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Using Plant Functional Traits to Explain Diversity–Productivity Relationships

PLoS ONE, 2012
Background The different hypotheses proposed to explain positive species richness–productivity relationships, i.e. selection effect and complementarity effect, imply that plant functional characteristics are at the core of a mechanistic understanding of biodiversity effects.
Roscher, Christiane, Schumacher, Jens, Gubsch, Marlén, Lipowsky, Annett, Weigelt, Alexandra, Buchmann, Nina, Schmid, Bernhard, Schulze, Ernst-Detlef   +7 more
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Using numerical plant models and phenotypic correlation space to design achievable ideotypes

, 2017
Numerical plant models can predict the outcome of plant traits modifications resulting from genetic variations, on plant performance, by simulating physiological processes and their interaction with the environment.
Casadebaig, Pierre, Costes, Evelyne, Da Silva, David, Faivre, Robert, Picheny, Victor, Trépos, Ronan, Vincourt, Patrick   +6 more
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Above and belowground community strategies respond to different global change drivers [PDF]

, 2019
Environmental changes alter the diversity and structure of communities. By shifting the range of species traits that will be successful under new conditions, environmental drivers can also dramatically impact ecosystem functioning and resilience.
Adair, Karen L., Bernard-Verdier, Maud, Lindgreen, Stinus, Poole, Anthony M., Tylianakis, Jason M., Wardle, David A., Young, Laura M.   +6 more
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Designing Invasion-Resistant Plant Communities: The Role of Plant Functional Traits [PDF]

Rangelands, 2010
Designing Invasion-Resistant Plant Communities: The Role of Plant Functional Traits DOI:10.2458 ...
Rebecca E. Drenovsky, Jeremy J. James
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Partitioning and integrating of plant traits and phylogeny in assessing diversity along secondary forest succession in Loess Plateau of China

Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Assessing plant diversity during community succession based on plant trait and phylogenetic features within a community (alpha scale) and among communities (beta scale) could improve our understanding of community succession mechanism.
Yongfu Chai, Shen Qiu, Kaiyue Wang, Jinshi Xu, Yaoxin Guo, Mao Wang, Ming Yue, Mingjie Wang, Jiangang Zhu   +8 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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Soil-Driven Coupling of Plant Community Functional Traits and Diversity in Desert–Oasis Transition Zone

Plants
Understanding the relationships between diversity and functional traits in plant communities is essential for elucidating ecosystem functions, forecasting community succession, and informing ecological restoration efforts in arid regions.
Zhuopeng Fan, Tingting Xie, Lishan Shan, Hongyong Wang, Jing Ma, Yuanzhi Yue, Meng Yuan, Quangang Li, Cai He, Yonghua Zhao   +9 more
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Plant morphological traits and ecological stoichiometry in disturbed vs. conserved forests [PDF]

PeerJ
Global forests are currently facing significant anthropogenic disturbances. Previous research on plant functional traits has predominantly focused on relatively intact forests, often overlooking those that have experienced such disturbances.
Xiaoyin Guan, Haojun Xia, Shuming Li, Shuisheng Yu, Zihong Zheng, Julian Liu, Libin Liu   +6 more
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Impact of an invasive alien plant on litter decomposition along a latitudinal gradient [PDF]

, 2018
Invasive alien plant effects on ecosystem functions are often difficult to predict across environmental gradients due to the context-dependent interactions between the invader and the recipient communities.
Brunet, Jörg, Cousins, Sara AO, De Frenne, Pieter, Graae, Bente J, Helsen, Kenny, Kimberley, Adam, Kolb, Annette, Lenoir, Jonathan, Ma, Shiyu, Michaelis, Jana, Plue, Jan, Smith, Stuart W, Speed, James DM, Verheyen, Kris   +13 more
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Integrating gene expression analysis and ecophysiological responses to water deficit in leaves of tomato plants

Scientific Reports
Soil water deficit (WD) significantly impacts plant survival and crop yields. Many gaps remain in our understanding of the synergistic coordination between molecular and ecophysiological responses delaying substantial drought-induced effects on plant ...
G. Bortolami, T. A. de Werk, M. Larter, A. Thonglim, B. Mueller-Roeber, S. Balazadeh, F. Lens   +6 more
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