Plant functional traits can predict community assembly and ecosystem functioning and are
thus widely used in global models of vegetation dynamics and land–climate feedbacks. Still …

Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological
characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect …

Earth is home to a remarkable diversity of plant forms and life histories, yet comparatively
few essential trait combinations have proved evolutionarily viable in today's terrestrial …

Plant traits–the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological
characteristics of plants and their organs–determine how primary producers respond to …

Drylands occupy large portions of the Earth, and are a key terrestrial biome from the socio-
ecological point of view. In spite of their extent and importance, the impacts of global …

Here we provide the 'Global Spectrum of Plant Form and Function Dataset', containing
species mean values for six vascular plant traits. Together, these traits–plant height, stem …

According to the insurance hypothesis, more diverse plant communities are more likely to be
resistant to drought. Whilst many experiments have been carried out to determine the effects …

Abstract Background and Aims Extreme climatic events such as severe droughts are
expected to increase with climate change and to limit grassland perennity. The present study …

Climate change predictions include warming and drying trends, which are expected to be
particularly pronounced in the southwestern United States. In this region, grassland …

The timing of flowering is a critical component of the ecology of plants and has the potential
to structure plant communities. Yet, we know little about how the timing of flowering relates to …