Bimodal trait distributions with large variances question the reliability of trait-based aggregate models

Mechanisms shaping size structure and functional diversity of phytoplankton communities in the ocean

(2015) Esteban Acevedo-Trejos et al.   Scientific Reports

Diversity, Functional Similarity, and Top-Down Control Drive Synchronization and the Reliability of Ecosystem Function

(2014) Barbara Bauer et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Zooming in on size distribution patterns underlying species coexistence in Baltic Sea phytoplankton

(2014) A. S. Downing et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Trait-based representation of diatom functional diversity in a plankton functional type model of the eutrophied southern North Sea

(2014) N. Terseleer et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

The form of a trade-off determines the response to competition

(2013) Ram Maharjan et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Competition Drives Clumpy Species Coexistence in Estuarine Phytoplankton

(2013) A. M. Segura et al.   Scientific Reports

Beyond the Plankton Ecology Group (PEG) Model: Mechanisms Driving Plankton Succession

(2012) Ulrich Sommer et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Widespread disruptive selection in the wild is associated with intense resource competition

(2012) Ryan A Martin et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Eco-evolutionary responses of biodiversity to climate change

(2012) Jon Norberg et al.   Nature Climate Change

Evidence for a Trade-Off between Host-Range Breadth and Host-Use Efficiency in Aphid Parasitoids

(2011) Cory S. Straub et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Skewness-Invariant Measures of Kurtosis

(2011) M. C. Jones et al.   AMERICAN STATISTICIAN

Adding complex trophic interactions to a size-spectral plankton model: Emergent diversity patterns and limits on predictability

(2011) Neil S. Banas   ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

Long-term trends in the diatom composition of the spring bloom of a German reservoir: is Aulacoseira subarctica favoured by warm winters?

(2011) HEIDEMARIE HORN et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Internally driven alternation of functional traits in a multispecies predator–prey system

(2010) Katrin Tirok et al.   ECOLOGY

Coexistence mechanisms and the paradox of the plankton: quantifying selection from noisy data

(2010) Jeremy W. Fox et al.   ECOLOGY

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

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

Multimodality in the individual size distributions of bird communities

(2010) Katherine M. Thibault et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Density estimation of plankton size spectra: a reanalysis of IronEx II data

(2010) Markus Schartau et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANKTON RESEARCH

Economics of biodiversity and sustainable fisheries management

(2009) Wisdom Akpalu   ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS

A trait-based approach for downscaling complexity in plankton ecosystem models

(2009) Agostino Merico et al.   ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

Niches versus neutrality: uncovering the drivers of diversity in a species-rich community

(2009) Remi Vergnon et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

The shape of the competition and carrying capacity kernels affects the likelihood of disruptive selection

(2009) Elizabeth M. Baptestini et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

How Gaussian competition leads to lumpy or uniform species distributions

(2009) Simone Pigolotti et al.   Theoretical Ecology