Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ENVIRON_CHANGE (Long-term consequences of environmental changes on biodiversity: incorporating life history traits and time dimension when assessing and predicting the loss of functional and phylogenetic complexity.)

Not all species respond equally habitat alteration; rather, some appear to be better adapted to cope with new challenges. It follows that altered habitats should not only sustain fewer species, but also hold less functions. Species loss may lead to a great loss of fundamental...