Functional traits mediate individualistic species‐environment distributions at broad spatial scales while fine‐scale species associations remain unpredictable
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DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.16085
Abstract: Abstract Premise Numerous processes influence plant distributions and co‐occurrence patterns, including ecological sorting, limiting similarity, and stochastic effects. To discriminate among these processes and determine the spatial scales at which they operate, we investigated how… read more here.
Keywords: ecology; spatial scales; species environment; functional traits ... See more keywords
Do functional traits offset the effects of fragmentation? The case of large‐bodied diurnal lemur species
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DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23104
Abstract: Primates worldwide are faced with increasing threats making them more vulnerable to extinction. Anthropogenic disturbances, such as habitat degradation and fragmentation, are among the main concerns, and in Madagascar, these issues have become widespread. As… read more here.
Keywords: lemur species; effects fragmentation; large bodied; area ... See more keywords
Using functional traits to predict species growth trajectories, and cross‐validation to evaluate these models for ecological prediction
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4693
Abstract: Abstract Modeling plant growth using functional traits is important for understanding the mechanisms that underpin growth and for predicting new situations. We use three data sets on plant height over time and two validation methods—in‐sample… read more here.
Keywords: cross validation; using functional; functional traits; model ... See more keywords
Plant functional traits differ in adaptability and are predicted to be differentially affected by climate change
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5890
Abstract: Abstract Climate change is testing the resilience of forests worldwide pushing physiological tolerance to climatic extremes. Plant functional traits have been shown to be adapted to climate and have evolved patterns of trait correlations (similar… read more here.
Keywords: climate; functional traits; plant functional; climate change ... See more keywords
Geographic distributions shape the functional traits in a large mammalian family
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8039
Abstract: Abstract Traits of organisms are shaped by their living environments and also determined in part by their phylogenetic relationships. For example, phylogenetic relationships often affect the geographic distributions of animals and cause variation in their… read more here.
Keywords: shape functional; family; functional traits; phylogenetic relationships ... See more keywords
Adaptation strategy of karst forests: Evidence from the community‐weighted mean of plant functional traits
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8680
Abstract: Abstract Conservative survival strategy of plants growing in harsh karst habitats is observed from the view of plant functional traits, such as morphological traits and ecological stoichiometry. However, whether the plant communities in karst forests… read more here.
Keywords: karst forests; strategy; plant functional; functional traits ... See more keywords
Community assembly, functional traits, and phylogeny in Himalayan river birds
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9012
Abstract: Abstract Heterogeneity in riverine habitats acts as a template for species evolution that influences river communities at different spatio‐temporal scales. Although birds are conspicuous elements of these communities, the roles of phylogeny, functional traits, and… read more here.
Keywords: functional traits; river; community; elevation ... See more keywords
Effect of drought and nutrient availability on invaded plant communities in a semi‐arid ecosystem
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9296
Abstract: Abstract Ecosystem functions are heavily dependent on the functional composition of the plant community, i.e., the functional traits of plants forming the community. This, on the one hand, depends on plant occurrence, but on the… read more here.
Keywords: nutrient availability; semi arid; functional traits; drought ... See more keywords
Height and crown allometries and their relationship with functional traits: An example from a subtropical wet forest
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9804
Abstract: Abstract Forest tree communities are largely structured by interactions between phenotypes and their environments. Functional traits have been popularized as providing key insights into plant functional tradeoffs. Similarly, tree crown—stem diameter and tree height—stem diameter… read more here.
Keywords: functional traits; height crown; relationship; wood ... See more keywords
Using functional traits to model annual plant community dynamics.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3167
Abstract: Predicting the response of biological communities to changes in the environment or management is a fundamental pursuit of community ecology. Meeting this challenge requires the integration of multiple processes: habitat filtering, niche differentiation, biotic interactions,… read more here.
Keywords: traits model; community dynamics; community; annual plant ... See more keywords
Rock n' Seeds: A database of seed functional traits and germination experiments from Brazilian rock outcrop vegetation.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3852
Abstract: Advancing functional ecology depends fundamentally on the availability of data on reproductive traits, including those from tropical plants, which have been historically underrepresented in global trait databases. While some valuable databases have been recently created,… read more here.
Keywords: ecology; rock; functional traits; germination experiments ... See more keywords