The topics of succession and post‐disturbance ecosystem recovery have a long and
convoluted history. There is extensive redundancy within this body of theory, which has …

This article critically reviews the concept of plant functional types as an alternative to the
traditional taxonomic species-based approach to plant community description in …

There is growing recognition that classifying terrestrial plant species on the basis of their
function (into'functional types') rather than their higher taxonomic identity, is a promising way …

植物生活史繁殖对策研究是涉及植物的适应或进化, 生态系统退化与恢复过程,
生物多样性保护等多方面理论生态学和应用生态学研究内容的生态学研究领域. 按Grime …

Functional ecology aims at determining the relationships between species traits and
environmental variables in order to better understand biological processes in ecosystems …

Summary 1 There are few studies of the performance of species in restored vegetation
communities. Here we report the results of a meta‐analysis of 25 experiments concerned …

Previous work on trait correlation patterns has contributed to the identification of broad
patterns of plant distribution along environmental gradients in vegetation. However, these …

Community assembly is a branch of ecology that looks at how communities are assembled
as they follow trajectories through time. A trajectory is controlled by biotic and abiotic …

Summary 1 There are few long‐term experimental studies of plant community responses to
changes in grazing intensity. Here we report species' changes in a mesotrophic grassland …

Summary 1 Disturbances and resource availability are key factors affecting plant diversity in
managed forests. As disturbance regimes vary among silvicultural systems and may …