Niche breadth: causes and consequences for ecology, evolution, and conservation
KA Carscadden, NC Emery… - … Quarterly Review of …, 2020 - journals.uchicago.edu
Niche breadth is a unifying concept spanning diverse aspects of ecology, evolution, and
conservation biology. Niche breadth usually refers to the diversity of resources used or …
conservation biology. Niche breadth usually refers to the diversity of resources used or …
To harness traits for ecology, let's abandon 'functionality'
RP Streit, DR Bellwood - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2023 - cell.com
Traits are measurable features of organisms. Functional traits aspire to more. They quantify
an organism's ecology and, ultimately, predict ecosystem functions based on local …
an organism's ecology and, ultimately, predict ecosystem functions based on local …
AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds
Functional traits offer a rich quantitative framework for developing and testing theories in
evolutionary biology, ecology and ecosystem science. However, the potential of functional …
evolutionary biology, ecology and ecosystem science. However, the potential of functional …
Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needs
The effects of plants on the biosphere, atmosphere and geosphere are key determinants of
terrestrial ecosystem functioning. However, despite substantial progress made regarding …
terrestrial ecosystem functioning. However, despite substantial progress made regarding …
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 …
Functional trait diversity maximizes ecosystem multifunctionality
N Gross, YL Bagousse-Pinguet, P Liancourt… - Nature ecology & …, 2017 - nature.com
Understanding the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning has been a
core ecological research topic over the past decades. Although a key hypothesis is that the …
core ecological research topic over the past decades. Although a key hypothesis is that the …
A research agenda for seed‐trait functional ecology
Trait‐based approaches have improved our understanding of plant evolution, community
assembly and ecosystem functioning. A major challenge for the upcoming decades is to …
assembly and ecosystem functioning. A major challenge for the upcoming decades is to …
The net effect of functional traits on fitness
Generalizing the effect of traits on performance across species may be achievable if traits
explain variation in population fitness. However, testing relationships between traits and vital …
explain variation in population fitness. However, testing relationships between traits and vital …
[HTML][HTML] AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora
We introduce the AusTraits database-a compilation of values of plant traits for taxa in the
Australian flora (hereafter AusTraits). AusTraits synthesises data on 448 traits across 28,640 …
Australian flora (hereafter AusTraits). AusTraits synthesises data on 448 traits across 28,640 …
Adjustments and coordination of hydraulic, leaf and stem traits along a water availability gradient
Trait variability in space and time allows plants to adjust to changing environmental
conditions. However, we know little about how this variability is distributed and coordinated …
conditions. However, we know little about how this variability is distributed and coordinated …