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Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci Underlying Function-Valued Traits Using Functional Principal Component Analysis and Multi-Trait Mapping [PDF]
G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 2015 Abstract We previously proposed a simple regression-based method to map quantitative trait loci underlying function-valued phenotypes. In order to better handle the case of noisy phenotype measurements and accommodate the correlation structure among time points, we propose an alternative approach that maintains much of the simplicity ...
Kwak, Il-Youp +3 more
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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 +7 more
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Applying trait-based models to achieve functional targets for theory-driven ecological restoration [PDF]
, 2014 Manipulating community assemblages to achieve functional targets is a key component of restoring degraded ecosystems. The response-and-effect trait framework provides a conceptual foundation for translating restoration goals into functional trait targets,
Laughlin, Daniel C.
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Variation in both inter‐ and intraspecific traits affects community dynamics, yet we know little regarding the relative importance of external environmental filters versus internal biotic interactions that shape the functional space of communities along ...
Elisabeth M. V. Myers +5 more
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Polytraits : a database on biological traits of marine polychaetes [PDF]
, 2014 The study of ecosystem functioning – the role which organisms play in an ecosystem – is becoming increasingly important in marine ecological research. The functional structure of a community can be represented by a set of functional traits assigned to ...
Arvanitidis, Christos +12 more
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Identifying copepod functional groups from species functional traits [PDF]
Journal of Plankton Research, 2015 We gathered information on the functional traits of the most representative copepod species in the Mediterranean Sea. Our database includes 191 species described by 7 traits encompassing diverse ecological functions: minimal and maximal body length, trophic group, feeding type, spawning strategy, diel vertical migration and vertical habitat.
Benedetti, Fabio +2 more
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Functional trait space of forest passerine bird assemblages along a latitudinal gradient in China
Trees, Forests and People, 2021 Quantifying the functional trait space of natural assemblages could help ecologists understand the underlying mechanisms that sustain species richness.
Xuelian He +2 more
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Comparison of two plant functional approaches to evaluate natural restoration along an old-field-deciduous forest chronosequence [PDF]
, 2009 Question: Are direct and indirect trait-based approaches similar in their usefulness to synthesize species responses to successional stages?\ud Location: Northern hardwood forests, Que´bec, Canada\ud (451010–451080N; 731580–741210W).\ud Methods: Two ...
Aubin, Isabelle +4 more
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New Phytologist, 2020 Root exudation stimulates microbial decomposition and enhances nutrient availability to plants. It remains difficult to measure and predict this carbon flux in natural conditions, especially for mature woody plants.
Lijuan Sun +7 more
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Deficits in functional trait diversity following recovery on coral reefs
Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2020 The disturbance regimes of ecosystems are changing, and prospects for continued recovery remain unclear. New assemblages with altered species composition may be deficient in key functional traits.
M. McWilliam +3 more
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