A general theory for ecological trait-strategy dimensions

本项目旨在利用蚂蚁在全球范围内弥合对植物和动物生态学之间生态策略理解的差距。它将测试基于生态策略的环境变化如何影响物种的成功，以及对生态系统功能的影响。该项目有望对生态学的概括性和预测性作出重大贡献。本项目的预期成果包括理论发展和应用，以及加强全球性状研究人员网络。预期的好处包括改进生态学理论，增强预测全球变化将如何影响生物的能力，增加对生态系统功能变化的级联效应的理解。

This project aims to bridge the gap in understanding of ecological strategies between plant and animal ecology, globally, using ants. It will test how environmental change influences the success of species, based on ecological strategies, and the consequences for ecosystem function. This project is expected to make a significant contribution to generality and prediction in ecology. Expected outcomes of this project include theory development and application and enhanced global networks of trait researchers. Intended benefits include improved ecological theory, an enhanced capacity to predict how global change will affect organisms and increased understanding of the cascading effects of changes for ecosystem function.