Land-use impacts on plant functional diversity throughout Europe
F. Rosa, P. van Bodegom, S. Hellweg, S. Pfister, I. Biurrun, S. Boch, M. Chytry, R. Custerevska, M. Dalle Fratte, G. Damasceno, E. Garbolino, J. Lenoir, W. A. Ozinga, J. Penuelas, F. M. Sabatini, , L. Scherer
The paper assesses how human land use affects plant functional diversity across Europe, finding lower functional richness and divergence but higher evenness in disturbed areas.
bioRxiv · Feb 21, 2024Ecology