Trait-based ecology is rapidly expanding. This comprehensive and accessible guide covers the main concepts and tools in functional ecology.

Functional ecology is the branch of ecology that focuses on various functions that species play in the community or ecosystem in which they occur. This accessib

Biological diversity, the variety of living organisms on Earth, is traditionally viewed as the diversity of taxa, and species in particular. However, other face

Offers a unifying framework for community ecology by addressing how communities are assembled from species pools.

Community ecology has undergone a transformation in recent years, from a discipline largely focused on processes occurring within a local area to a discipline e