Functional ecology of fish: current approaches and future challenges
Fish communities face increasing anthropogenic pressures in freshwater and marine
ecosystems that modify their biodiversity and threaten the services they supply to human …
ecosystems that modify their biodiversity and threaten the services they supply to human …
Can metabolic traits explain animal community assembly and functioning?
All animals on Earth compete for free energy, which is acquired, assimilated, and ultimately
allocated to growth and reproduction. Competition is strongest within communities of …
allocated to growth and reproduction. Competition is strongest within communities of …
Functional homogenization exceeds taxonomic homogenization among E uropean fish assemblages
S Villéger, G Grenouillet… - Global ecology and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Human activities and the consequent extirpations of native species and introductions of
non‐native species have been modifying the composition of species assemblages …
non‐native species have been modifying the composition of species assemblages …
Functional richness: Overview of indices and underlying concepts
G Legras, N Loiseau, JC Gaertner - Acta Oecologica, 2018 - Elsevier
Functional richness, currently defined as the amount of niche space occupied by the species
within a community, is one of the three major components of functional diversity. Different …
within a community, is one of the three major components of functional diversity. Different …
Environmental filters of freshwater fish community assembly along elevation and latitudinal gradients
Aim The aim was to identify drivers of historical freshwater fish community assembly by
testing for interactions between functional traits and two climatic gradients, namely elevation …
testing for interactions between functional traits and two climatic gradients, namely elevation …
Incongruent latitudinal patterns of taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity reveal different drivers of caddisfly community assembly across spatial scales
A Grigoropoulou, A Schmidt‐Kloiber… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Community assembly processes are difficult to observe in nature but can be inferred
from species diversity patterns. However, taxonomic patterns may be consistent with multiple …
from species diversity patterns. However, taxonomic patterns may be consistent with multiple …
High intraspecific variability in the functional niche of a predator is associated with ontogenetic shift and individual specialization
T Zhao, S Villéger, S Lek… - Ecology and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Investigations on the functional niche of organisms have primarily focused on differences
among species and tended to neglect the potential effects of intraspecific variability despite …
among species and tended to neglect the potential effects of intraspecific variability despite …
Effects of loss of lateral hydrological connectivity on fish functional diversity
X Liu, H Wang - Conservation biology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Loss of lateral hydrological connectivity (LHC) is a major cause of biodiversity decline in
river floodplains, yet little is known about its effects on aquatic functional diversity in these …
river floodplains, yet little is known about its effects on aquatic functional diversity in these …
Contemporary environment and historical legacy explain functional diversity of freshwater fishes in the world rivers
Aim Regional taxonomic diversity (species richness) is strongly influenced by a joint effect of
the current processes (habitat and energy availability) and historical legacies (past climate …
the current processes (habitat and energy availability) and historical legacies (past climate …
[HTML][HTML] Use of functional traits to assess changes in stream fish assemblages across a habitat gradient
Functional traits are important for understanding the links between species occurrence and
environmental conditions. Identifying these links makes it possible to predict changes in …
environmental conditions. Identifying these links makes it possible to predict changes in …