Ecological theory and nature conservation have traditionally relied solely on observed local
diversity. In this review, we recommend including those species that are absent from an …

Question: How many vegetation plot observations (relevés) are available in electronic
databases, how are they geographically distributed, what are their properties and how might …

Co‐existence theories fail to adequately explain observed community patterns (diversity and
composition) because they mainly address local extinctions. For a more complete …

Question Quantification of the effect of species traits on the assembly of communities is
challenging from a statistical point of view. A key question is how species occurrence and …

Despite recent modelling approaches integrating the effects of niche‐based processes and
dispersal‐based processes on local plant species composition, their relative importance is …

Man-made habitats in central Europe can be broadly divided into arable land with weed
vegetation, and settlements and their surroundings, harbouring ruderal vegetation. The …

Trait‐based approaches are increasingly used to obtain an insight into the functional
aspects of plant communities. Since measuring traits can be time‐consuming, large …

Summary 1 Large‐scale destruction of ecosystems caused by surface mining provides an
opportunity for the study of colonization processes starting with primary succession …

Temperate calcareous grasslands are characterized by high levels of species richness at
small spatial scales. Nevertheless, many species from a habitat‐specific regional species …

Lately there has been a shift in Sweden from grazing species-rich semi-natural grasslands
towards grazing ex-arable fields in the modern agricultural landscape. These fields normally …