Climatic and soil factors explain the two-dimensional spectrum of global plant trait variation
Plant functional traits can predict community assembly and ecosystem functioning and are
thus widely used in global models of vegetation dynamics and land–climate feedbacks. Still …
thus widely used in global models of vegetation dynamics and land–climate feedbacks. Still …
Global trait–environment relationships of plant communities
Plant functional traits directly affect ecosystem functions. At the species level, trait
combinations depend on trade-offs representing different ecological strategies, but at the …
combinations depend on trade-offs representing different ecological strategies, but at the …
Robust leaf trait relationships across species under global environmental changes
Recent studies show coordinated relationships between plant leaf traits and their capacity to
predict ecosystem functions. However, how leaf traits will change within species and …
predict ecosystem functions. However, how leaf traits will change within species and …
Climate-trait relationships exhibit strong habitat specificity in plant communities across Europe
Ecological theory predicts close relationships between macroclimate and functional traits.
Yet, global climatic gradients correlate only weakly with the trait composition of local plant …
Yet, global climatic gradients correlate only weakly with the trait composition of local plant …
Continental scale structuring of forest and soil diversity via functional traits
Trait-based ecology claims to offer a mechanistic approach for explaining the drivers that
structure biological diversity and predicting the responses of species, trophic interactions …
structure biological diversity and predicting the responses of species, trophic interactions …
Within‐species patterns challenge our understanding of the leaf economics spectrum
LDL Anderegg, LT Berner, G Badgley, ML Sethi… - Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The utility of plant functional traits for predictive ecology relies on our ability to interpret trait
variation across multiple taxonomic and ecological scales. Using extensive data sets of trait …
variation across multiple taxonomic and ecological scales. Using extensive data sets of trait …
Effects of two centuries of global environmental variation on phenology and physiology of Arabidopsis thaliana
Intraspecific trait variation is caused by genetic and plastic responses to environment. This
intraspecific diversity is captured in immense natural history collections, giving us a window …
intraspecific diversity is captured in immense natural history collections, giving us a window …
Constraints on trait combinations explain climatic drivers of biodiversity: the importance of trait covariance in community assembly
JM Dwyer, DC Laughlin - Ecology letters, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Trade‐offs maintain diversity and structure communities along environmental gradients.
Theory indicates that if covariance among functional traits sets a limit on the number of …
Theory indicates that if covariance among functional traits sets a limit on the number of …
Root traits explain plant species distributions along climatic gradients yet challenge the nature of ecological trade-offs
Ecological theory is built on trade-offs, where trait differences among species evolved as
adaptations to different environments. Trade-offs are often assumed to be bidirectional …
adaptations to different environments. Trade-offs are often assumed to be bidirectional …
Plant traits alone are poor predictors of ecosystem properties and long-term ecosystem functioning
F Van der Plas, T Schröder-Georgi, A Weigelt… - Nature ecology & …, 2020 - nature.com
Earth is home to over 350,000 vascular plant species that differ in their traits in innumerable
ways. A key challenge is to predict how natural or anthropogenically driven changes in the …
ways. A key challenge is to predict how natural or anthropogenically driven changes in the …