Intraspecific trait variation in plants: a renewed focus on its role in ecological processes

The leaf economics spectrum’s morning coffee: plant size-dependent changes in leaf traits and reproductive onset in a perennial tree crop

(2021) Adam R Martin et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Impact of rainfall seasonality on intraspecific trait variation in a shrub from a Mediterranean climate

(2020) Timothy E. Moore et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Growing up Aspen: ontogeny and trade-offs shape growth, defence, and reproduction in a foundation species

(2020) Christopher T Cole et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

On the modeling of tropical tree growth: the importance of intra-specific trait variation, non-linear functions and phenotypic integration

(2020) Jie Yang et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Effects of intrinsic environmental predictability on intra-individual and intra-population variability of plant reproductive traits and eco-evolutionary consequences

(2020) Martí March-Salas et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Intraspecific trait variation and reversals of trait strategies across key climate gradients in native Hawaiian plants and non-native invaders

(2020) Andrea C Westerband et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

An overview of agent-based models in plant biology and ecology

(2020) Bo Zhang et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Leaf anatomy is not correlated to CAM function in a C3+CAM hybrid species, Yucca gloriosa

(2020) Karolina Heyduk et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

A willow drawing from 1786: the earliest depiction of intraspecific trait variation in plants?

(2020) Ulrich E Stegmann   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Contrasting patterns of intraspecific trait variability in native and non-native plant species along an elevational gradient on Tenerife, Canary Islands

(2020) Paul Kühn et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Intraspecific trait variation influences physiological performance and fitness in the South Africa shrub genus Protea (Proteaceae)

(2020) Kristen M Nolting et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Diversity of parental environments increases phenotypic variation in Arabidopsis populations more than genetic diversity but similarly affects productivity

(2020) Javier Puy et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Global gradients in intraspecific variation in vegetative and floral traits are partially associated with climate and species richness

(2020) Jonas Kuppler et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Components of leaf‐trait variation along environmental gradients

(2020) Ning Dong et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Leaf traits and performance vary with plant age and water availability in Artemisia californica

(2020) Jennifer L Funk et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Microanatomical traits track climate gradients for a dominant C4 grass species across the Great Plains, USA

(2020) Seton Bachle et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Intraspecific trait variability shapes leaf trait response to altered fire regimes

(2020) Rachel M Mitchell et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Patterns of intraspecific trait variation along an aridity gradient suggest both drought escape and drought tolerance strategies in an invasive herb

(2020) Shana R Welles et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Shifts in fine root traits within and among species along a fine-scale hydrological gradient

(2020) Guy M Taseski et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Mammalian herbivory shapes intraspecific trait responses to warmer climate and nutrient enrichment

(2020) Maria‐Theresa Jessen et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

The acquisitive–conservative axis of leaf trait variation emerges even in homogeneous environments

(2020) Lucas D Gorné et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Adjustments and coordination of hydraulic, leaf and stem traits along a water availability gradient

(2019) Teresa Rosas et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The interplay among intraspecific leaf trait variation, niche breadth and species abundance along light and soil nutrient gradients

(2019) Alex Fajardo et al.   OIKOS

Consequences of intraspecific variation in seed dispersal for plant demography, communities, evolution, and global change

(2019) Rebecca S Snell et al.   AoB Plants

On the relevance of intraspecific trait variability - a synthesis of 56 dry grassland sites across Europe

(2019) S. Tautenhahn et al.   FLORA

Does trait variation within broadly distributed species mirror patterns across species? A case study in Puerto Rico

(2019) María Natalia Umaña et al.   ECOLOGY

Global patterns of intraspecific leaf trait responses to elevation

(2019) Gabriele Midolo et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Geographic scale and disturbance influence intraspecific trait variability in leaves and roots of North American understorey plants

(2019) Bright B. Kumordzi et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Intraspecific variation in traits and tree growth along an elevational gradient in a subtropical forest

(2019) María Natalia Umaña et al.   OECOLOGIA

A reframing of trait-demographic rate analyses for ecology and evolutionary biology

(2019) Nathan Garrick Swenson et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES

Populations of a widespread invader and co‐occurring native species vary in phenotypic plasticity

(2019) Drew Hiatt et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Incorporating intraspecific variation into species distribution models improves distribution predictions, but cannot predict species traits for a wide‐spread plant species

(2019) Nathalie Isabelle Chardon et al.   ECOGRAPHY

A scale‐dependent framework for trade‐offs, syndromes, and specialization in organismal biology

(2019) Anurag A. Agrawal   ECOLOGY

Intraspecific Variation in Floral Color and Odor in Orchids

(2019) Laurent Dormont et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES

Rapid and positive responses of plants to lower precipitation predictability

(2019) Martí March-Salas et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Towards a New Generation of Trait-Flexible Vegetation Models

(2019) Fabio Berzaghi et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Intraspecific trait variation and the leaf economics spectrum across resource gradients and levels of organization

