The use of functional diversity analyses in ecology has grown exponentially over the past
two decades, broadening our understanding of biological diversity and its change across …

Determining diet is a key prerequisite for understanding species interactions, food web
structure and ecological dynamics. In recent years, there has been considerable …

Owing to the conceptual complexity of functional diversity (FD), a multitude of different
methods are available for measuring it, with most being operational at only a small range of …

Hutchinson's n‐dimensional hypervolume concept for the interpretation of niches as
geometric shapes has provided a foundation for research across different fields of ecology …

Hutchinson's n‐dimensional hypervolume concept underlies many applications in
contemporary ecology and evolutionary biology. Estimating hypervolumes from sampled …

Pioneering investigations on the effects of introduced populations on community structure,
ecosystem functioning and services have focused on the effects of invaders on taxonomic …

The development of the isotopic niche, an n-dimensional hypervolume (with n being the
number of isotopes) occupied by a population in delta space, has revolutionized the study of …

The use of n‐dimensional hypervolumes in trait‐based ecology is rapidly increasing. By
representing the functional space of a species or community as a Hutchinsonian niche, the …

Identifying the composition of avian diets is a critical step in characterizing the roles of birds
within ecosystems. However, because birds are a diverse taxonomic group with equally …

Functional diversity (FD) has the potential to address many ecological questions, from
impacts of global change on biodiversity to ecological restoration. There are several …