Climate influences the response of community functional traits to local conditions
L. M. Guzman, M. K. Trzcinski, I. M. Barberis, R. Cereghino, D. S. Srivastava, B. Gilbert, V. Pillar, P. De Omena, A. A. M. MacDonald, B. Corbara, C. Leroy, F. Ospina Bautista, G. Q. Romero, P. Katrina, V. J. Debastiani, , G. Montero
The paper quantifies how climate and local conditions influence functional trait composition in bromeliad invertebrate communities, finding climate explains more variation than local conditions.
bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2020 · PreprintEcology