The majority of studies investigating plant functional traits have used species average trait values, and assumed that average values were sufficiently representative of each species considered. Although this approach has proven valuable in community ecology studies, plant functional traits can significant-ly vary at different scales, i.e. between but also within populations. The study of species functional trait variability can facilitate increasingly accurate studies in community ecology. Nevertheless, the current extent of within-site plant trait variability has been poorly addressed in the literature. Calcareous grass-lands are ecosystems well-suited to study plant trait variation at small spatial scales. Many species are present on het...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2013Classifying species and communities by their collectio...
Despite increasing evidence of the importance of intraspecific trait variation in plant communities,...
For a long time, ecologists have worked on gaining insight into the processes that govern the assemb...
peer reviewedThe majority of studies investigating plant functional traits have used species average...
In the last few years, an increasing body of evidence has highlighted the role of functional traits ...
Intraspecific trait variation (ITV), based on available genetic diversity, is one of the major means...
Since the original Darwin's definition of ''functional traits'' as predictors (proxies) of organism ...
Empirical studies that link plants intraspecific variation to environmental conditions are almost l...
While community-weighted means of plant traits have been linked to mean environmental conditions at ...
<div><p>Despite increasing evidence of the importance of intraspecific trait variation in plant comm...
The field of plant community ecology is increasingly seeking to integrate functional traits into the...
Questions What is the functional trait variation of European temperate grasslands and how does this ...
Functional traits may help to explain the great variety of species performances in plant communities...
<div><p>Assessing changes in plant functional traits along gradients is useful for understanding the...
Phenotypic trait variation plays a major role in the response of plants to global environmental chan...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2013Classifying species and communities by their collectio...
Despite increasing evidence of the importance of intraspecific trait variation in plant communities,...
For a long time, ecologists have worked on gaining insight into the processes that govern the assemb...
peer reviewedThe majority of studies investigating plant functional traits have used species average...
In the last few years, an increasing body of evidence has highlighted the role of functional traits ...
Intraspecific trait variation (ITV), based on available genetic diversity, is one of the major means...
Since the original Darwin's definition of ''functional traits'' as predictors (proxies) of organism ...
Empirical studies that link plants intraspecific variation to environmental conditions are almost l...
While community-weighted means of plant traits have been linked to mean environmental conditions at ...
<div><p>Despite increasing evidence of the importance of intraspecific trait variation in plant comm...
The field of plant community ecology is increasingly seeking to integrate functional traits into the...
Questions What is the functional trait variation of European temperate grasslands and how does this ...
Functional traits may help to explain the great variety of species performances in plant communities...
<div><p>Assessing changes in plant functional traits along gradients is useful for understanding the...
Phenotypic trait variation plays a major role in the response of plants to global environmental chan...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2013Classifying species and communities by their collectio...
Despite increasing evidence of the importance of intraspecific trait variation in plant communities,...
For a long time, ecologists have worked on gaining insight into the processes that govern the assemb...