Ecological specialization is defined by the variety of environments species occupy. Identifying the mechanisms that influence specialization is critical to understand patterns of species coexistence and biodiversity. However, the functional attributes that result in specialization are still unknown. Similarly, there is contrasting evidence between the degree of specialization and the local abundance of species. We investigated whether specialist and generalist plant species (a) are associated with distinct functional profiles, using core plant functional traits and strategies, (b) show similar functional variation and (c) perform at the local scale.

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与专业工厂相比，通才工厂更具竞争性且在功能上更相似：网络分析的见解

生态专业化由物种所占据的各种环境来定义。确定影响专业化的机制对于理解物种共存和生物多样性的模式至关重要。但是，导致专业化的功能属性仍然未知。同样，在专业化程度和物种的局部丰富度之间也有相反的证据。我们使用核心植物功能性状和策略调查了专业和通才植物物种（a）是否与不同的功能特征相关联，（b）显示了相似的功能变异，并且（c）在本地范围内表现出优势。