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Copepod Prey Selection and Grazing Efficiency Mediated by Chemical and Morphological Defensive Traits of Cyanobacteria

Toxins, 2020
Phytoplankton anti-grazer traits control zooplankton grazing and are associated with harmful blooms. Yet, how morphological versus chemical phytoplankton defenses regulate zooplankton grazing is poorly understood. We compared zooplankton grazing and prey
Luciana M. Rangel, Lúcia H. S. Silva, Elisabeth J. Faassen, Miquel Lürling, Kemal Ali Ger   +4 more
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Partitioning and integrating of plant traits and phylogeny in assessing diversity along secondary forest succession in Loess Plateau of China

Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Assessing plant diversity during community succession based on plant trait and phylogenetic features within a community (alpha scale) and among communities (beta scale) could improve our understanding of community succession mechanism.
Yongfu Chai, Shen Qiu, Kaiyue Wang, Jinshi Xu, Yaoxin Guo, Mao Wang, Ming Yue, Mingjie Wang, Jiangang Zhu   +8 more
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Phylogenetic conservatism of functional traits in microorganisms [PDF]

The ISME Journal, 2012
Abstract A central question in biology is how biodiversity influences ecosystem functioning. Underlying this is the relationship between organismal phylogeny and the presence of specific functional traits. The relationship is complicated by gene loss and convergent evolution, resulting in the polyphyletic distribution of many traits.
Martiny, Adam C, Treseder, Kathleen, Pusch, Gordon   +2 more
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On Plant Modularity Traits: Functions and Challenges [PDF]

Trends in Plant Science, 2017
On-spot persistence, space occupancy, and recovery after damage are key plant functions largely understudied. Traits relevant to these functions are difficult to assess because of their relationships to plant modularity. We suggest that developing collection protocols for these traits is feasible and could facilitate their inclusion in global syntheses.
Ottaviani, Gianluigi, Martínková, Jana, Herben, Tomáš, Klimešová, Jitka, Pausas, J. G.   +4 more
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Global relationships in tree functional traits

Nature Communications, 2022
AbstractDue to massive energetic investments in woody support structures, trees are subject to unique physiological, mechanical, and ecological pressures not experienced by herbaceous plants. Despite a wealth of studies exploring trait relationships across the entire plant kingdom, the dominant traits underpinning these unique aspects of tree form and ...
Daniel S. Maynard, Lalasia Bialic-Murphy, Constantin M. Zohner, Colin Averill, Johan van den Hoogen, Haozhi Ma, Lidong Mo, Gabriel Reuben Smith, Alicia T. R. Acosta, Isabelle Aubin, Erika Berenguer, Coline C. F. Boonman, Jane A. Catford, Bruno E. L. Cerabolini, Arildo S. Dias, Andrés González-Melo, Peter Hietz, Christopher H. Lusk, Akira S. Mori, Ülo Niinemets, Valério D. Pillar, Bruno X. Pinho, Julieta A. Rosell, Frank M. Schurr, Serge N. Sheremetev, Ana Carolina da Silva, Ênio Sosinski, Peter M. van Bodegom, Evan Weiher, Gerhard Bönisch, Jens Kattge, Thomas W. Crowther   +31 more
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Functional traits of fossil plants

New Phytologist
SummaryA minuscule fraction of the Earth's paleobiological diversity is preserved in the geological record as fossils. What plant remnants have withstood taphonomic filtering, fragmentation, and alteration in their journey to become part of the fossil record provide unique information on how plants functioned in paleo‐ecosystems through their traits ...
McElwain, Jennifer C., Matthaeus, William J., Barbosa, Catarina, Chondrogiannis, Christos, O' Dea, Katie, Jackson, Bea, Knetge, Antonietta B., Kwasniewska, Kamila, Nair, Richard, White, Joseph D., Wilson, Jonathan P., Montañez, Isabel P., Buckley, Yvonne M., Belcher, Claire M., Nogué, Sandra   +14 more
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Animal functional traits: Towards a trait‐based ecology for whole ecosystems

Functional Ecology, 2023
Abstract Functional traits and associated trait‐based concepts have driven rapid innovation in ecology over recent years, with most progress based on insights from plants. However, plants are almost entirely restricted to a single trophic level, and an over‐reliance on plant traits therefore neglects the complexity and importance of biotic ...
Matthias Schleuning, Daniel García, Joseph A. Tobias   +2 more
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Comparison of the Pollen Deposition and Carrying Efficiency of Four Wild Pollinators for Oil-Seed Camellia Trees

Insects
To investigate how insect hair morphology influences pollination effectiveness, this study examined four common wild pollinators in Camellia oleifera plantations: two bee species (Colletes gigas and Apis cerana) and two hornet species (Vespa velutina and
Zijian Li, Yu Qiao, Mvchir Huyun, Yan Li, Wei Zhang, Yue Ying, Jinping Shu   +6 more
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Secondary production and biomass in mussel assemblages relate to species richness and stream size but not life history

Ecosphere
Increases in species richness with habitat area (species–area relationship, or SAR) and increases in ecosystem function with species richness (biodiversity–ecosystem functioning, or BEF) are widely studied ecological patterns.
Jonathan W. Lopez, Carla L. Atkinson, Angela K. Burrow, Garrett W. Hopper, Wendell R. Haag   +4 more
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Testing for familial aggregation of functional traits [PDF]

Statistics in Medicine, 2009
AbstractIn a genetic epidemiology study of a trait, prior to collecting genotype data the foremost task is to test for familial aggregation and examine heritability. Recently, functional traits have drawn attentions from investigators. Here, to test for familial aggregation of a functional trait in the family studies, a test constructed based on the ...
Yixin, Fang, Yuanjia, Wang
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