Plant functional types (PFT) have been used to describe the response of native vegetation to
environmental factors (ie, fertility) and to livestock disturbance, but rarely under conditions of …

Forest ecosystems fulfill a whole host of ecosystem functions that are essential for life on our
planet. However, an unprecedented level of anthropogenic influences is reducing the …

Despite considerable interest in the application of plant functional traits to questions of
community assembly and ecosystem structure and function, there is no consensus on the …

There is much concern that the functioning of ecosystems will be affected by human‐
induced changes in biodiversity, of which land‐use change is the most important driver …

In many current dynamic global vegetation models (DGVMs), including those incorporated
into Earth system models (ESMs), terrestrial vegetation is represented by a small number of …

Soil contamination is a worldwide crisis, which diminishes food and agricultural production.
Alterations in the soil environment due to soil contamination cause biophysical and …

Understanding how plant communities respond to temporal patterns of precipitation in water‐
limited ecosystems is necessary to predict interannual variation and trends in ecosystem …

Understanding species differences in plant functional traits has been critical in developing a
mechanistic understanding of terrestrial ecological processes. Greater attention is now …

Soil resource availability and disturbance are widely recognized as key drivers of plant
community structure. However, the relative importance of different plant traits in determining …

The use of plant traits to predict ecosystem functions has been gaining growing attention.
Above‐ground plant traits, such as leaf nitrogen (N) content and specific leaf area (SLA) …