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ArticleEcology and evolution2019

Using functional traits to predict species growth trajectories, and cross-validation to evaluate these models for ecological prediction.

Freya M Thomas, Jian D L Yen, Peter A Vesk

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Freya M ThomasSchool of BioSciences, ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions The University of Melbourne Melbourne Victoria Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9926-6295
Jian D L YenSchool of BioSciences, ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions The University of Melbourne Melbourne Victoria Australia.
Peter A VeskSchool of BioSciences, ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions The University of Melbourne Melbourne Victoria Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2008-7062

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6 · The paper itself

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 model fit and leave-one-

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cross‐validationecological predictionsfunctional traitsgrowth modelsnon‐linear models

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PMID30847055
PMCPMC6392493

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