(2018) Alex Fajardo et al.   ECOLOGY

Within-species patterns challenge our understanding of the leaf economics spectrum

(2018) Leander D. L. Anderegg et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Delivering the promises of trait-based approaches to the needs of demographic approaches, and vice versa

(2018) Roberto Salguero-Gómez et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

A continental-scale assessment of variability in leaf traits: Within species, across sites and between seasons

(2018) Keith J. Bloomfield et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Trait-based predictions and responses from laboratory mite populations to harvesting in stochastic environments

(2018) Isabel M. Smallegange et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Climate change and functional traits affect population dynamics of a long-lived seabird

(2018) Stéphanie Jenouvrier et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Microenvironment and functional-trait context dependence predict alpine plant community dynamics

(2018) Benjamin Blonder et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Quantifying the role of intra-specific trait variation for allocation and organ-level traits in tropical seedling communities

(2018) María Natalia Umaña et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

How functional traits influence plant growth and shade tolerance across the life cycle

(2018) Daniel S. Falster et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Generating species assemblages for restoration and experimentation: A new method that can simultaneously converge on average trait values and maximize functional diversity

(2018) Daniel C. Laughlin et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Intraspecific trait variability of trees is related to canopy species richness in European forests

(2018) Raquel Benavides et al.   PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

Intraspecific variability and reaction norms of forest understorey plant species traits

(2017) Julia I. Burton et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

On the relative importance of CSR ecological strategies and integrative traits to explain species dominance at local scales

(2017) Bruno H. P. Rosado et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Vegetation demographics in Earth System Models: A review of progress and priorities

(2017) Rosie A. Fisher et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Intraspecific variation in traits reduces ability of trait-based models to predict community structure

(2017) Quentin D. Read et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Intraspecific trait variation can weaken interspecific trait correlations when assessing the whole-plant economic spectrum

(2017) Daniel C. Laughlin et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Biotic and abiotic drivers of intraspecific trait variation within plant populations of three herbaceous plant species along a latitudinal gradient

(2017) Kenny Helsen et al.   BMC ECOLOGY

Intraspecific leaf trait variability along a boreal-to-tropical community diversity gradient

(2017) Cristina C. Bastias et al.   PLoS One

How variation between individuals affects species coexistence

(2016) Simon P. Hart et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Wood density is a poor predictor of competitive ability among individuals of the same species

(2016) Alex Fajardo   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Incorporation of plant traits in a land surface model helps explain the global biogeographical distribution of major forest functional types

(2016) Xingjie Lu et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Spatial scale and intraspecific trait variability mediate assembly rules in alpine grasslands

(2016) Loïc Chalmandrier et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Reinforcing loose foundation stones in trait-based plant ecology

(2016) Bill Shipley et al.   OECOLOGIA

Phenological variation of leaf functional traits within species

(2016) Alex Fajardo et al.   OECOLOGIA

Intraspecific trait variation drives functional responses of old-field plant communities to nutrient enrichment

(2016) Andrew Siefert et al.   OECOLOGIA

Intraspecific variability improves environmental matching, but does not increase ecological breadth along a wet-to-dry ecotone

(2016) Rachel M. Mitchell et al.   OIKOS

Trait-Based Community Assembly along an Elevational Gradient in Subalpine Forests: Quantifying the Roles of Environmental Factors in Inter- and Intraspecific Variability

(2016) Ya-Huang Luo et al.   PLoS One

Continuous within-plant variation as a source of intraspecific functional diversity: Patterns, magnitude, and genetic correlates of leaf variability in Helleborus foetidus (Ranunculaceae)

(2015) Carlos M. Herrera et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Constraints to and conservation implications for climate change adaptation in plants

(2015) Matthew J. Christmas et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

Time-invariant and stochastic disperser-structured matrix models: Invasion rates of fleshy-fruited exotic shrubs

(2015) Kelley D. Erickson et al.   DISCRETE AND CONTINUOUS DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS-SERIES B

A global meta-analysis of the relative extent of intraspecific trait variation in plant communities

(2015) Andrew Siefert et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Intraspecific trait variation across scales: implications for understanding global change responses

(2015) Emily V. Moran et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Leaf and stem economics spectra drive diversity of functional plant traits in a dynamic global vegetation model

(2015) Boris Sakschewski et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Globally, functional traits are weak predictors of juvenile tree growth, and we do not know why

(2015) C. E. Timothy Paine et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Plant functional traits have globally consistent effects on competition

(2015) Georges Kunstler et al.   NATURE

Fitness of multidimensional phenotypes in dynamic adaptive landscapes

(2015) Daniel C. Laughlin et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

The effects of phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation on forecasts of species range shifts under climate change

(2014) Fernando Valladares et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Phenotypic constraints and community structure: Linking trade-offs within and among species

(2014) Amy L. Angert et al.   EVOLUTION

ThecompadrePlant Matrix Database: an open online repository for plant demography

(2014) Roberto Salguero-Gómez et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

The world-wide ‘fast-slow’ plant economics spectrum: a traits manifesto

(2014) Peter B. Reich   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Between- and within-species trait variability and the assembly of sapling communities in forest patches

(2014) Marcos B. Carlucci et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Community Functional Responses to Soil and Climate at Multiple Spatial Scales: When Does Intraspecific Variation Matter?

