Can plant traits predict seed dispersal probability via red deer guts, fur, and hooves?
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5512
Abstract: Abstract Seed dispersal by mammals provides functional connectivity between isolated plant habitat patches. Across much of Europe, red deer (Cervus elaphus) populations are growing steadily, potentially leading to increasing importance of this large mammal species… read more here.
Keywords: seed; plant; plant traits; red deer ... See more keywords
Quantifying the relationship linking the community weighted means of plant traits and soil fertility.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3454
Abstract: Is it possible to generalize relationships between certain plant traits and soil fertility? In particular, are there quantitative relationships between community weighted mean (CWM) trait values of leaf dry matter content (LDMC), specific leaf area… read more here.
Keywords: traits soil; plant traits; community weighted; soil fertility ... 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
The interspecific variation of plant traits in brassicas engenders stronger aphid suppression than the intraspecific variation of single plant trait
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DOI: 10.1007/s10340-021-01421-z
Abstract: Increasing either inter- or intraspecific plant diversity has shown the potential to engender bottom-up and top-down effects upon herbivorous pests. Nonetheless, because interspecific plant diversity is likely to pose logistical challenges to farmers, the use… read more here.
Keywords: suppression; variation; plant; plant diversity ... See more keywords
The influence of soil resources and plant traits on invasion and restoration in a subtropical woodland
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DOI: 10.1007/s11258-017-0757-3
Abstract: It has been shown in some cases that nitrogen (N) addition to soil will increase abundance of plant invaders because many invaders have traits that promote rapid growth in response to high resource supply. Similarly,… read more here.
Keywords: plant; plant traits; soil resources; soil ... See more keywords
Temperature and salinity effects on submerged aquatic vegetation traits and susceptibility to grazing
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2019.05.004
Abstract: Abstract Submerged macrophyte vegetation provides valuable ecosystem services, but climate- and management-driven changes may alter plant traits in unexpected and interactive ways. Further, such changes in plant traits may influence herbivore response, with feedback to… read more here.
Keywords: temperature salinity; salinity effects; temperature; vegetation ... See more keywords
Plant traits interplay to balance pollen limitation in the Brazilian seasonal dry forest: A meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104408
Abstract: Abstract Animal pollination is one of the most important ecosystem services that benefit both natural plant communities and plant crops. A failure in pollination service can result in pollen limitation of fruit and seed set.… read more here.
Keywords: meta analysis; plant traits; plant; pollen limitation ... See more keywords
Browsing and plant traits in nutrient-rich and nutrient-poor savannas in Tanzania
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DOI: 10.1017/s026646741700030x
Abstract: Abstract: Environmental productivity is important in determining defensive or tolerance traits of plants, with nutrient-rich savannas showing tolerance and nutrient-poor showing defence traits. Animals are affected differently by such traits due to differences in size,… read more here.
Keywords: impala; plant traits; nutrient rich; nutrient poor ... See more keywords
Community and species-specific responses of plant traits to 23 years of experimental warming across subarctic tundra plant communities
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02595-2
Abstract: To improve understanding of how global warming may affect competitive interactions among plants, information on the responses of plant functional traits across species to long-term warming is needed. Here we report the effect of 23… read more here.
Keywords: plant; community; plant traits; responses plant ... See more keywords
A model study of the combined effect of above and below ground plant traits on the ecomorphodynamics of gravel bars
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74106-9
Abstract: Both above- and below-ground plant traits are known to modulate feedbacks between vegetation and river morphodynamic processes. However, how they collectively influence vegetation establishment on gravel bars remains less clear. Here we develop a numerical… read more here.
Keywords: ground; plant; ground plant; gravel bars ... See more keywords
The shaping role of self-organization: linking vegetation patterning, plant traits and ecosystem functioning
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.2859
Abstract: Self-organized spatial patterns are increasingly recognized for their contribution to ecosystem functioning, in terms of enhanced productivity, ecosystem stability, and species diversity in terrestrial as well as marine ecosystems. Most studies on the impact of… read more here.
Keywords: plant traits; vegetation; ecosystem functioning; self organization ... See more keywords