Trait‐based approaches are increasingly being used to test mechanisms underlying species
assemblages and biotic interactions across a wide range of organisms including terrestrial …

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

Invasive ants are amongst the most destructive and widespread invaders across the globe;
they can strongly alter invaded ecosystems and are responsible for the loss of native ant …

The pet trade has become a multibillion-dollar global business, with tens of millions of
animals traded annually. Pets are sometimes released by their owners or escape, and can …

Invasive alien species are a great threat to biodiversity and human livelihoods worldwide.
The most effective way to limit their impacts and costs is to prevent their introduction into new …

Human trade and travel are breaking down biogeographic barriers, resulting in shifts in the
geographical distribution of organisms, yet it remains largely unknown whether different …

In recent years the focus in ecology has shifted from species to a greater emphasis on
functional traits. In tandem with this shift, a number of trait databases have been developed …

Soil invertebrates are assumed to play a major role in ecosystem dynamics, since they are
involved in soil functioning. Functional traits represent one of the main opportunities to bring …

Current global challenges call for a rigorously predictive ecology. Our understanding of
ecological strategies, imputed through suites of measurable functional traits, comes from …

Species commonly exhibit alternative morphs, with individual fate being determined during
development by either genetic factors, environmental cues or a combination thereof. Ants …