Ecological communities have high variability with complex interactions between biological components as well as withtheir environmental factors. To characterize the properties of communities, much works used species diversity concerningtaxonomic richness. Meanwhile, functional diversity based on biological traits are frequently used in recent communitystudies. Functional diversity is the extent of functional differences among species, driving the relationship between biodiversityand ecosystem functioning. Therefore, understanding the relationship between species diversity and functional diversityis fundamental in community ecology as well as conservation biology. Many studies presented that biological traits areefficient to achieve a predictive framework for ecosystem functioning. In this study, we present the relationship betweenspecies diversity and functional diversity.

• Young-Seuk Park(Department of Biology, Kyung Hee University, Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Kyung Hee University)