Background Functional–structural plant models (FSPMs) explore and integrate relationships
between a plant's structure and processes that underlie its growth and development. In the …

There is renewed interest in how transgenerational environmental effects, including
epigenetic inheritance, contribute to adaptive evolution. The contribution of across …

Allocation is one of the central concepts in modern ecology, providing the basis for different
strategies. Allocation in plants has been conceptualized as a proportional or ratio-driven …

Interspecific differences in functional traits are a key factor for explaining the positive
diversity–productivity relationship in plant communities. However, the role of intraspecific …

Virtually all plants show a certain degree of variation among individual metamers during
ontogeny. In some cases, however, there are abrupt and substantial changes in form and …

We commonly use trait variation to characterize plant function within and among species
and understand how vegetation responds to the environment. Seedling emergence is an …

Phenotypic plasticity is observed widely in plants and often studied with reaction norms for
adult plant or end‐of‐season traits. Uncovering genetic, environmental and developmental …

Trait-based ecology has improved our understanding of the functioning of organisms,
communities, ecosystems, and beyond. However, its predictive ability remains limited as …

Tree biomass allocation to leaves, roots, and wood affects the residence time of carbon in
forests, with potentially dramatic implications for ecosystem carbon storage. However …

While plant competition for light has received considerable attention, the facilitative effect
that shading can have on plants and the role of species‐specific adaptations in mediating …