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Functional trait diversity maximizes ecosystem multifunctionality [PDF]

Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2017
Understanding the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning has been a core ecological research topic over the last decades. Although a key hypothesis is that the diversity of functional traits determines ecosystem functioning, we do not know how much trait diversity is needed to maintain multiple ecosystem functions simultaneously ...
Gross, Nicolas, Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Yoann, Liancourt, Pierre, Berdugo, Miguel, Gotelli, Nicholas J., Maestre, Fernando T.   +5 more
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Lichen specific thallus mass and secondary compounds change across a retrogressive fire-driven chronosequence [PDF]

, 2012
In the long-term absence of major disturbances ecosystems enter a state of retrogression, which involves declining soil fertility and consequently a reduction in decomposition rates.
Asplund, Johan, Sandling, Aron, Wardle, David A.   +2 more
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Concerted Genetic Function in Blood Traits [PDF]

Cell, 2016
The hematopoietic system plays a major role in human health. Two studies by Astle et al. and Chen et al. published in this issue of Cell use genome-wide association and functional genomics approaches to provide deep insights into the role of genetic variants in hematological traits.
Sarah, Kim-Hellmuth, Tuuli, Lappalainen
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Can ecosystem properties be fully translated into service values? an economic valuation of aquatic plant services [PDF]

, 2011
Ecological Applications 21. 5 (2011): 3083-3103 copyright by the Ecological Society of AmericaWe carried out an integrated analysis of ecosystem services in the Doñana social-ecological system (southwestern Spain), from the providers (different aquatic ...
Díaz, Sandra, García-Llorente, Marina, Martín-López, Berta, Montes, Carlos   +3 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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Comparative analyses of functional traits based on metabolome and economic traits variation of Bletilla striata: Contribution of intercropping

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
The intercropping practice has been regarded as a practical land-use selection to improve the management benefits of Bletilla striata plantations. The reports about the variety of economic and functional traits of Bletilla pseudobulb under intercropping ...
Pengfei Deng, Ruoyong Yin, Huiling Wang, Huiling Wang, Leiru Chen, Xiaoqing Cao, Xiaoniu Xu   +6 more
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FunMap: functional mapping of complex traits [PDF]

Bioinformatics, 2004
Abstract Summary: FunMap is a Web-based user interface designed to map quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting function-valued traits or infinite-dimensional traits in well-structured pedigrees or natural populations. User input includes three files: longitudinal trait data, marker genotypes and/or a linkage map. This software allows for
Chang-Xing, Ma, Rongling, Wu, George, Casella   +2 more
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A dataset on African bats’ functional traits

Scientific Data, 2023
AbstractTrait-based approaches are becoming extremely common in ecological modeling and the availability of traits databases is increasing. However, data availability is often biased towards particular regions and taxa, with many taxa (e.g., bats) often under-represented.
Francesca Cosentino, Giorgia Castiello, Luigi Maiorano   +2 more
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Bird functional traits affect seed dispersal patterns of China’s endangered trees across different disturbed habitats

Avian Research, 2018
Background The most dominant global threat to natural forests and their biodiversity is land-cover change, which has negative impacts on both species persistence and ecosystem functions.
Ning Li, Zheng Wang, Xinhai Li, Zhaohui Li   +3 more
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Networked buffering: a basic mechanism for distributed robustness in complex adaptive systems [PDF]

, 2010
A generic mechanism - networked buffering - is proposed for the generation of robust traits in complex systems. It requires two basic conditions to be satisfied: 1) agents are versatile enough to perform more than one single functional role within a ...
A Bergman, A Force, A Kurakin, A Minai, A Seth, A Wagner, A Wagner, A Wagner, AC Gavin, Axel Bender, B Guo, B Walker, C Braendle, C Holling, C Price, CD Meiklejohn, CH Waddington, CS Holling, CS Holling, D Petrey, D Tilman, DE Schindler, E van Nimwegen, EL Berlow, F Figge, F Heylighen, G Edelman, G Edelman, G Sussman, G Tononi, GC Conant, GJ Szollosi, GM Edelman, H Fraser, H Kitano, H Kitano, H Kitano, H Parunak, HA Simon, HW Ma, IR Cohen, J de Visser, J Gómez-Gardenes, J Holland, J Macia, J March, J Mogul, J Ottino, J Stelling, James M Whitacre, JDJ Han, JJ Kupiec, JM Carlson, JM Smith, JM Whitacre, JM Whitacre, JM Whitacre, KS McCann, L Hong, M Aldana, M Cohn, M Kirschner, M Kondoh, M Kondoh, M Mendao, MA Félix, ME Csete, ML Siegal, MS Granovetter, NN Batada, NN Batada, O Feinerman, O Sporns, P Csermely, P Tieri, PS Andrews, R Krause, RE Lenski, RM Cyert, RV Solé, S Atamas, S Atamas, S Carpenter, S Ciliberti, S Ciliberti, S Levin, S Zhan, SA Kauffman, SA Kauffman, SA Newman, SL Rutherford, T Elmqvist, T Kitami, T Wilhelm, W Fontana, WR Ashby, Y Bar-Yam   +96 more
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