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Functional traits and root morphology of alpine plants [PDF]

Annals of Botany, 2011
Vegetation has long been recognized to protect the soil from erosion. Understanding species differences in root morphology and functional traits is an important step to assess which species and species mixtures may provide erosion control. Furthermore, extending classification of plant functional types towards root traits may be a useful procedure in ...
Pohl, Mandy, Stroude, Raphael, Buttler, Alexandre, Rixen, Christian   +3 more
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Relationships between soil organic carbon, functional traits, and edaphic variables of four woody species in Montane Cloud Forest [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Soil organic carbon is influenced not only by vegetation and edaphic variables but also by plant functional traits. This work analyzed the relationships between soil organic carbon, functional traits, and edaphic variables in Montane Cloud Forest.
Llerena Silvia, Kurbatova Anna, Salazar Laura, Salazar Cristian, Villacís Jaime   +4 more
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The China Plant Trait Database: toward a comprehensive regional compilation of functional traits for land plants [PDF]

Ecology, 2017
AbstractPlant functional traits provide information about adaptations to climate and environmental conditions, and can be used to explore the existence of alternative plant strategies within ecosystems. Trait data are also increasingly being used to provide parameter estimates for vegetation models.
Wang, H, Harrison, SP, Prentice, IC, Yang, Y, Bai, F, Togashi, HF, Wang, M, Zhou, S, Ni, J   +8 more
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Plant functional diversity is affected by weed management through processes of trait convergence and divergence

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Weed management involving tillage and/or herbicides has generally led to a decline of plant diversity in agroecosystems, with negative impacts on ecosystem services provision.
Jose G. Guerra, Jose G. Guerra, Félix Cabello, César Fernández-Quintanilla, José M. Peña, José Dorado   +5 more
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Spectrally defined plant functional types adequately capture multidimensional trait variation in herbaceous communities

Ecological Indicators, 2021
Our ability to measure plant characteristics across space and time is crucial for understanding and tracking the diversity and functioning of ecosystems.
Elisa Van Cleemput, Kenny Helsen, Hannes Feilhauer, Olivier Honnay, Ben Somers   +4 more
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Functional Paleoecology and the Pollen-Plant Functional Trait Linkage

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Paleoecological investigations using the pollen-plant functional trait linkage are increasing in value as new insights to past ecological function and dynamics are revealed. These retrospective approaches link pollen sequences to plant functional trait measurements to reveal long-term changes in ecosystem properties that are difficult to resolve using ...
Thomas Brussel, Thomas Brussel, Simon Christopher Brewer   +2 more
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Urbanization drives divergence in functional diversity and composition of woody plant communities in remnant forest patches

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023
Urbanization has a profound impact on the ecological processes and plant diversity of remnant forests. To understand the relationship between urbanization and woody plant communities in remnant forests, we conducted a study in Guiyang, China, where we ...
Yanjun Zheng, Jingyi Yang
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Mechanisms driving plant functional trait variation in a tropical forest

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Plant functional trait variation in tropical forests results from taxonomic differences in phylogeny and associated genetic differences, as well as, phenotypic plastic responses to the environment.
Florian Hofhansl, Eduardo Chacón‐Madrigal, Åke Brännström, Ulf Dieckmann, Oskar Franklin   +4 more
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Intraspecific Variation in Functional Traits of Medicago sativa Determine the Effect of Plant Diversity and Nitrogen Addition on Flowering Phenology in a One-Year Common Garden Experiment

Plants, 2023
Nitrogen deposition and biodiversity alter plant flowering phenology through abiotic factors and functional traits. However, few studies have considered their combined effects on flowering phenology.
Yue Ma, Xiang Zhao, Xiaona Li, Yanxia Hu, Chao Wang   +4 more
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Local bird traits match fruit traits of two alien plants in urban fruit-frugivore interactions

Ecología Austral, 2023
Bird-mediated seed dispersal enhances invasions of many alien plant species. Typically, this mutualism is composed of a generalist assemblage of frugivorous birds in which morphological trait matching between bird and plant species is often thought to ...
Facundo X. Palacio, Diego Montalti
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