Drivers of intraspecific trait variation of grass and forb species in German meadows and pastures

Seedling root responses to soil moisture and the identification of a belowground trait spectrum across three growth forms

(2016) Julie E. Larson et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Inter- and intraspecific variation in stomatal pore area index along elevational gradients and its relation to leaf functional traits

(2016) Solveig Franziska Bucher et al.   PLANT ECOLOGY

Plant diversity moderates drought stress in grasslands: Implications from a large real-world study on 13 C natural abundances

(2016) Valentin H. Klaus et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Metacommunity analysis of amoeboid protists in grassland soils

(2016) Anna Maria Fiore-Donno et al.   Scientific Reports

Land use intensification alters ecosystem multifunctionality via loss of biodiversity and changes to functional composition

(2015) Eric Allan et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Traits of neighbouring plants and space limitation determine intraspecific trait variability in semi-arid shrublands

(2015) Yoann Le Bagousse-Pinguet et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Plant functional traits have globally consistent effects on competition

(2015) Georges Kunstler et al.   NATURE

Specific leaf area correlates with temperature: new evidence of trait variation at the population, species and community levels

(2015) Sergey Rosbakh et al.   Alpine Botany

Phenotypic plasticity to light and nutrient availability alters functional trait ranking across eight perennial grassland species

(2015) Alrun Siebenkäs et al.   AoB Plants

Plant traits respond to the competitive neighbourhood at different spatial and temporal scales

(2014) Anne-Kristel Bittebiere et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

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

(2014) Peter B. Reich   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Which is a better predictor of plant traits: temperature or precipitation?

(2014) Angela T. Moles et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Soil property and management effects on grassland microbial communities across a latitudinal gradient in Germany

(2013) Nadine Herold et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

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

Phytometers are underutilised for evaluating ecological restoration

(2013) Anna L. Dietrich et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

The distribution of below-ground traits is explained by intrinsic species differences and intraspecific plasticity in response to root neighbours

(2013) Oscar J. Valverde-Barrantes et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Root trait responses of six temperate grassland species to intensive mowing and NPK fertilisation: a field study in a temperate grassland

(2013) Christoph Leuschner et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Causes of variation in mineral soil C content and turnover in differently managed beech dominated forests

(2013) Ingo Schöning et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Plant diversity effects on soil food webs are stronger than those of elevated CO2 and N deposition in a long-term grassland experiment

(2013) N. Eisenhauer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A quantitative index of land-use intensity in grasslands: Integrating mowing, grazing and fertilization

(2012) Nico Blüthgen et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

Root depth distribution and the diversity–productivity relationship in a long-term grassland experiment

(2012) Kevin E. Mueller et al.   ECOLOGY

Plant species richness: the world records

(2012) J. Bastow Wilson et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Community mean traits as additional indicators to monitor effects of land-use intensity on grassland plant diversity

(2012) H. Pfestorf et al.   PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

Using Plant Functional Traits to Explain Diversity–Productivity Relationships

(2012) Christiane Roscher et al.   PLoS One

A general and simple method for obtainingR2from generalized linear mixed-effects models

(2012) Shinichi Nakagawa et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

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

(2011) Jan Lepš et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Phosphorus partitioning in grassland and forest soils of Germany as related to land-use type, management intensity, and land use-related pH

(2011) Fabian Alt et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE

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

Implementing large-scale and long-term functional biodiversity research: The Biodiversity Exploratories

(2010) Markus Fischer et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

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

(2010) Julie Messier et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Individual-tree radial growth in a subtropical broad-leaved forest: The role of local neighbourhood competition

(2010) Goddert von Oheimb et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Quantifying the relevance of intraspecific trait variability for functional diversity

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

Aboveground overyielding in grassland mixtures is associated with reduced biomass partitioning to belowground organs

(2009) Holger Bessler et al.   ECOLOGY

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

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

Effects of plant species richness on stand structure and productivity

(2009) Luca Wacker et al.   Journal of Plant Ecology

Using Phylogenetic, Functional and Trait Diversity to Understand Patterns of Plant Community Productivity

(2009) Marc W. Cadotte et al.   PLoS One

A global study of relationships between leaf traits, climate and soil measures of nutrient fertility

(2008) Jenny C. Ordoñez et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Root traits and taxonomic affiliation of nine herbaceous species grown in glasshouse conditions

(2008) Catherine Roumet et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Scaling regression inputs by dividing by two standard deviations

(2007) Andrew Gelman   STATISTICS IN MEDICINE