Anthropogenic stressors affect the ecosystems upon which humanity relies. In some cases
when resilience is exceeded, relatively small linear changes in stressors can cause …

Although several studies have examined the functional diversity of freshwater
macroinvertebrates, the variety of methodologies combined with the absence of a synthetic …

Biological diversity is known to enhance the resilience of ecosystems to environmental
change. It is, however, unclear whether a high diversity of social actors analogously …

Freshwater ecosystems are important for global biodiversity and provide essential
ecosystem services. There is consensus in the scientific literature that freshwater …

Scholars from many different intellectual disciplines have attempted to measure, estimate, or
quantify resilience. However, there is growing concern that lack of clarity on the …

Human impacts on the environment are multifaceted and can occur across distinct
spatiotemporal scales. Ecological responses to environmental change are therefore difficult …

The exploration of biodiversity has predominantly been based on taxonomic measures,
whereas functional diversity, a key component of biodiversity, is comparatively understudied …

Functional trait diversity can provide insight into ecosystem function beyond that provided by
species diversity measures. The relationship between functional diversity and natural …

Degradation is the most immediate threat to biodiversity and sustainable livelihoods of
global pastoral grasslands. However, we are still uncertain why grassland degradation is …

Global transformations extend beyond local habitats; therefore, larger-scale approaches are
needed to assess community-level responses and resilience to unfolding environmental …