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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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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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KLK7 overexpression promotes an aggressive phenotype and facilitates peritoneal dissemination in colorectal cancer cells

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
KLK7, a tissue kallikrein‐related peptidase, is elevated in advanced colorectal cancer and associated with shorter survival. High KLK7 levels in ascites correlate with peritoneal metastasis. In mice, KLK7 overexpression increases metastasis. In vitro, KLK7 enhances cancer cell proliferation, migration, adhesion, and spheroid formation, driving ...
Yosr Z. Haffani, Tobias Dreyer, Meriem Naim, Rea Lo Dico, Natalia A. Ignatenko, Viktor Magdolen, Dalila Darmoul   +6 more
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Functional traits mediate the elevational patterns of functional diversity and community structure of mosses in a tropical mountain area

Global Ecology and Conservation
Functional diversity refers to the value, range, and distribution of functional traits within a community, such as the morphological, physiological and behavioral characteristics of species that determine the role a species plays in an ecosystem ...
Liqin Fu, Chengxiu Zhan, Haozhe Wang, Shikai Song, Peng Xu, Lina Zhang, Jiancheng Zhao, De Gao   +7 more
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Landscape context mediates the relationship between plant functional traits and decomposition [PDF]

, 2019
Aims: It has been well demonstrated that several interacting endogenous and exogenous factors influence decomposition. However, teasing apart the direct and indirect effects of these factors to predict decomposition patterns in heterogenous landscapes ...
Harline, K, Mangan, SA, Myers, JA, Spasojevic, MJ, Stein, C   +4 more
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Copy Number Variants and Their Association With Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risk: A Case–Control Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and lacks effective therapeutic interventions. Despite previous studies, the genetic underpinnings of ICH remain poorly understood. We sought to investigate the role of copy number variants (CNVs) in ICH pathophysiology to identify novel ...
Savvina Prapiadou, Carl D. Langefeld, Padmini Sekar, Mary Comeau, Timothy Howard, Tamara N. Kimball, Chen Bowang, Hyacinth I. Hyacinth, Jonathan Rosand, Christopher D. Anderson, Caspar Grond‐Ginsbach, Daniel Woo, Stacie L. Demel   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

What do you mean “functional” in ecology? Patterns versus processes

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Use of the term “functional" trait has increased exponentially in ecology. Although accounting for numerous ecological questions, this concept raises several issues.
Florence Volaire, Sean M. Gleason, Sylvain Delzon   +2 more
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Functional Traits Co-Occurring with Mobile Genetic Elements in the Microbiome of the Atacama Desert [PDF]

, 2019
Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) play an essential role in bacterial adaptation and evolution. These elements are enriched within bacterial communities from extreme environments. However, very little is known if specific genes co-occur with MGEs in extreme
Airo, Alessandro, Schloter, Michael, Schulze-Makuch, Dirk, Sáenz, Johan S., Vestergaard, Gisle   +4 more
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Age‐Related Characteristics of SYT1‐Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives We describe the clinical manifestations and developmental abilities of individuals with SYT1‐associated neurodevelopmental disorder (Baker‐Gordon syndrome) from infancy to adulthood. We further describe the neuroradiological and electrophysiological characteristics of the condition at different ages, and explore the associations ...
Sam G. Norwitz, Josefine Eck, Joel S. Winston, Kate Baker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Invited review: overview of new traits and phenotyping strategies in dairy cattle with a focus on functional traits

Animal, 2015
For several decades, breeding goals in dairy cattle focussed on increased milk production. However, many functional traits have negative genetic correlations with milk yield, and reductions in genetic merit for health and fitness have been observed. Herd
C. Egger-Danner, J.B. Cole, J.E. Pryce, N. Gengler, B. Heringstad, A. Bradley, K.F. Stock   +6 more
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