Testing the predictive value of functional traits in diverse ant communities
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10000
Abstract: Abstract Associating morphological features with ecological traits is essential for understanding the connection between organisms and their roles in the environment. If applied successfully, functional trait approaches link form and function in an organism. However,… read more here.
Keywords: trophic position; trait; size; position ... See more keywords
Trait coordination and environmental filters shape functional trait distributions of forest understory herbs
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7000
Abstract: Abstract Understanding the drivers of trait selection is critical for resolving community assembly processes. Here, we test the importance of environmental filtering and trait covariance for structuring the functional traits of understory herbaceous communities distributed… read more here.
Keywords: trait; functional trait; community; understory herbs ... See more keywords
Functional trait data for vascular plant species from northeastern North America.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3527
Abstract: Wisconsin's plant communities are responding to shifting disturbance regimes, habitat fragmentation, aerial nitrogen deposition, exotic species invasions, ungulate herbivory, and successional processes. To better understand how plant functional traits mediate species' responses to changing environmental… read more here.
Keywords: trait; functional trait; plant; plant species ... See more keywords
Neopolyploidy causes increased nutrient requirements and a shift in plant growth strategy in Heuchera cylindrica.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4054
Abstract: Functional traits fall along a continuum from resource-conservative to acquisitive and are powerful predictors of the ecological settings necessary for a species to persist and establish. As a consequence, a major problem that functional trait… read more here.
Keywords: heuchera cylindrica; growth; functional trait; plant ... See more keywords
Soil versus atmospheric drought: A test case of plant functional trait responses.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4109
Abstract: Climate change alters mean global surface temperatures, precipitation regimes, and atmospheric moisture. Resultant drought affects the composition and diversity of terrestrial ecosystems worldwide. To date, there are no assessments of the combined impacts of reduced… read more here.
Keywords: atmospheric drought; trait responses; soil; drought ... See more keywords
Towards multivariate functional trait syndromes: Predicting foliar water uptake in trees.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4112
Abstract: Analysis of functional traits is a cornerstone of ecology, yet individual traits seldom explain useful amounts of variation in species distribution or climatic tolerance, and their functional significance is rarely validated experimentally. Multivariate suites of… read more here.
Keywords: water uptake; ecology; foliar water; water ... See more keywords
Macroinvertebrate Functional Trait Responses to Chemical Pollution in Agricultural–Industrial Landscapes
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DOI: 10.1002/rra.3101
Abstract: Both physical–chemical and biological indicators are used to assess the ecological health of ecosystems. The functional trait composition of communities has the potential to predict the impact of environmental change on ecosystems, yet, we miss… read more here.
Keywords: trait; functional trait; macroinvertebrate functional; pollution ... See more keywords
Water quality assessment of a neotropical pampean lowland stream using a phytoplankton functional trait approach
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-019-7849-6
Abstract: The aim of this study was to test whether the water quality phytoplankton assemblage index adapted for rivers (Qr index) is useful to characterize the water quality of a neotropical stream. We were interested also… read more here.
Keywords: index; functional trait; water; water quality ... See more keywords
Functional trait thermal acclimation differs across three species of mid-Atlantic harmful algae.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2020.101804
Abstract: Characterizing the thermal niche of harmful algae is crucial for understanding and projecting the effects of future climate change on harmful algal blooms. The effects of 6 different temperatures (18-32 °C) on the growth, photophysiology, and… read more here.
Keywords: functional trait; temperature; toxicity; harmful algae ... See more keywords
Above- and below-ground allocation and functional trait response to soil water inputs and drying rates of two common savanna grasses
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.06.008
Abstract: Abstract The study of functional trait plasticity and optimal allocation strategies in a water competition context may help to explain the mechanisms relating plant competition to ecological semi-arid patterns. We measured four functional plant traits… read more here.
Keywords: functional trait; water; root; water inputs ... See more keywords
A functional trait database for Mediterranean Basin plants
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DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2018.135
Abstract: Functional trait databases are emerging as crucial tools for a wide range of ecological studies across the world. Here, we provide a database of functional traits for vascular plant species of the Mediterranean Basin. The… read more here.
Keywords: trait; mediterranean basin; functional trait; database ... See more keywords