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Trait‐based approaches and national biodiversity conservation
Conservation Science and PracticeBiodiversity encompasses species diversity, functional diversity, genetic diversity, and phylogenetic diversity, which are outcomes of evolutionary and ecological processes.
Manichanh Satdichanh +2 more
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A guide to use of the term functional trait [PDF]
, 2020 Functional traits are defined such as traits which affect individual fitness. I argue that the use of the term “functional trait” complicates the progress of the field of trait ecology because all traits are potentially linked to fitness. Obviating the potential link of all traits with fitness is related to dismissing (i) the integration of the ...
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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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Ecology and EvolutionVertical stratification in forests acts as an ecological filter, driving woody plants to evolve specialized survival strategies. Angiosperms, in particular, develop secondary xylem with three interdependent functions—water transport, mechanical support ...
Qihang Yang +6 more
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Stem growth of woody species at the Nkuhlu exclosures, Kruger National Park: 2006–2010
Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 2011 An important aspect of managing African conservation areas involves understanding how large herbivores affect woody plant growth. Yet, data on growth rates of woody species in savannas are scarce, despite its critical importance for developing models ...
Peter F. Scogings
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Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Water availability may be altered by changes in precipitation under global climate change in alpine areas. Trait means and plasticity are important for plants in response to a changing environment.
Honglin Li, Xilai Li, Xiaolong Zhou
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Insects, 2019 Urbanization, as a major cause of local species extinction and biotic homogenization, drastically alters soil life. Millipedes are a key group of soil macrodetritivores and significantly influence soil quality, mainly through their essential role in ...
Zsolt Tóth, Elisabeth Hornung
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The role of spines in anthropogenic seed dispersal on the Galápagos Islands
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Dispersal has important ecological and evolutionary consequences for populations, but understanding the role of specific traits in dispersal can be difficult and requires careful experimentation.
Mae K. A. Johnson +3 more
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Trait concepts, categories, and databases in soil invertebrate ecology – ordering the mess
Soil OrganismsThe trait-based approach is increasingly used for soil invertebrates. Complementary to the taxonomy based approach, the trait-based approach can provide a more mechanistic understanding of the responses of organisms to environmental disturbances and of ...
Sophie Joimel +11 more
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Progressing from ‘functional’ to mechanistic traits [PDF]
New Phytologist, 2017 This article is a Commentary on Larter et al., 215: 97–112.
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