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Predicting communities from functional traits

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2015
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Marc W, Cadotte, Carlos A, Arnillas, Stuart W, Livingstone, Simone-Louise E, Yasui   +3 more
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Which trait dissimilarity for functional diversity: trait means or trait overlap?

Journal of Vegetation Science, 2013
AbstractQuestionMany functional diversity indices require the calculation of functional trait dissimilarities between species. However, very little is known about how the dissimilarity measure used might affect conclusions about ecological processes drawn from functional diversity.MethodsWe simulated real applications of functional diversity, to ...
de Bello, Francesco, Carmona, Carlos P., Sebastià, Ma. T., Leps, Jan, Mason, Norman W. H.   +4 more
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Emerging Patterns of Microbial Functional Traits

Trends in Microbiology, 2021
Functional traits are measurable characteristics that affect an organism's fitness under certain environmental conditions. The use of functional traits in microbial ecology holds great promise for improving our ability to develop biogeochemical models and predict ecosystem responses to global changes.
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Rebuilding community ecology from functional traits

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2006
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Brian J, McGill, Brian J, Enquist, Evan, Weiher, Mark, Westoby   +3 more
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Functional traits explain ecosystem function through opposing mechanisms

Ecology Letters, 2017
AbstractThe ability to explain why multispecies assemblages produce greater biomass compared to monocultures, has been a central goal in the quest to understand biodiversity effects on ecosystem function. Species contributions to ecosystem function can be driven by two processes: niche complementarity and a selection effect that is influenced by ...
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Optimizing selection for function-valued traits

Journal of Mathematical Biology, 2007
We consider a function-valued trait z(t) whose pre-selection distribution is Gaussian, and a fitness function W that models optimizing selection, subject to certain natural assumptions. We show that the post-selection distribution of z(t) is also Gaussian, compute the selection differential, and derive an equation that expresses the selection gradient ...
Beder, Jay H., Gomulkiewicz, Richard
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Pulmonary Function in Sickle Cell Trait

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1987
Pulmonary function abnormalities, which have been reported to occur in persons with sickle cell trait (hemoglobin AS), could intensify the hypoxic stimulus for the systemic formation of sickle cells at high altitude. We sought to determine whether pulmonary function abnormalities occur as a result of exposure to high altitudes in persons with ...
T A, Dillard, J A, Kark, K R, Rajagopal, J A, Key, J J, Canik, C J, Ruehle   +5 more
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Transalp Functional Traits

Functional traits and ecosystem functions data from whole-community transplant experiment in Frech Alps, Col du ...
Bektaş, Billur, Münkemüller, Tamara
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Resting Brain Functional Networks and Trait Coping

Brain Connectivity, 2018
This study aims to investigate the effects of individual differences in trait coping on brain networks at rest using electroencephalography (EEG) data. EEG recordings were processed using graph theory analysis. Active and passive coping styles were determined according to the factor structure of the Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced ...
Paban, Veronique, Deshayes, Claire, Ferrer, Marie-Hélène, Weill, Arnaud, Alescio-Lautier, Beatrice   +4 more
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Microbially Mediated Plant Functional Traits

Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 2011
Plants are rife with bacteria and fungi that colonize roots and shoots both externally and internally. By providing novel nutritional and defense pathways and influencing plant biochemical pathways, microbes can fundamentally alter plant phenotypes. Here we review the widespread nature of microbially mediated plant functional traits. We highlight that
Maren L. Friesen, Stephanie S. Porter, Scott C. Stark, Eric J. von Wettberg, Joel L. Sachs, Esperanza Martinez-Romero   +5 more
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