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 …
La diversidad funcional en comunidades animales: una revisión que hace énfasis en los vertebrados
Y Gómez–Ortiz, CE Moreno - Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2017 - raco.cat
La diversidad funcional es la variedad de funciones que desempeñan las especies en los
ecosistemas. Su estudio en comunidades animales todavía es incipiente y, por ello, el …
ecosistemas. Su estudio en comunidades animales todavía es incipiente y, por ello, el …
[HTML][HTML] An assessment of spatial conservation priorities for biodiversity attributes: Composition, structure, and function of Neotropical biodiversity
J Burbano-Girón, K Jantke, MA Molina-Berbeo… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Given the increasing threats to biodiversity and limited resources for conservation, our
knowledge about the uncertainty in surrogates for representing comprehensively the spatial …
knowledge about the uncertainty in surrogates for representing comprehensively the spatial …
A species-level trait dataset of bats in Europe and beyond
Abstract Knowledge of species' functional traits is essential for understanding biodiversity
patterns, predicting the impacts of global environmental changes, and assessing the …
patterns, predicting the impacts of global environmental changes, and assessing the …
Multiple facets of stream macroinvertebrate alpha diversity are driven by different ecological factors across an extensive altitudinal gradient
Environmental filtering and spatial structuring are important ecological processes for the
generation and maintenance of biodiversity. However, the relative importance of these …
generation and maintenance of biodiversity. However, the relative importance of these …
Rare and common species contribute disproportionately to the functional variation within tropical forests
S Zhang, R Zang, D Sheil - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding how functional traits and functional entities (FEs, ie, unique combinations of
functional traits) are distributed within plant communities can contribute to the understanding …
functional traits) are distributed within plant communities can contribute to the understanding …
Structural bias in aggregated species‐level variables driven by repeated species co‐occurrences: A pervasive problem in community and assemblage data
Aim Species attributes are often used to explain diversity patterns across assemblages/
communities. However, repeated species co‐occurrences can generate spatial pattern and …
communities. However, repeated species co‐occurrences can generate spatial pattern and …
Distribution of mammal functional diversity in the Neotropical realm: Influence of land-use and extinction risk
Functional diversity represents a measure of diversity that incorporates the role of species in
an ecosystem, and therefore its dynamics and resilience. Assessing its drivers and spatial …
an ecosystem, and therefore its dynamics and resilience. Assessing its drivers and spatial …
High exposure of global tree diversity to human pressure
Safeguarding Earth's tree diversity is a conservation priority due to the importance of trees
for biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services such as carbon sequestration. Here …
for biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services such as carbon sequestration. Here …
Mammal functional diversity increases with vegetation structural complexity in two forest types
Enhanced understanding of relationships between functional diversity (FD) and
environmental gradients is crucial given accelerating rates of land-cover change and …
environmental gradients is crucial given accelerating rates of land-cover change and …