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The importance of trait selection in ecology.
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17 citing papers in PubMed.
- Developing quantitative relationships between functional traits and performance of tropical seaweed.Oecologia · 2026Article
- A global dataset of key traits for plant belowground functioning.Scientific data · 2026Article
- Mycorrhizal Type Steers Trait-Function Linkages in Root Nitrogen Uptake Across Subtropical Tree Species.Plant, cell & environment · 2026Article
- Growth form and lifespan of herbaceous species mediate the role of traits in short-term drought response.Nature ecology & evolution · 2026Article
- The overlooked role of root water content in the root economics space.Nature plants · 2026Article
- Traits and functions of alpine plant communities respond strongly but not always sufficiently to in situ climate change.The New phytologist · 2026Article
- Acclimation lags in alpine grasslands reveal early warning signs of climate change.The New phytologist · 2026Article
- Rhizospheric traits and plant functioning belowground.Plant communications · 2026Review
- Cell wall pectin reshapes leaf drought tolerance in dry forests.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Root structural remodeling under soil compaction for herbaceous plants.Plant diversity · 2026Article
- Arbuscular mycorrhizal association regulates global root-seed coordination.Nature plants · 2025Article
- Network-informed analysis of a multivariate trait-space reveals optimal trait selection.Communications biology · 2025Article
- Plant species richness promotes the decoupling of leaf and root defence traits while species-specific responses in physical and chemical defences are rare.The New phytologist · 2025Article
- Tree growth is better explained by absorptive fine root traits than by transport fine root traits.Communications biology · 2025Article
- Aboveground and belowground trait coordination across twelve boreal forest tree species.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Aboveground and belowground sizes are aligned in the unified spectrum of plant form and function.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Dispersal-diversity feedbacks and their consequences for macroecological patterns.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2024Review
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22 authors.
Alexandra Weigelt *Systematic Botany and Functional Biodiversity, Institute of Biology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany. alexandra.weigelt@uni-leipzig.de.ORCID 0000-0001-6242-603X
Liesje Mommer *Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group, Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3775-0716
Karl AndraczekSystematic Botany and Functional Biodiversity, Institute of Biology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.
Colleen M IversenOak Ridge National Laboratory, Climate Change Science Institute and Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8293-3450
Joana BergmannSustainable Grassland Systems, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Paulinenaue, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2008-4198
Helge BruelheideGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3135-0356
Grégoire T FreschetTheoretical and Experimental Ecology Station (SETE), National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Moulis, France.ORCID 0000-0002-8830-3860
Nathaly R Guerrero-RamírezBiodiversity, Macroecology and Biogeography, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Jens KattgeGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1022-8469
Thom W KuyperSoil Biology Group, Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3896-4943
Daniel C LaughlinDepartment of Botany, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9651-5732
Ina C MeierFunctional Forest Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Hamburg, Barsbüttel-Willinghusen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6500-7519
Fons van der PlasSystematic Botany and Functional Biodiversity, Institute of Biology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4680-543X
Hendrik PoorterPlant Sciences (IBG-2), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany.
Catherine RoumetCEFE, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France.ORCID 0000-0003-1320-9770
Jasper van RuijvenPlant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group, Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Francesco Maria SabatiniGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7202-7697
Marina SemchenkoDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6196-3562
Christopher J SweeneyDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Oscar J Valverde-BarrantesInstitute of Environment, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7327-7647
Larry M YorkOak Ridge National Laboratory, Center for Bioenergy Innovation and Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1995-9479
M Luke McCormackThe Root Lab, Center for Tree Science, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8300-5215
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