The ternary diagram of functional diversity

Abstract Among the many diversity indices in ecologist toolbox, measures that can be partitioned into additive terms are particularly useful as different components related to ecological processes shaping community structure. In this paper, an decomposition is proposed partition structure of a given three complementary fractions: functional diversity, redundancy and species dominance. These sum up one. Therefore, they used portray ternary diagram. Since identification community‐level patterns essential step investigate main drivers coexistence, diagram relate facets assembly more exhaustively than looking only at one index time. The value demonstrated by analysis actual abundance data on plant assemblages sampled grazed ungrazed grasslands Tuscany (Central Italy).