Identifying direct and indirect associations among traits by merging phylogenetic comparative methods and structural equation models

JT Thorson, AA Maureaud, R Frelat… - Methods in Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Traits underlie organismal responses to their environment and are essential to predict
community responses to environmental conditions under global change. Species differ in life …

Plant functional traits are dynamic predictors of ecosystem functioning in variable environments

JD Huxley, CT White, HC Humphries… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A central goal at the interface of ecology and conservation is understanding how the
relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem function (B–EF) will shift with changing …

Towards causal relationships for modelling species distribution

D Da Re, E Tordoni, J Lenoir, S Rubin… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Understanding the processes underlying the distribution of species through space and
time is fundamental in several research fields spanning from ecology to spatial …

Sustainable development of urban agglomerations around lakes in China: Achieving SDGs by regulating Ecosystem Service Supply and Demand through New-type …

T Li, Y Liu, X Ouyang, Y Zhou, M Bi, G Wei - Habitat International, 2024 - Elsevier
The mechanism through which New-type Urbanization (NU), as a new direction in urban
development, influences the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by regulating the …

Major overlap in plant and soil organic carbon hotspots across Africa

NM Kebonye, K John, M Delgado-Baquerizo… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Terrestrial plant and soil organic carbon stocks are critical for regulating climate change,
enhancing soil fertility, and supporting biodiversity. While a global-scale decoupling …

Climate strengthens the positive effects of stand structure on understory plant diversity in chinese temperate forests

T Wang, L Dong, Z Liu - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Stand structure, which links function and management, plays a crucial role in regulating
forest ecosystems and influencing biodiversity. Nevertheless, knowledge of the effect of …

Assessing autism knowledge across the global landscape using the ASK-Q

AJ Harrison, NC Naqvi, AK Smit, PN Kumar… - Journal of Autism and …, 2024 - Springer
Substantial variability exists with regard to autism service provision around the world.
Service disparities observed in many low-and middle-income countries may be driven, in …

Environmental filtering and biotic interactions act on different facets of the diversity of benthic assemblages associated with eelgrass

A Muller, SF Dubois, A Boyé, R Becheler… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Eelgrass supports diverse benthic communities that ensure a variety of ecosystem functions.
To better understand the ecological processes that shape community composition in …

Ecological responses to hydrological connectivity in grassland riparian zones: Insights from vegetation and ground-dwelling arthropods

M Ye, H Hu, P Wu, Z Xie, Y Hu, X Lu - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Riparian wetlands have suffered from degradation due to global climate change and human
activities, which can alter flora and fauna community patterns and disrupt material cycles in …

Sapling recruitment does not compensate for increased tree mortality under climate change

Y Zhu, C Chen, HYH Chen - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2023 - Elsevier
Sapling recruitment within established stands plays an important role in the long-term
functionality of forest ecosystems. However, the specific impacts of climate change on …