Pioneering investigations on the effects of introduced populations on community structure,
ecosystem functioning and services have focused on the effects of invaders on taxonomic …

This paper first reviews the concept of functional diversity in general terms and then applies
it to free-living aquatic ciliates. Ciliates are extremely versatile organisms and display an …

Understanding the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning has been a
core ecological research topic over the past decades. Although a key hypothesis is that the …

The environmental filtering hypothesis predicts that the abiotic environment selects species
with similar trait values within communities. Testing this hypothesis along multiple–and …

Aim Trait data are increasingly being used in studies investigating the impacts of global
changes on the structure and functioning of ecological communities. Despite a growing …

Despite its negative impacts on the environment and biodiversity, tree plantations can
contribute to biodiversity conservation in fragmented landscapes, as they harbor many …

Under climate change, extreme droughts will limit water availability for plants. However, the
species‐specific responses make it difficult to draw general conclusions. We hypothesized …

Following severe forest loss in recent decades, Southeast Asian countries are increasingly
employing social forestry as a means to ensure the sustainable development of their forest …

Mammals embody the apex of ecosystems processes, and their majestic diversity is
overwhelmingly threatened in the Neotropical realm. Mammal population declines erode not …

Large-scale high-resolution satellite observations of plant functional diversity patterns will
greatly benefit our ability to study ecosystem functioning. Here, we demonstrate a potentially …