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The traits of “trait ecologists”: An analysis of the use of trait and functional trait terminology

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, Carlos Pérez Carmona, Manuela González‐Suárez, Mari Jönsson, Filipe Chichorro, Max Mallen‐Cooper, Yolanda Melero, Helen Moor, John P. Simaika, Alexander Bradley Duthie   +9 more
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Intraspecific Functional Trait Variation and Coordination in Schizachyrium scoparium [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Plant 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 ...
Jacob Zeldin, Tessa Dethlefs, Stacy Caeiro, Daniel Puga, Andrea Kramer   +4 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.
Thomas Brussel, Thomas Brussel, Simon Christopher Brewer   +2 more
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Effects of Water Availability on the Relationships Between Hydraulic and Economic Traits in the Quercus wutaishanica Forests

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
Yuhan Zhang, Jiale Zhao, Jinshi Xu, Yongfu Chai, Peiliang Liu, Jiaxin Quan, Xipin Wu, Cunxia Li, Ming Yue, Ming Yue   +9 more
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Alleviation of heavy metal stress and enhanced plant complex functional restoration in abandoned Pb–Zn mining areas by the nurse plant Coriaria nepalensis

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, Xin-qi Yuan, Zhao-lai Guo, Zhao-lai Guo, Chang-qun Duan, Chang-qun Duan, Jie Yang, Jie Yang, Hong Tang, Hong Tang, Lin-yang Li, Lin-yang Li, Ting Li, Ting Li, Chang-e Liu, Chang-e Liu   +15 more
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Soil Compaction Drives an Intra-Genotype Leaf Economics Spectrum in Wine Grapes

Agriculture, 2022
Intraspecific trait variation is a critical determinant of ecosystem processes, especially in agroecosystems where single species or genotypes exist in very high abundance. Yet to date, only a small number of studies have evaluated if, how, or why traits
Adam R. Martin, Rachel O. Mariani, Kimberley A. Cathline, Michael Duncan, Nicholas J. Paroshy, Gavin Robertson   +5 more
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Strong trait correlation and phylogenetic signal in North American ground beetle (Carabidae) morphology

Ecosphere, 2021
Functional traits mediate species' responses to, and roles within, their environment and are constrained by evolutionary history. While we have a strong understanding of trait evolution for macro‐taxa such as birds and mammals, our understanding of ...
Jacob D. Stachewicz, Nicholas M. Fountain‐Jones, Austin Koontz, Hillary Woolf, William D. Pearse, Amanda S. Gallinat   +5 more
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Direct and Indirect Effects of Management Intensity and Environmental Factors on the Functional Diversity of Lichens in Central European Forests

Microorganisms, 2021
Using 642 forest plots from three regions in Germany, we analyzed the direct and indirect effects of forest management intensity and of environmental variables on lichen functional diversity (FDis).
Steffen Boch, Hugo Saiz, Eric Allan, Peter Schall, Daniel Prati, Ernst-Detlef Schulze, Dominik Hessenmöller, Laurens B. Sparrius, Markus Fischer   +8 more
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Links between leaf anatomy and leaf mass per area of herbaceous species across slope aspects in an eastern Tibetan subalpine meadow

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Leaf anatomy varies with abiotic factors and is an important trait for understanding plant adaptive responses to environmental conditions. Leaf mass per area (LMA) is a key morphological trait and is related to leaf performance, such as light‐saturated ...
Xin’e Li, Xin Zhao, Yuki Tsujii, Yueqi Ma, Renyi Zhang, Cheng Qian, Zixi Wang, Feilong Geng, Shixuan Jin   +8 more
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A dataset of functional traits for compound pinnate leaves of plants in the Huangshui River Valley of Qinghai Province, China [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023
Here, we present data collected from the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau that describes the variation of leaf functional traits across 32 plant species and could be used to investigate plant community functioning and predict the impact of climate change on ...
Qian Wang, Anselmo Nogueira, Ji-Zhong Wan, Chun-Jing Wang, Lan-ping Li   +4 more
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