Revisiting the H oly G rail: using plant functional traits to understand ecological processes
One of ecology's grand challenges is developing general rules to explain and predict highly
complex systems. Understanding and predicting ecological processes from species' traits …
complex systems. Understanding and predicting ecological processes from species' traits …
Pedotransfer functions in Earth system science: Challenges and perspectives
Soil, through its various functions, plays a vital role in the Earth's ecosystems and provides
multiple ecosystem services to humanity. Pedotransfer functions (PTFs) are simple to …
multiple ecosystem services to humanity. Pedotransfer functions (PTFs) are simple to …
A multi-species synthesis of physiological mechanisms in drought-induced tree mortality
Widespread tree mortality associated with drought has been observed on all forested
continents and global change is expected to exacerbate vegetation vulnerability. Forest …
continents and global change is expected to exacerbate vegetation vulnerability. Forest …
Theory-guided data science: A new paradigm for scientific discovery from data
A Karpatne, G Atluri, JH Faghmous… - … on knowledge and …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Data science models, although successful in a number of commercial domains, have had
limited applicability in scientific problems involving complex physical phenomena. Theory …
limited applicability in scientific problems involving complex physical phenomena. Theory …
Functional ecology of fish: current approaches and future challenges
Fish communities face increasing anthropogenic pressures in freshwater and marine
ecosystems that modify their biodiversity and threaten the services they supply to human …
ecosystems that modify their biodiversity and threaten the services they supply to human …
Tree mortality across biomes is promoted by drought intensity, lower wood density and higher specific leaf area
Drought events are increasing globally, and reports of consequent forest mortality are
widespread. However, due to a lack of a quantitative global synthesis, it is still not clear …
widespread. However, due to a lack of a quantitative global synthesis, it is still not clear …
A global method for calculating plant CSR ecological strategies applied across biomes world‐wide
Summary Competitor, stress‐tolerator, ruderal (CSR) theory is a prominent plant functional
strategy scheme previously applied to local floras. Globally, the wide geographic and …
strategy scheme previously applied to local floras. Globally, the wide geographic and …
Water potential regulation, stomatal behaviour and hydraulic transport under drought: deconstructing the iso/anisohydric concept
J Martínez‐Vilalta, N Garcia‐Forner - Plant, cell & environment, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, we address the relationship between stomatal behaviour, water potential
regulation and hydraulic transport in plants, focusing on the implications for the …
regulation and hydraulic transport in plants, focusing on the implications for 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 roadmap for improving the representation of photosynthesis in Earth system models
Accurate representation of photosynthesis in terrestrial biosphere models (TBM s) is
essential for robust projections of global change. However, current representations vary …
essential for robust projections of global change. However, current representations vary …