Beyond Species Diversity: Functional Approaches Reveal Consistent Fauna Community Responses to Exotic Grass Invasion in Arid Lands
= 0.005), no impacts on taxonomic diversity were detected. Functional responses provided the clearest and most consistent detection of community-level impacts in a multi-taxa context. This validates key aspects of our conceptual framework and offers a robust, transferrable approach for analysing exotic grass invasions and other drivers of ecological change.
Authors
- Ellen Ryan‐Colton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3278-9443)
- John Read (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0605-5259)
- KRIS FRENCH
- Christine Schlesinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2676-3925)
- G. M. Wardle
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Wollongong (AU)
- UCL Australia (AU)
- Charles Darwin University (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ecology and Evolution
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73334
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 28.91
Funders
- Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment
- South Australian Museum
- Charles Darwin University
- Department of Environment and Water
- Ecological Society of Australia