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Characterising functional strategies and trait space of freshwater macroinvertebrates [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2022
We examined the functional strategies and the trait space of 596 European taxa of freshwater macroinvertebrates characterized by 63 fuzzy coded traits belonging to 11 trait groups.
Dénes Schmera, Jani Heino, János Podani   +2 more
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FunAndes - A functional trait database of Andean plants. [PDF]

Sci Data, 2022
We introduce the FunAndes database, a compilation of functional trait data for the Andean flora spanning six countries. FunAndes contains data on 24 traits across 2,694 taxa, for a total of 105,466 entries.
Báez S, Cayuela L, Macía MJ, Álvarez-Dávila E, Apaza-Quevedo A, Arnelas I, Baca-Cortes N, Bañares de Dios G, Bauters M, Ben Saadi C, Blundo C, Cabrera M, Castaño F, Cayola L, de Aledo JG, Espinosa CI, Fadrique B, Farfán-Rios W, Fuentes A, Garnica-Díaz C, González M, González D, Hensen I, Hurtado AB, Jadán O, Lippok D, Loza MI, Maldonado C, Malizia L, Matas-Granados L, Myers JA, Norden N, Oliveras Menor I, Pierick K, Ramírez-Angulo H, Salgado-Negret B, Schleuning M, Silman M, Solarte-Cruz ME, Tello JS, Verbeeck H, Vilanova E, Weithmann G, Homeier J.   +43 more
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Widespread variation in functional trait–vital rate relationships in tropical tree seedlings across a precipitation and soil phosphorus gradient [PDF]

, 2022
A fundamental assumption of functional ecology is that functional traits are related to interspecific variation in performance. However, the relationship between functional traits and performance is often weak or uncertain, especially for plants.
Luke Browne, Engelbrecht, Bettina, Eric Manzané‐Pinzón, Lars Markesteijn, Bagchi, Robert, Bettina M. J. Engelbrecht, Jones, F. Andrew, Comita, Liza S., Robert Bagchi, Browne, Luke, Liza S. Comita, S. Joseph Wright, F. Andrew Jones, Markesteijn, Lars, Manzané-Pinzón, Eric, Wright, S. Joseph   +15 more
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Effects of Species Invasion and Inundation on the Collembola Community in Coastal Mudflat Wetland from the Perspective of Functional Traits

Insects, 2023
The group of soil arthropods known as Collembola is characterized by its abundance and sensitivity to environmental changes. They are ideal an species for soil indicators.
Jing-Yang Li, Yun-Xia Gao, Chun-Yang Li, Ya-Li Jin, Si-Qi Yang, Jian-Hong Xia, Yun-Fei Zhang, Yun Bu, Kai Li   +8 more
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Macroinvertebrate traits in Arctic streams reveal latitudinal patterns in physiology and habits that are strongly linked to climate

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023
IntroductionArctic freshwater ecosystems are undergoing rapid environmental transformation because of climate change, which is predicted to produce fundamental alterations in river community structure and function.MethodsWe explored how climate change ...
Jennifer Lento, Danny C. P. Lau, John E. Brittain, John E. Brittain, Joseph M. Culp, Willem Goedkoop   +5 more
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Feet and legs malformation in Nellore cattle: genetic analysis and prioritization of GWAS results

Frontiers in Genetics, 2023
Beef cattle affected by feet and legs malformations (FLM) cannot perform their productive and reproductive functions satisfactorily, resulting in significant economic losses.
Thales de Lima Silva, Cedric Gondro, Pablo Augusto de Souza Fonseca, Delvan Alves da Silva, Giovana Vargas, Haroldo Henrique de Rezende Neves, Ivan Carvalho Filho, Caio de Souza Teixeira, Lucia Galvão de Albuquerque, Lucia Galvão de Albuquerque, Roberto Carvalheiro, Roberto Carvalheiro   +11 more
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Grow slowly, persist, dominate—Explaining beech dominance in a primeval forest

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Being able to persist in deep shade is an important characteristic of juvenile trees, often leading to a strong dominance of shade‐tolerant species in forests with low canopy turnover and a low disturbance rate. While leaf, growth, and storage traits are
Roksolana Petrovska, Peter Brang, Arthur Gessler, Harald Bugmann, Martina Lena Hobi   +4 more
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Plant Nutrient Contents Rather Than Physical Traits Are Coordinated Between Leaves and Roots in a Desert Shrubland

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Although leaf economics spectrum (LES) has been extensively tested with regional and global datasets, the correlation among functional traits of desert plants remains largely unclear.
Xiaoyan Jiang, Xin Jia, Xin Jia, Shengjie Gao, Yan Jiang, Ningning Wei, Cong Han, Tianshan Zha, Tianshan Zha, Peng Liu, Peng Liu, Yun Tian, Shugao Qin, Shugao Qin   +13 more
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Winter dynamics of functional diversity and redundancy of riffle and pool macroinvertebrates after defoliation in a temperate forest stream

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Headwater streams are highly heterogenous and characterized by a sequence of riffles and pools, which are identified as distinct habitats. That higher species richness and density in riffles than in pools is considered a general pattern for ...
Lu Wang, Lu Wang, Lixian Xia, Jiaxu Li, Linglin Wan, Haijun Yang   +5 more
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Bombax ceiba is a Good Native Tree Species for Performing Reforestation to Restore Highly Degraded Tropical Forests in Hainan Island, China

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021
Reforestation is an effective way to alleviate deforestation and its negative impacts on ecosystem services. It is widely recognized that the most key step for reforestation is using suitable native species, but selecting suitable native tree species is ...
Jinhuan Luo, Wenjun Hong, Jindian Yang, Kai Jiang, Zhaoyuan Tan, Qifang He, Hui Zhang, Jie Cui   +7 more
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