Biodiversity is shrinking rapidly, and despite our efforts only a small part of it has been
assessed for extinction risk. Identifying the traits that make species vulnerable might help us …

Synthesizing trait observations and knowledge across the Tree of Life remains a grand
challenge for biodiversity science. Species traits are widely used in ecological and …

Species traits are an essential currency in ecology, evolution, biogeography, and
conservation biology. However, trait databases are unavailable for most organisms …

Invertebrates constitute the majority of animal species and are critical for ecosystem
functioning and services. Nonetheless, global invertebrate biodiversity patterns and their …

In focusing on how organisms' generalizable functional properties (traits) interact
mechanistically with environments across spatial scales and levels of biological …

Environmental impacts of conventional agriculture have generated interest in sustainable
agriculture. Biological pest control is a fundamental tool, and ants are key players providing …

Ecological studies are increasingly moving towards trait‐based approaches, as the
evidence mounts that functions, as opposed to taxonomy, drive ecosystem service delivery …

Trait databases have become important resources for large-scale comparative studies in
ecology and evolution. Here we introduce the AnimalTraits database, a curated database of …

Trait‐based approaches are widespread throughout ecological research as they offer great
potential to achieve a general understanding of a wide range of ecological and evolutionary …

The characterization of ecological communities with functional traits allows to consider
simultaneously the ability of a species to survive and reproduce in an environment, its …