The ecological causes of functional distinctiveness in communities
Recent work has shown that evaluating functional trait distinctiveness, the average trait
distance of a species to other species in a community offers promising insights into …
distance of a species to other species in a community offers promising insights into …
Refocusing the microbial rare biosphere concept through a functional lens
The influential concept of the rare biosphere in microbial ecology has underscored the
importance of taxa occurring at low abundances yet potentially playing key roles in …
importance of taxa occurring at low abundances yet potentially playing key roles in …
Predict first–assemble later versus assemble first–predict later: Revisiting the dilemma for functional biogeography
G Deschamps, G Poggiato, P Brun… - Methods in Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Predicting community‐level trait indices, such as community‐weighted mean or functional
dispersion, in space or time, is crucial, as they are markers of ecosystem functions, proxies …
dispersion, in space or time, is crucial, as they are markers of ecosystem functions, proxies …
Beyond trait distances: Functional distinctiveness captures the outcome of plant competition
Functional trait distances between coexisting organisms reflect not only complementarity in
the way they use resources, but also differences in their competitive abilities. Accordingly …
the way they use resources, but also differences in their competitive abilities. Accordingly …
Patterns of Grewia (Malvaceae) diversity across geographical scales in Africa and Madagascar
Abstract Background and Aims Quantifying spatial species richness is useful to describe
biodiversity patterns across broad geographical areas, especially in large, poorly known …
biodiversity patterns across broad geographical areas, especially in large, poorly known …
Disentangling the effects of abiotic and biotic processes on non-indigenous species dominance
A Vivó-Pons, PD van Denderen, L Flensborg… - NeoBiota, 2024 - orbit.dtu.dk
Relatively little attention has been paid to the underlying mechanisms determining the
dominance of non-indigenous species (NIS) once established, despite being regarded as a …
dominance of non-indigenous species (NIS) once established, despite being regarded as a …
Functional Traits Affect the Contribution of Individual Species to Beta Diversity in the Tropical Karst Seasonal Rainforest of South China
Y Wang, B Wang, J Li, F Lu, W Tao, D Li, Y Guo… - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
In a community, due to the different characteristics of each species, their contributions to
community beta diversity may vary. Quantifying the contribution of each species to overall …
community beta diversity may vary. Quantifying the contribution of each species to overall …
Island area, isolation and climate effects upon flower traits in a megadiverse archipelago
Aim Flower traits are critical to the mutualistic networks that underpin ecosystem function.
However, the broad‐scale drivers of flower traits are unclear. Using the megadiverse islands …
However, the broad‐scale drivers of flower traits are unclear. Using the megadiverse islands …
A trait‐based approach to assess niche overlap and functional distinctiveness between non‐indigenous and native species
A Vivó‐Pons, M Blomqvist, A Törnroos… - Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Our understanding of the community assembly processes acting on non‐indigenous species
(NIS), as well as the relationship with native species is limited, especially in marine …
(NIS), as well as the relationship with native species is limited, especially in marine …
Tracking succession by means of 3D scans of plant communities in a glacier forefield to infer assembly processes
In primary successions, assembling plant communities are key for ecosystem functioning
and stability. Often, plant successions are described on a taxonomic, functional and/or …
and stability. Often, plant successions are described on a taxonomic, functional and/or …