In the context of a recent massive increase in research on plant root functions and their impact
on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep on …

Plant modularity traits relevant to functions of on-spot persistence, space occupancy,
resprouting after disturbance, as well as resource storage, sharing, and foraging have been …

Aim Among the world's three major nectar‐feeding bird taxa, hummingbirds are the most
phenotypically specialized for nectarivory, followed by sunbirds, while the honeyeaters are the …

Aim Temporal dynamics of biodiversity along tropical elevational gradients are unknown.
We studied seasonal changes of Lepidoptera biodiversity along the only complete forest …

Species extinctions undermine ecosystem functioning, with the loss of a small subset of
functionally important species having a disproportionate impact. However, little is known about …

Butterflies and moths are conspicuous flower visitors but their role in plant-pollinator interactions
has rarely been quantified, especially in tropical rainforests. Moreover, we have virtually …

Aim To show that the frequently reported positive trend in the abundance–range‐size
relationship does not hold true within a montane bird community of Afrotropical highlands; to test …

The functional structures of communities respond to environmental changes by both
species replacement (turnover) and within-species variation (intraspecific trait variability; ITV). …

The pollination syndrome hypothesis predicts that plants pollinated by the same pollinator
group bear convergent combinations of specific floral functional traits. Nevertheless, some …

Although seasonality in the tropics is often less pronounced than in temperate areas, tropical
ecosystems show seasonal dynamics as well. Nevertheless, individual tropical insects’ …