EcologybioRxivPreprint
Vive la difference: why, how, and what trait combinations improve functional community ecology
Alexandra Engler, Dylan John Fraser, Pedro R. Peres‐Neto
The paper develops a framework to optimize functional trait variation in ecological communities by selecting trait combinations that maximize overdispersion and minimize underdispersion across environmental gradients.
DOI 10.1101/2023.09.29.560181