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The traits of “trait ecologists”: An analysis of the use of trait and functional trait terminology [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Trait and functional trait approaches have revolutionized ecology improving our understanding of community assembly, species coexistence, and biodiversity loss. Focusing on traits promotes comparability across spatial and organizational scales, but terms
Samantha K. Dawson +9 more
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Functional Paleoecology and the Pollen-Plant Functional Trait Linkage
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Paleoecological investigations using the pollen-plant functional trait linkage are increasing in value as new insights to past ecological function and dynamics are revealed.
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Resource-dependent biodiversity and potential multi-trophic interactions determine belowground functional trait stability. [PDF]
Microbiome, 2023 Background For achieving long-term sustainability of intensive agricultural practices, it is pivotal to understand belowground functional stability as belowground organisms play essential roles in soil biogeochemical cycling. It is commonly believed that
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Remote Sensing, 2021 Mapping biodiversity is essential for assessing conservation and ecosystem services in global terrestrial ecosystems. Compared with remotely sensed mapping of forest biodiversity, that of grassland plant diversity has been less studied, because of the ...
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Intraspecific Functional Trait Variation and Coordination in Schizachyrium scoparium [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionPlant functional traits are vital tools in ecological restoration and biodiversity conservation. While functional traits and functional diversity are increasingly being used to inform restoration efforts, challenges remain in the characterization of ...
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Functional trait network analysis in birds [PDF]
Scientific ReportsFunctional traits are those whose variation affects fitness. We compared the interdependence of beak and postcranial functional morphological traits across birds with different lifestyle strategies and trophic niches to identify those traits that drive ...
Ricardo Santiago De Mendoza +2 more
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Functional trait effects on ecosystem stability: assembling the jigsaw puzzle.
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2021 Under global change, how biological diversity and ecosystem services are maintained in time is a fundamental question. Ecologists have long argued about multiple mechanisms by which local biodiversity might control the temporal stability of ecosystem ...
Francesco de Bello +15 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Water availability is a key environmental factor affecting plant species distribution, and the relationships between hydraulic and economic traits are important for understanding the species’ distribution patterns. However, in the same community type but
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Historical Indigenous Land-Use Explains Plant Functional Trait Diversity
Ecology and Society, 2021 Human land-use legacies have long-term effects on plant community composition and ecosystem function. While ancient and historical land use is known to affect biodiversity patterns, it is unknown whether such legacies affect other plant community ...
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Heavy metal pollution caused by mining has been a topic of concern globally because it threatens ecological functions and human health. Nearly all current remediation strategies take into account only such short-term issues as how to reduce or stabilize ...
Xin-qi Yuan +15 more
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