Functional traits and phenotypic plasticity modulate species coexistence across contrasting climatic conditions
Functional traits are expected to modulate plant competitive dynamics. However, how traits
and their plasticity in response to contrasting environments connect with the mechanisms …
and their plasticity in response to contrasting environments connect with the mechanisms …
Community assembly along a soil depth gradient: contrasting patterns of plant trait convergence and divergence in a M editerranean rangeland
Understanding how environmental factors drive plant community assembly remains a major
challenge in community ecology. The strength of different assembly processes along …
challenge in community ecology. The strength of different assembly processes along …
The use of multiple biological traits in marine community ecology and its potential in ecological indicator development
O Beauchard, H Veríssimo, AM Queirós… - Ecological indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
Biological traits offer valuable approaches to understand species distributions and
underlying mechanisms. Their use has received a growing interest in marine community …
underlying mechanisms. Their use has received a growing interest in marine community …
Community trait response to environment: disentangling species turnover vs intraspecific trait variability effects
Ecological communities and their response to environmental gradients are increasingly
being described by various measures of trait composition. Aggregated trait averages (ie …
being described by various measures of trait composition. Aggregated trait averages (ie …
Relative contributions of plant traits and soil microbial properties to mountain grassland ecosystem services
Plant functional diversity and soil microbial community composition are tightly coupled.
Changes in these interactions may influence ecosystem functioning. Links between plant …
Changes in these interactions may influence ecosystem functioning. Links between plant …
Hierarchical effects of environmental filters on the functional structure of plant communities: a case study in the French Alps
F Bello, S Lavorel, S Lavergne, CH Albert… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the influence of the environment on the functional structure of ecological
communities is essential to predict the response of biodiversity to global change drivers …
communities is essential to predict the response of biodiversity to global change drivers …
Nutrient limitation reduces land carbon uptake in simulations with a model of combined carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycling
Terrestrial carbon (C) cycle models applied for climate projections simulate a strong
increase in net primary productivity (NPP) due to elevated atmospheric CO 2 concentration …
increase in net primary productivity (NPP) due to elevated atmospheric CO 2 concentration …
Understanding forest health with remote sensing-part I—a review of spectral traits, processes and remote-sensing characteristics
Anthropogenic stress and disturbance of forest ecosystems (FES) has been increasing at all
scales from local to global. In rapidly changing environments, in-situ terrestrial FES …
scales from local to global. In rapidly changing environments, in-situ terrestrial FES …
Assessing species and community functional responses to environmental gradients: which multivariate methods?
Question How do multivariate methods perform in relating species‐and community‐level
trait responses to the environment? Location (1) Field data from grazed semi‐natural …
trait responses to the environment? Location (1) Field data from grazed semi‐natural …
A novel framework for linking functional diversity of plants with other trophic levels for the quantification of ecosystem services
S Lavorel, J Storkey, RD Bardgett… - Journal of vegetation …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A novel conceptual framework is presented that proposes to apply trait‐based approaches
to predicting the impact of environmental change on ecosystem service delivery by multi …
to predicting the impact of environmental change on ecosystem service delivery by multi …