A synthesis of tree functional traits related to drought‐induced mortality in forests across climatic zones
Forest dieback caused by drought‐induced tree mortality has been observed world‐wide.
Forecasting which trees in which locations are vulnerable to drought‐induced mortality is …
Forecasting which trees in which locations are vulnerable to drought‐induced mortality is …
Climatic and soil factors explain the two-dimensional spectrum of global plant trait variation
Plant functional traits can predict community assembly and ecosystem functioning and are
thus widely used in global models of vegetation dynamics and land–climate feedbacks. Still …
thus widely used in global models of vegetation dynamics and land–climate feedbacks. Still …
TRY plant trait database–enhanced coverage and open access
Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological
characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect …
characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect …
The global spectrum of plant form and function
Earth is home to a remarkable diversity of plant forms and life histories, yet comparatively
few essential trait combinations have proved evolutionarily viable in today's terrestrial …
few essential trait combinations have proved evolutionarily viable in today's terrestrial …
Plant functional traits have globally consistent effects on competition
Phenotypic traits and their associated trade-offs have been shown to have globally
consistent effects on individual plant physiological functions,,, but how these effects scale up …
consistent effects on individual plant physiological functions,,, but how these effects scale up …
Revisiting the functional basis of sclerophylly within the leaf economics spectrum of oaks: different roads to Rome
Abstract Purpose of Review Defining the mechanisms behind and the leaf economic
consequences of the development of sclerophylly in woody plants will allow us to …
consequences of the development of sclerophylly in woody plants will allow us to …
Which is a better predictor of plant traits: temperature or precipitation?
Question Are plant traits more closely correlated with mean annual temperature, or with
mean annual precipitation? Location Global. Methods We quantified the strength of the …
mean annual precipitation? Location Global. Methods We quantified the strength of the …
TRY–a global database of plant traits
Plant traits–the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological
characteristics of plants and their organs–determine how primary producers respond to …
characteristics of plants and their organs–determine how primary producers respond to …
Leaf and stem economics spectra drive diversity of functional plant traits in a dynamic global vegetation model
Functional diversity is critical for ecosystem dynamics, stability and productivity. However,
dynamic global vegetation models (DGVM s) which are increasingly used to simulate …
dynamic global vegetation models (DGVM s) which are increasingly used to simulate …
Decomposition in tropical forests: a pan‐tropical study of the effects of litter type, litter placement and mesofaunal exclusion across a precipitation gradient
Summary 1 Litter decomposition recycles nutrients and causes large fluxes of carbon
dioxide into the atmosphere. It is typically assumed that climate, litter quality and …
dioxide into the atmosphere. It is typically assumed that climate, litter quality and …