Trait-based studies have become extremely common in plant ecology. Trait-based
approaches often rely on the tacit assumption that intraspecific trait variability (ITV) is …

Functional traits have been extensively used to describe, group and rank species according
to their functions. There is now growing evidence that intraspecific functional variability, as …

Background Investigating the causes and consequences of intraspecific trait variation (ITV)
in plants is not novel, as it has long been recognized that such variation shapes biotic and …

Recent studies have shown that accounting for intraspecific trait variation (ITV) may better
address major questions in community ecology. However, a general picture of the relative …

Questions One central assumption of trait screening approaches in comparative plant
ecology, ie simultaneous measurement of traits on a large number of species or populations …

Ecologists use approaches based on plant functional traits to tackle several fundamental
and applied questions. Although a perfect characterization of functional trait structure …

The promise of “trait-based” plant ecology is one of generalized prediction across
organizational and spatial scales, independent of taxonomy. This promise is a major reason …

Considering intraspecific trait variability (ITV) in ecological studies has improved our
understanding of species persistence and coexistence. These advances are based on the …

Aim Intraspecific trait variation (ITV) within natural plant communities can be large,
influencing local ecological processes and dynamics. Here, we shed light on how ITV in …

Intraspecific trait variability is a crucial, often neglected, component of functional diversity
(FD) in ecological communities. In particular, uncertainty remains as to the importance of …