Revealing the role of biodiversity in ecosystem functioning (BEF) has been a major focus of
ecological research over recent decades. In general, results from artificially assembled …

Questions Semi‐natural habitats are threatened by shifts in management with worrying
effects on multiple facets of biodiversity. We revisited sites once representing a reference for …

Theories explaining community assembly assume that biotic and abiotic filters sort species
into communities based on the values of their traits and are thus based on between‐species …

A growing number of studies have demonstrated that biodiversity is a strong and positive
predictor of ecosystem temporal stability by simultaneously affecting multiple underlying …

Filtering processes across environmental gradients can structure patterns of trait variation
within communities. The community‐weighted mean (CWM) is a metric that is commonly …

Functional diversity refers to the value, range, and distribution of functional traits within a
community, such as the morphological, physiological and behavioral characteristics of …

Testing how local environmental conditions influence plant community assembly is
important to understand the underlying mechanisms that promote and/or maintain …

Niche filtering predicts that abundant species in communities have similar traits that are
suitable for the environment. However, niche filtering can operate on distinct axes of trait …

Community composition is limited by a species' ability to reach, establish and survive on a
site. Establishment and survival are constrained by both abiotic conditions and biotic …

Considering the legacy of plant functional composition can help assess ecosystem functions
and ecosystem services across different spatial scales under land cover changes. Woody …