to understand the processes that generate the overarching
diversity of organismal traits and their influence on ecosystem functioning. Achieving this …

Increasing speed and magnitude of global change threaten the world's biodiversity and
particularly coral reef fishes. A better understanding of large-scale patterns and processes …

Protection from direct human impacts can safeguard marine life, yet ocean warming crosses
marine protected area boundaries. Here, we test whether protection offers resilience to …

Aim The criteria used to define the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Red List categories are essentially based on demographic parameters at the species level …

Understanding the biogeographical patterns, and evolutionary and environmental drivers,
underpinning morphological diversity are key for determining its origins and conservation …

Classifying organisms has a wide use and a long history in ecology. However, the meaning
of a 'group of organisms' and how to group organisms is still the subject of much theoretical …

Ecosystem processes are challenging to quantify at a community level, particularly within
complex ecosystems (eg, rainforests, coral reefs). Predation is one of the most important …

Marginal reefs sustain coral assemblages under conditions considered suboptimal for most
corals, resulting in low coral abundance. These reefs are inhabited by numerous fishes with …

Aim Exploring the relationships between the different facets of beta diversity and both past
and current environmental conditions can unveil the processes that have shaped spatial …