Although research on the role of competitive interactions during community assembly began
decades ago, a recent revival of interest has led to new discoveries and research …

To date, there is little evidence that phylogenetic diversity has contributed to nature
conservation. Here, we discuss the scientific justification of using phylogenetic diversity in …

The subdiscipline of 'community phylogenetics' is rapidly growing and influencing thinking
regarding community assembly. In particular, phylogenetic dispersion of co‐occurring …

Aim To propose a unified framework for quantifying taxon (T β), phylogenetic (P β) and
functional (F β) beta diversity via pairwise comparisons of communities, which allows these …

Evolutionary biology has long sought to explain how new traits and new species arise.
Darwin maintained that competition is key to understanding this biodiversity and held that …

The elevational diversity pattern for microorganisms has received great attention recently but
is still understudied, and phylogenetic relatedness is rarely studied for microbial elevational …

Aim We present the first global analysis of elevational gradients in functional and
phylogenetic diversity of birds and test for signals of deterministic processes (ie …

Taxonomic diversity considers all species being equally different from each other and thus
disregards species' different ecological functions. Exploring taxonomic and functional …

How communities assemble is a central and fundamental question in ecology. However, it
has been mired by conflicting conclusions about whether community assembly is driven by …

Aims Understanding what drives the variation in species composition and diversity among
local communities can provide insights into the mechanisms of community assembly …