%ASwenson, Nathan [Department of Biology University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 USA]%AZambrano, Jenny [National Socio‐Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) Annapolis MD 21401 USA]%BJournal Name: Journal of Vegetation Science; Journal Volume: 28; Journal Issue: 1; Related Information: CHORUS Timestamp: 2023-10-05 07:41:49 %D2017%IWiley-Blackwell %JJournal Name: Journal of Vegetation Science; Journal Volume: 28; Journal Issue: 1; Related Information: CHORUS Timestamp: 2023-10-05 07:41:49 %K %MOSTI ID: 10243756 %PMedium: X; Size: p. 4-6 %TWhy wood density varies across communities %XAbstract

Communities are the emergent outcome of individual‐level trait–environment interactions. In this issue of theJournal of Vegetation Science, Ibanez et al. utilize an impressive data set from New Caledonia to demonstrate how the interaction of climatic axes drives the distribution and diversity of wood density in tree communities. Here, we discuss their specific findings and their broader implications for trait‐based ecology.

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