Towards an assessment of multiple ecosystem processes and services via functional traits
Managing ecosystems to ensure the provision of multiple ecosystem services is a key
challenge for applied ecology. Functional traits are receiving increasing attention as the …
challenge for applied ecology. Functional traits are receiving increasing attention as the …
Let the concept of trait be functional!
In its simplest definition, a trait is a surrogate of organismal performance, and this meaning
of the term has been used by evolutionists for a long time. Over the last three decades …
of the term has been used by evolutionists for a long time. Over the last three decades …
TRY–a global database of plant traits
Plant traits–the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological
characteristics of plants and their organs–determine how primary producers respond to …
characteristics of plants and their organs–determine how primary producers respond to …
Advances, challenges and a developing synthesis of ecological community assembly theory
E Weiher, D Freund, T Bunton… - … of the Royal …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Ecological approaches to community assembly have emphasized the interplay between
neutral processes, niche-based environmental filtering and niche-based species sorting in …
neutral processes, niche-based environmental filtering and niche-based species sorting in …
Review of optical-based remote sensing for plant trait mapping
L Homolová, Z Malenovský, JGPW Clevers… - Ecological …, 2013 - Elsevier
Plant trait data have been used in various studies related to ecosystem functioning,
community ecology, and assessment of ecosystem services. Evidences are that plant …
community ecology, and assessment of ecosystem services. Evidences are that plant …
The LEDA Traitbase: a database of life‐history traits of the Northwest European flora
Summary 1 An international group of scientists has built an open internet data base of life‐
history traits of the Northwest European flora (the LEDA‐Traitbase) that can be used as a …
history traits of the Northwest European flora (the LEDA‐Traitbase) that can be used as a …
[图书][B] The evolutionary strategies that shape ecosystems
JP Grime, S Pierce - 2012 - books.google.com
THE EVOLUTIONARY STRATEGIES THAT SHAPE ECOSYSTEMS In 1837 a young Charles
Darwin took his notebook, wrote “I think”, and then sketched a rudimentary, stick-like tree …
Darwin took his notebook, wrote “I think”, and then sketched a rudimentary, stick-like tree …
Incorporating plant functional diversity effects in ecosystem service assessments
Global environmental change affects the sustained provision of a wide set of ecosystem
services. Although the delivery of ecosystem services is strongly affected by abiotic drivers …
services. Although the delivery of ecosystem services is strongly affected by abiotic drivers …
A trait-based approach to comparative functional plant ecology: concepts, methods and applications for agroecology. A review
Comparative functional ecology seeks to understand why and how ecological systems and
their components operate differently across environments. Although traditionally used in …
their components operate differently across environments. Although traditionally used in …