Trait means, trait plasticity and trait differences to other species jointly explain species performances in grasslands of varying diversity

The reciprocal relationship between competition and intraspecific trait variation

(2016) Jonathan A. Bennett et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Plasticity in plant functional traits is shaped by variability in neighbourhood species composition

(2016) Maria Abakumova et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Plasticity of functional traits of forb species in response to biodiversity

(2015) Annett Lipowsky et al.   PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

Contrasting Effects of Intraspecific Trait Variation on Trait-Based Niches and Performance of Legumes in Plant Mixtures

(2015) Christiane Roscher et al.   PLoS One

Functional trait differences and the outcome of community assembly: an experimental test with vernal pool annual plants

(2014) Nathan J. B. Kraft et al.   OIKOS

Hierarchy of root functional trait values and plasticity drive early-stage competition for water and phosphorus among grasses

(2013) Florian Fort et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Community assembly by limiting similarity vs. competitive hierarchies: testing the consequences of dispersion of individual traits

(2013) Tomáš Herben et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Effects of competition on phylogenetic signal and phenotypic plasticity in plant functional traits

(2012) Jean H. Burns et al.   ECOLOGY

Competitive interactions between forest trees are driven by species' trait hierarchy, not phylogenetic or functional similarity: implications for forest community assembly

(2012) Georges Kunstler et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Habitat filtering and niche differentiation jointly explain species relative abundance within grassland communities along fertility and disturbance gradients

(2012) Vincent Maire et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Is leaf dry matter content a better predictor of soil fertility than specific leaf area?

(2011) J. G. Hodgson et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

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

Foliar and soil δ 15 N values reveal increased nitrogen partitioning among species in diverse grassland communities

(2011) MARLÉN GUBSCH et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Differential effects of plant diversity on functional trait variation of grass species

(2010) Marlén Gubsch et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Opposing effects of competitive exclusion on the phylogenetic structure of communities

(2010) Margaret M. Mayfield et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Legume species differ in the responses of their functional traits to plant diversity

(2010) Christiane Roscher et al.   OECOLOGIA

Plant species richness and functional composition drive overyielding in a six-year grassland experiment

(2009) Elisabeth Marquard et al.   ECOLOGY

Linking individual response to biotic interactions with community structure: a trait-based framework

(2009) Nicolas Gross et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY