New paper about the functional spectra of threatened plant and animal species

In a new global study we map the functional spectra of 75 000 plant and animal species to explore if threatened species represent a certain combination of traits. We found that large, long-lived, and low-fertility species are more likely to be threatened across all the studied taxonomic groups. The study was led by Carlos Pérez Carmona with co-authors from our workgroup (Aurèle Toussaint, Riin Tamme and Meelis Pärtel) as well as colleagues from abroad. Read more here.

Carmona, C.P., Tamme, R., Pärtel, M., Bello, F. de, Brosse, S., Capdevila, P., González-M., R., González-Suárez, M., Salguero-Gómez, R., Vásquez-Valderrama, M., & Toussaint, A. 2021. Erosion of global functional diversity across the tree of life. Science Advances 7: eabf2675.