Water‐filled tree holes are unique ecosystems that may occur high up in tree crowns and are
essentially aquatic islands in the sky. Insect larvae, mesofauna, and other organisms …

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 …

A central goal of community ecology and biogeography involves understanding the spatial
patterns of organisms and their underlying mechanisms. Understanding how the structure of …

The contribution of deterministic versus stochastic processes to the spatio-temporal
assembly of soil microbial communities in tropical forests requires quantification so that …

Trait-based analyses have been successful in determining and predicting species
association outcomes in diverse communities. Most studies have limited the scope of this …

Compared to taxonomic approaches, traits‐based approaches are often implemented to
gain a more mechanistic understanding of how biotic communities respond to changing …

Food webs, networks of feeding interactions within ecological systems, have presented a
consistent challenge to generations of researchers. Nonetheless, some recent approaches …