Fine-root traits in the global spectrum of plant form and function

Erosion of global functional diversity across the tree of life

(2021) Carlos P. Carmona et al.   Science Advances

Contrasting functional structure of saproxylic beetle assemblages associated to different microhabitats

(2020) Estefanía Micó et al.   Scientific Reports

Agriculture intensification reduces plant taxonomic and functional diversity across European arable systems

(2020) Carlos P. Carmona et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Independent evolutionary changes in fine‐root traits among main clades during the diversification of seed plants

(2020) Oscar J. Valverde‐Barrantes et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Global patterns and climatic controls of belowground net carbon fixation

(2020) Laureano A. Gherardi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The fungal collaboration gradient dominates the root economics space in plants

(2020) Joana Bergmann et al.   Science Advances

Are redundancy indices redundant? An evaluation based on parameterized simulations

(2020) Thomas Galland et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Global root traits (GRooT) database

(2020) Nathaly R. Guerrero‐Ramírez et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needs

(2020) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Impact of Host Plant Species and Whitefly Species on Feeding Behavior of Bemisia tabaci

(2019) Milan Milenovic et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

V.PhyloMaker: an R package that can generate very large phylogenies for vascular plants

(2019) Yi Jin et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Trait probability density ( TPD ): measuring functional diversity across scales based on TPD with R

(2019) Carlos P. Carmona et al.   ECOLOGY

Decoupled erosion of amphibians' phylogenetic and functional diversity due to extinction

(2019) Brunno F. Oliveira et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Physical and Functional Constraints on Viable Belowground Acquisition Strategies

(2019) M. Luke McCormack et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access

(2019) Jens Kattge et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Constructing a broadly inclusive seed plant phylogeny

(2018) Stephen A. Smith et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits

(2018) Zeqing Ma et al.   NATURE

Humboldt and the reinvention of nature

(2018) Juli G. Pausas et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Climate, soil and plant functional types as drivers of global fine-root trait variation

(2017) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Root traits are more than analogues of leaf traits: the case for diaspore mass

(2017) Joana Bergmann et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

A global Fine-Root Ecology Database to address below-ground challenges in plant ecology

(2017) Colleen M. Iversen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Realised niche changes in a native herbivore assemblage associated with the presence of livestock

(2017) Juan Traba et al.   OIKOS

Root traits across environmental gradients in Mediterranean woody communities: are they aligned along the root economics spectrum?

(2017) Enrique G. de la Riva et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Functional Rarity: The Ecology of Outliers

(2017) Cyrille Violle et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Towards a Common Toolbox for Rarity: A Response to Violle et al.

(2017) Carlos P. Carmona et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Root Branching Is a Leading Root Trait of the Plant Economics Spectrum in Temperate Trees

(2017) Rebecca Liese et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

A plant growth form dataset for the New World

(2016) K. Engemann et al.   ECOLOGY

Root traits are multidimensional: specific root length is independent from root tissue density and the plant economic spectrum

(2016) Kris R. Kramer-Walter et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Towards a multidimensional root trait framework: a tree root review

(2016) Monique Weemstra et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The Density Awakens: A Reply to Blonder

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

Traits Without Borders: Integrating Functional Diversity Across Scales

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

Measuring the functional redundancy of biological communities: a quantitative guide

(2016) Carlo Ricotta et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

The global spectrum of plant form and function

(2015) Sandra Díaz et al.   NATURE

Redefining fine roots improves understanding of below-ground contributions to terrestrial biosphere processes

(2015) M. Luke McCormack et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Then-dimensional hypervolume

(2014) Benjamin Blonder et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

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

(2014) Peter B. Reich   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Mycorrhizal traits and plant communities: perspectives for integration

(2014) Mari Moora   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Functional over-redundancy and high functional vulnerability in global fish faunas on tropical reefs

(2014) D. Mouillot et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Imputation of missing data in life-history trait datasets: which approach performs the best?

(2014) Caterina Penone et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Which trait dissimilarity for functional diversity: trait means or trait overlap?

(2013) Francesco de Bello et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Three keys to the radiation of angiosperms into freezing environments

(2013) Amy E. Zanne et al.   NATURE

Taxonomical and functional diversity turnover in Mediterranean grasslands: interactions between grazing, habitat type and rainfall

(2012) Carlos P. Carmona et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

MissForest--non-parametric missing value imputation for mixed-type data

(2011) D. J. Stekhoven et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Biomass allocation to leaves, stems and roots: meta-analyses of interspecific variation and environmental control

(2011) Hendrik Poorter et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Coordinated variation in leaf and root traits across multiple spatial scales in Chinese semi-arid and arid ecosystems

(2010) Guofang Liu et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Evidence of the ‘plant economics spectrum’ in a subarctic flora

(2009) Grégoire T. Freschet et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

NEW MULTIDIMENSIONAL FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY INDICES FOR A MULTIFACETED FRAMEWORK IN FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

(2008) Sébastien Villéger et al.   ECOLOGY

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

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