… —such traits influence whole-plant growth, … functional traits on plant growth and shade
tolerance by extending a widely used model, linking growth rate in seedlings with a single leaf trait…

… , here we derive a generalized trait-based model of plant growth. In agreement with a wide
… key functional traits interact to regulate variation in relative growth rate, the allometric growth …

… A plant's growth rate is seen as a central element of its ecological strategy, and … traits. Yet
the literature is inconsistent about the empirical correlation between functional traits and growth…

… can be encountered in linking identification and functional significance of AMF and discuss
… 13 different functional traits that could be used to determine the existing functional diversity …

… trait only explained a portion of variation in how plant growth … leaf functional traits, we were
able to identify three foliar traits … In general, if a plant has short LL, high N mass and high A …

… The tissue traits and architectures of plant species are important for land-plant ecology in two
ways. First, … Second, knowledge of trait costs and benefits offers the most promising path to …

… numerous plant traits, over a broad spectrum of environmental conditions and plant growth
… in predicting vegetation structure and functioning under present environmental conditions, …

… Plant growth rate is considered a key trait differentiating ecological … For functional traits to
provide a comprehensive theoretical framework in ecology, we must also understand how trait …

… a functional plant trait perspective. Advances in functional ecology, especially plant functional
trait … We highlight the links between plant functional traits and soil properties in relation to …

… We repeated both types of regressions with plant growth form and then biome included
as … Our results show that global tradeoffs in plant functional traits translate into life history …