Pedro R. Peres‐Neto

rarestR estimates α- and β-diversity for incomplete samples using rarefaction metrics and parametric extrapolations, offering visualization tools for curve fitting.

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.

The paper uses simulation models to study how ecological factors shape dispersal strategies in metacommunities, finding that competition and environmental variability influence dispersal success.

The paper identifies rodent clades with unusual ecological structures and finds slower body mass evolution rates in these clades, suggesting a link between ecological structure and evolutionary history.