Aim The criteria used to define the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Red List categories are essentially based on demographic parameters at the species level …

While spatial distribution shifts have been documented in many marine fishes under global
change, the responses of elasmobranchs have rarely been studied, which may have led to …

Aim Rare species make substantial contributions to coastal ecosystem functions. Functional
rarity (FR) and phylogenetic rarity (PR) are important features for biodiversity conservation …

Understanding of the trait-based ecology of the periphytic algal community has increased in
the last decade. However, the relationship between their functional diversity and ecosystem …

In this study, we assessed the effects of multiple land uses and local habitat variables on the
composition of fish functional trophic groups (FTG's) and on the ecomorphological traits of …

Human activity causes biome shifts that alter biodiversity and spatial resilience patterns.
Rare species, often considered vulnerable to change and endangered, can be a critical …