(2014) Andrew Siefert et al.   PLoS One

Biogeographic variation in evergreen conifer needle longevity and impacts on boreal forest carbon cycle projections

(2014) P. B. Reich et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

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

Ontogeny strongly and differentially alters leaf economic and other key traits in three diverse Helianthus species

(2013) Chase M. Mason et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Trait variability differs between leaf and wood tissues across ecological scales in subtropical forests

(2013) Meng Kang et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Next-generation dynamic global vegetation models: learning from community ecology

(2013) Simon Scheiter et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The ontogeny of plant indirect defenses

(2013) Carolina Quintero et al.   PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

Functional traits explain variation in plant life history strategies

(2013) P. B. Adler et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plant Domestication and Crop Evolution in the Near East: On Events and Processes

(2012) Shahal Abbo et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN PLANT SCIENCES

A predictive model of community assembly that incorporates intraspecific trait variation

(2012) Daniel C. Laughlin et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Connecting dynamic vegetation models to data - an inverse perspective

(2012) Florian Hartig et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Ontogenetic differences of herbivory on woody and herbaceous plants: a meta-analysis demonstrating unique effects of herbivory on the young and the old, the slow and the fast

(2012) Tara Joy Massad   OECOLOGIA

Key canopy traits drive forest productivity

(2012) P. B. Reich   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Transgenerational defense induction and epigenetic inheritance in plants

(2012) Liza M. Holeski et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

The return of the variance: intraspecific variability in community ecology

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

Linking the Spatial Scale of Environmental Variation and the Evolution of Phenotypic Plasticity: Selection Favors Adaptive Plasticity in Fine-Grained Environments

(2011) Brooke S. Baythavong   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Heteroblasty—A Review

(2011) Gerhard Zotz et al.   BOTANICAL REVIEW

Community trait response to environment: disentangling species turnover vs intraspecific trait variability effects

(2011) Jan Lepš et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Do invasive species show higher phenotypic plasticity than native species and, if so, is it adaptive? A meta-analysis

(2011) Amy Michelle Davidson et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

TRY - a global database of plant traits

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

Going beyond limitations of plant functional types when predicting global ecosystem-atmosphere fluxes: exploring the merits of traits-based approaches

(2011) P. M. Van Bodegom et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

On the importance of intraspecific variability for the quantification of functional diversity

(2011) Cécile H. Albert et al.   OIKOS

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

The evolution of the worldwide leaf economics spectrum

(2011) Lisa A. Donovan et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Why intraspecific trait variation matters in community ecology

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

Adaptive Transgenerational Plasticity in Plants: Case Studies, Mechanisms, and Implications for Natural Populations

(2011) Jacob J. Herman et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

The Ontogeny of Plant Defense and Herbivory: Characterizing General Patterns Using Meta‐Analysis

(2010) Kasey E. Barton et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

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

(2010) Julie Messier et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Origin of agriculture and plant domestication in West Mesoamerica

(2010) Daniel Zizumbo-Villarreal et al.   GENETIC RESOURCES AND CROP EVOLUTION

Intraspecific variability and trait-based community assembly

(2010) Vincent Jung et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Intraspecific functional variability: extent, structure and sources of variation

(2010) Cécile Hélène Albert et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Understanding natural epigenetic variation

(2010) Christina L. Richards et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Turning over a new ‘leaf’: multiple functional significances of leaves versus phyllodes in Hawaiian Acacia koa

(2010) JESSICA PASQUET-KOK et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

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

(2010) J. S. Clark   SCIENCE

Plant phenotypic plasticity in a changing climate

(2010) A.B. Nicotra et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Quantifying the relevance of intraspecific trait variability for functional diversity

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

Contrasting patterns of transgenerational plasticity in ecologically distinct congeners

(2009) Sonia E. Sultan et al.   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

Hydraulic adjustment of Scots pine across Europe

(2009) J. Martínez-Vilalta et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance: Prevalence, Mechanisms, and Implications for the Study of Heredity and Evolution

(2009) Eva Jablonka et al.   QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY

Intraspecific variability in leaf traits strongly affects alder leaf decomposition in a stream

(2008) Antoine Lecerf et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

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

Differences in plasticity between invasive and native plants from a low resource environment

(2008) Jennifer L. Funk   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Restoration through reassembly: plant traits and invasion resistance

(2008) Jennifer L. Funk et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION