Species richness of limestone grasslands increases with trait overlap: evidence from within- and between-species functional diversity partitioning

New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

(2013) N. Pérez-Harguindeguy et al.   AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Evidence for scale- and disturbance-dependent trait assembly patterns in dry semi-natural grasslands

(2013) Francesco de Bello et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Intra-specific and inter-specific variation in specific leaf area reveal the importance of abiotic and biotic drivers of species diversity across elevation and latitude

(2013) Catherine M. Hulshof et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Inferring community assembly mechanisms from functional diversity patterns: the importance of multiple assembly processes

(2012) Marko J. Spasojevic et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Inter-specific and intra-specific trait variation along short environmental gradients in an old-growth temperate forest

(2012) Sébastien Auger et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

The return of the variance: intraspecific variability in community ecology

(2012) Cyrille Violle et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Ecological assembly rules in plant communities-approaches, patterns and prospects

(2011) Lars Götzenberger et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

TRY - a global database of plant traits

(2011) J. KATTGE et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Niche overlap reveals the effects of competition, disturbance and contrasting assembly processes in experimental grassland communities

(2011) Norman W.H. Mason et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Positive effect of shade on plant growth: amelioration of stress or active regulation of growth rate?

(2011) Marina Semchenko et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

When and how should intraspecific variability be considered in trait-based plant ecology?

(2011) Cécile H. Albert et al.   PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

Advances, challenges and a developing synthesis of ecological community assembly theory

(2011) E. Weiher et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Why intraspecific trait variation matters in community ecology

(2011) Daniel I. Bolnick et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

How do traits vary across ecological scales? A case for trait-based ecology

(2010) Julie Messier et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Opposing effects of competitive exclusion on the phylogenetic structure of communities

(2010) Margaret M. Mayfield et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

A multi-trait approach reveals the structure and the relative importance of intra- vs. interspecific variability in plant traits

(2010) Cécile Hélène Albert et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Soil heterogeneity buffers community response to climate change in species-rich grassland

(2010) JASON D. FRIDLEY et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Intraspecific variability and trait-based community assembly

(2010) Vincent Jung et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Intraspecific trait variation and covariation in a widespread tree species (Nothofagus pumilio) in southern Chile

(2010) Alex Fajardo et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Individuals and the Variation Needed for High Species Diversity in Forest Trees

(2010) J. S. Clark   SCIENCE

Quantifying the relevance of intraspecific trait variability for functional diversity

(2010) Francesco de Bello et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Small-scale plant species richness and evenness in semi-natural grasslands respond differently to habitat fragmentation

(2009) Triin Reitalu et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Phylogenetic relatedness and plant invader success across two spatial scales

(2009) Marc W. Cadotte et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Trade-off between root nitrogen acquisition and shoot nitrogen utilization across 13 co-occurring pasture grass species

(2009) Vincent Maire et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Variation in leaf functional trait values within and across individuals and species: an example from a Costa Rican dry forest

(2009) Catherine M. Hulshof et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Towards a trait-based quantification of species niche

(2009) C. Violle et al.   Journal of Plant Ecology

Competition, traits and resource depletion in plant communities

(2009) Cyrille Violle et al.   OECOLOGIA

Competition for Light Causes Plant Biodiversity Loss After Eutrophication

(2009) Y. Hautier et al.   SCIENCE

Scaling environmental change through the community-level: a trait-based response-and-effect framework for plants

(2008) KATHARINE N. SUDING et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Plant species segregation on different spatial scales in semi-natural grasslands

(2008) T. Reitalu et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Functional Traits and Niche-Based Tree Community Assembly in an Amazonian Forest

(2008) N. J. B. Kraft et al.   SCIENCE