Carlos P. Carmona

TL;DR: This novel approach could revolutionize FD-based research by allowing quantification of the various FD components from organismal to macroecological scales, and allowing seamless transitions between scales.

TL;DR: In this article, the influence of grazing intensity, habitat type and rainfall on taxonomic and functional diversities (TD and FD) and the relationship between them was examined across scales (within communities, within grazing levels and between grazing levels).

TL;DR: The different interpretations of trait diversity patterns in biological communities provided by Rao and MPD are discussed and a simple R function is provided, called “melodic,” which avoids the unintended results that arise from existing mainstream functions.

TL;DR: Trait overlap and Gower approaches may provide a novel way to assess the joint effects of environmental filtering and niche complementarity on community assembly, and attention should be given not only to the index of functional diversity considered but also whether the dissimilarity used is appropriate for the study context.

TL;DR: Analysis of changes in species richness and functional trait diversity in response to grazing abandonment in Mediterranean grasslands, for five traits that are well connected to ecosystem function and community assembly reveals changes in the community average value of all analysed plant functional traits and a loss of functional diversity after abandonment.