The diversity of traits associated with plant regeneration is often shaped by functional trade‐
offs where plants typically do not excel at every function because resources allocated to one …

Genetic diversity is a fundamental level of biodiversity. However, it is frequently neglected in
conservation prioritization because intraspecific genetic diversity is difficult to measure at …

Plant regeneration strategy plays a critical role in species survival and can be used as a
proxy for the evolutionary response of species to climate change. However, information on …

Species assemble into communities through ecological and evolutionary processes.
Phylogenetic niche conservatism—the tendency of species to retain ancestral ecological …

Abiotic factors are important to shape plant community composition and diversity through
processes described as environmental filtering. Most studies on plant diversity in forests …

Seed traits related to recruitment can directly affect plant fitness and persistence. Phenotypic
variability in seed traits among populations could increase species resilience and reduce …

Seed mass is a central plant life history trait that varies and evolves due to selection by biotic
or abiotic factors. To determine the factors affecting seed mass variation among species and …

The neighborhood effect has become an important framework with which to study the
mechanisms that maintain the coexistence of tree species. Phylogenetic relatedness among …

Seed mass is a basic trait in studies of functional ecology. Examining how seed mass is
affected by biotic and abiotic factors could improve our understanding of ecological …

A goal in trait‐based ecology is to understand and predict plant community responses to
environmental change; however, diversity stored within seed banks that may expand or limit …