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
Shifts in plant functional community composition under hydrological stress strongly decelerate litter decomposition
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6310
Abstract: Abstract Litter decomposition is a key process of nutrient and carbon cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. The decomposition process will likely be altered under ongoing climate change, both through direct effects on decomposer activity and through… read more here.
Keywords: hydrological stress; community; plant functional; functional community ... 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
The role of plant functional traits and diversity in soil carbon dynamics within riparian agroforests.
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DOI: 10.1002/jeq2.20303
Abstract: Restoration of agricultural riparian buffers with trees (agroforestry) provides an elegant solution to enhance carbon storage while also augmenting local biodiversity. Yet the scope and role of riparian plant community diversity in key soil dynamics… read more here.
Keywords: carbon; plant; diversity; plant functional ... See more keywords
Differentiating plant functional types using reflectance: which traits make the difference?
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DOI: 10.1002/rse2.86
Abstract: Abiotic ecosystem properties together with plant species interaction create differences in structural and physiological traits among plant species. Certain plant traits cause a spatial and temporal variation in canopy reflectance that enables the differentiation of… read more here.
Keywords: types using; plant; functional types; plant traits ... See more keywords
Livestock settlement affects shrub abundance via plant functional diversity but not species richness in arid environments
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DOI: 10.1007/s11258-020-01079-0
Abstract: Recent theoretical and empirical studies have assumed that livestock grazing acts as a biotic filter favouring plant species with functional traits that confer resistance to herbivory. Considering that plant functional traits affect the species abundance… read more here.
Keywords: livestock; functional diversity; species richness; plant functional ... See more keywords
Variation in Plant Functional Composition of the Afromontane Palustrine Wetlands Along an Altitudinal Gradient in Lesotho
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DOI: 10.1007/s13157-020-01345-x
Abstract: Understanding montane wetlands and their functioning is essential for biodiversity conservation and sustainable provision of ecosystem services. Plant functional traits represent species adaptations to specific environments and are considered the key mechanism by which individual… read more here.
Keywords: plant; afromontane palustrine; plant functional; functional traits ... See more keywords
Plant functional traits and viewer characteristics co-regulate cultural services provisioning by stormwater bioretention
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106284
Abstract: Abstract Green stormwater infrastructure such as bioretention cells (BRCs) have the potential to influence human well-being through ecosystem services. Many services are regulated by vegetation, but only a handful (primarily regulating services) have been linked… read more here.
Keywords: sense place; functional traits; cultural services; plant functional ... See more keywords
Inferring plant functional diversity from space: the potential of Sentinel-2
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.111368
Abstract: Abstract Plant functional diversity (FD) is an important component of biodiversity that characterizes the variability of functional traits within a community, landscape, or even large spatial scales. It can influence ecosystem processes and stability. Hence,… read more here.
Keywords: fdis; functional diversity; plant functional; space ... See more keywords
Towards scalable estimation of plant functional diversity from Sentinel-2: In-situ validation in a heterogeneous (semi-)natural landscape
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2021.112505
Abstract: Abstract Large-scale high-resolution satellite observations of plant functional diversity patterns will greatly benefit our ability to study ecosystem functioning. Here, we demonstrate a potentially scalable approach that uses aggregate plant traits estimated from radiative transfer… read more here.
Keywords: landscape; functional diversity; estimation; plant functional ... See more keywords
Integrating Arctic Plant Functional Types in a Land Surface Model Using Above‐ and Belowground Field Observations
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DOI: 10.1029/2020ms002396
Abstract: Accurate simulations of high‐latitude ecosystems are critical for confident Earth system model (ESM) projections of carbon cycle feedbacks to global climate change. Land surface model components of ESMs, including the E3SM Land Model (ELM), simulate… read more here.
Keywords: land surface; model; surface model; vegetation ... See more keywords