Genomic life‐history traits mediate the impacts of habitat loss and nutrient availability on fragmented grassland communities
Jan Plue·Vigdis Vandvik·Honor C. Prentice·Olivier Honnay·Sara A. O. Cousins·Robin J. Pakeman·Meelis Pärtel·James M. Bullock
Abstract Habitat loss and nutrient enrichment are major drivers of plant species declines. However, local extinction risks vary widely and are shaped by life‐history trait syndromes. Genomic life‐history traits, which are simple, stable and widely available, offer a promising yet underexplored approach to improving extinction risk assessments and informing conservation efforts. Using a spatial comparison approach, we analysed 256 semi‐natural grassland plant communities in four Swedish agricultu