Handbook of protocols for standardized measurement of terrestrial invertebrate functional traits

Reinforcing loose foundation stones in trait-based plant ecology

(2016) Bill Shipley et al.   OECOLOGIA

Traits Without Borders: Integrating Functional Diversity Across Scales

(2016) Carlos P. Carmona et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Seven Shortfalls that Beset Large-Scale Knowledge of Biodiversity

(2015) Joaquín Hortal et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Insects in Fluctuating Thermal Environments

(2015) Hervé Colinet et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Functional trait diversity across trophic levels determines herbivore impact on plant community biomass

(2015) Hélène Deraison et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

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

(2015) Andrew Siefert et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Macrophysiology - progress and prospects

(2015) Steven L. Chown et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Functional responses of multitaxa communities to disturbance and stress gradients in a restored floodplain

(2015) Bertrand Fournier et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Plant functional traits have globally consistent effects on competition

(2015) Georges Kunstler et al.   NATURE

Global variability in leaf respiration in relation to climate, plant functional types and leaf traits

(2015) Owen K. Atkin et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Functional identity and diversity of animals predict ecosystem functioning better than species-based indices

(2015) V. Gagic et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A proposed unified terminology of species traits in stream ecology

(2015) Dénes Schmera et al.   Freshwater Science

A proposed unified terminology of species traits in stream ecology

(2015) Dénes Schmera et al.   Freshwater Science

Moving beyond the guild concept: developing a practical functional trait framework for terrestrial beetles

(2014) NICHOLAS M. FOUNTAIN-JONES et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Extreme stresses, niches, and positive species interactions along stress gradients

(2014) Qiang He et al.   ECOLOGY

Drivers of carabid functional diversity: abiotic environment, plant functional traits, or plant functional diversity?

(2014) Robin J. Pakeman et al.   ECOLOGY

The fourth-corner solution - using predictive models to understand how species traits interact with the environment

(2014) Alexandra M. Brown et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Morphological traits: predictable responses to macrohabitats across a 300 km scale

(2014) Michelle L. Yates et al.   PeerJ

New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

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

Can a trait-based multi-taxa approach improve our assessment of forest management impact on biodiversity?

(2013) Isabelle Aubin et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Heat freezes niche evolution

(2013) Miguel B. Araújo et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

The contribution of a niche-based approach to ecological risk assessment: Using macroinvertebrate species under multiple stressors

(2013) Fanny Colas et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Herbivory mediated by coupling between biomechanical traits of plants and grasshoppers

(2013) Sébastien Ibanez et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Carabids.org - a dynamic online database of ground beetle species traits (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

(2013) Katharina Homburg et al.   Insect Conservation and Diversity

National patterns of functional diversity and redundancy in predatory ground beetles and bees associated with key UK arable crops

(2013) Ben A. Woodcock et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Plant functional effects on ecosystem services

(2013) Sandra Lavorel   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Do plant traits retrieved from a database accurately predict on-site measurements?

(2013) Verena Cordlandwehr et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Insect herbivores can choose microclimates to achieve nutritional homeostasis

(2013) F. J. Clissold et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Linking traits between plants and invertebrate herbivores to track functional effects of land-use changes

(2013) Marco Moretti et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

A novel framework for linking functional diversity of plants with other trophic levels for the quantification of ecosystem services

(2013) Sandra Lavorel et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Going Back to Basics: Importance of Ecophysiology when Choosing Functional Traits for Studying Communities and Ecosystems

(2013) Bruno H. P. Rosado et al.   Natureza & Conservacao

Environmental and Ontogenetic Effects on Intraspecific Trait Variation of a Macrophyte Species across Five Ecological Scales

(2013) Hui Fu et al.   PLoS One

Synergistic effects of non-Apis bees and honey bees for pollination services

(2013) C. Brittain et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The use of traits-based approaches and eco(toxico)logical models to advance the ecological risk assessment framework for chemicals

(2013) Paul J Van den Brink et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Rethinking Community Assembly through the Lens of Coexistence Theory

(2012) J. HilleRisLambers et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Response diversity determines the resilience of ecosystems to environmental change

(2012) Akira S. Mori et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Improving the application of vertebrate trait-based frameworks to the study of ecosystem services

(2012) Gary W. Luck et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Optimizing size thresholds in a plant–pollinator interaction web: towards a mechanistic understanding of ecological networks

(2012) Sébastien Ibanez   OECOLOGIA

Traits underpinning desiccation resistance explain distribution patterns of terrestrial isopods

(2012) André T. C. Dias et al.   OECOLOGIA

Trait-based approaches to conservation physiology: forecasting environmental change risks from the bottom up

(2012) S. L. Chown   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Evidence of Different Thermoregulatory Mechanisms between Two Sympatric Scarabaeus Species Using Infrared Thermography and Micro-Computer Tomography

(2012) José R. Verdú et al.   PLoS One

Winter Survival of Individual Honey Bees and Honey Bee Colonies Depends on Level of Varroa destructor Infestation

(2012) Coby van Dooremalen et al.   PLoS One

The return of the variance: intraspecific variability in community ecology

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

A functional approach reveals community responses to disturbances

(2012) David Mouillot et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Evaluating the life-history trade-off between dispersal capability and reproduction in wing dimorphic insects: a meta-analysis

(2011) Patrick A. Guerra   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

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

Why intraspecific trait variation matters in community ecology

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

Functional traits as indicators of biodiversity response to land use changes across ecosystems and organisms

(2010) Marie Vandewalle et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Towards an assessment of multiple ecosystem processes and services via functional traits

(2010) Francesco de Bello et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Species' traits predict phenological responses to climate change in butterflies

(2010) Sarah E. Diamond et al.   ECOLOGY

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

(2010) Julie Messier et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

A structured and dynamic framework to advance traits-based theory and prediction in ecology

(2010) Colleen T. Webb et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Temperature-induced plasticity in egg size and resistance of eggs to temperature stress in a soil arthropod

(2010) Maartje Liefting et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Ant-mediated seed dispersal does not facilitate niche expansion

(2010) Robert J. Warren et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Dung Beetles Eat Acorns to Increase Their Ovarian Development and Thermal Tolerance

(2010) José R. Verdú et al.   PLoS One

Quantifying the relevance of intraspecific trait variability for functional diversity

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

Framework for traits-based assessment in ecotoxicology

(2010) Mascha N Rubach et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Size-specific interaction patterns and size matching in a plant–pollinator interaction web

(2009) Martina Stang et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Quantifying the Contribution of Organisms to the Provision of Ecosystem Services

(2009) Gary W. Luck et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Phenology, ontogeny and the effects of climate change on the timing of species interactions

(2009) Louie H. Yang et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Adapt or disperse: understanding species persistence in a changing world

(2009) MATTY P. BERG et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Partitioning of functional diversity reveals the scale and extent of trait convergence and divergence

(2009) Francesco de Bello et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwide

(2008) William K. Cornwell et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

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

The LEDA Traitbase: a database of life-history traits of the Northwest European flora

(2008) M. Kleyer et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Testing the Holy Grail framework: using functional traits to predict ecosystem change

(2008) Katharine N. Suding et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Effects of Predator Hunting Mode on Grassland Ecosystem Function

(2008) Oswald J. Schmitz   SCIENCE

Ecogeographical rules: elements of a synthesis

(2007) Kevin J. Gaston et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY