Harsh winters are a characteristic element of Arctic ecosystems, yet the importance of winter
conditions for Arctic plant communities is still underrepresented in climate change impact …

A fundamental assumption in trait-based ecology is that relationships between traits and
environmental conditions are globally consistent. We use field-quantified microclimate and soil …

Soil moisture has a pronounced effect on earth surface processes. Global soil moisture is
strongly driven by climate, whereas at finer scales, the role of non‐climatic drivers becomes …

Research in global change ecology relies heavily on global climatic grids derived from
estimates of air temperature in open areas at around 2 m above the ground. These climatic grids …

Current analyses and predictions of spatially explicit patterns and processes in ecology most
often rely on climate data interpolated from standardized weather stations. This interpolated …

Water is crucial for plant productivity and survival as a fundamental resource, but water
conditions can also cause physiological stress and mechanical disturbance to vegetation. …

Microclimate varies greatly over short horizontal and vertical distances, and timescales. This
multi-level heterogeneity influences terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem functions by …

Aim Understanding the variation in community composition and species abundances (ie, β‐diversity)
is at the heart of community ecology. A common approach to examine β‐diversity is …

The trait composition and trait diversity of plant communities are globally applicable predictors
of ecosystem functioning. Yet, it is unclear how plant traits influence carbon cycling. This is …

Current global environmental change calls for comprehensive and complementing approaches
for biodiversity conservation. According to recent research, consideration of the diversity …