Reducing soil erosion by improving community functional diversity in semi-arid grasslands

Applying trait-based models to achieve functional targets for theory-driven ecological restoration

(2014) Daniel C. Laughlin   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Multivariate control of root biomass in a semi-arid grassland on the Loess Plateau, China

(2014) Huoxing Zhu et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Species Traits as Practical Tools for Ecological Restoration of Marly Eroded Lands

(2014) Mélanie Burylo et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Ecological and hydrological response of farmlands abandoned for different lengths of time: Evidence from the Loess Hill Slope of China

(2013) Jian Hou et al.   GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE

An experimental framework to identify community functional components driving ecosystem processes and services delivery

(2013) André T. C. Dias et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Plant functional effects on ecosystem services

(2013) Sandra Lavorel   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Interactions among resource partitioning, sampling effect, and facilitation on the biodiversity effect: a modeling approach

(2013) Pedro Flombaum et al.   OECOLOGIA

Testing the Link between Functional Diversity and Ecosystem Functioning in a Minnesota Grassland Experiment

(2013) Christopher M. Clark et al.   PLoS One

Plant root traits affecting the resistance of soils to concentrated flow erosion

(2012) Melanie Burylo et al.   EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS

A trait-based approach to comparative functional plant ecology: concepts, methods and applications for agroecology. A review

(2011) Eric Garnier et al.   Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Impact of China's Large-Scale Ecological Restoration Program on the Environment and Society in Arid and Semiarid Areas of China: Achievements, Problems, Synthesis, and Applications

(2011) Shixiong Cao   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Hydrological responses and soil erosion potential of abandoned cropland in the Loess Plateau, China

(2011) Yu Liu et al.   GEOMORPHOLOGY

Beyond species: functional diversity and the maintenance of ecological processes and services

(2011) Marc W. Cadotte et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Nitrification is linked to dominant leaf traits rather than functional diversity

(2011) Daniel C. Laughlin   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Plant functional traits and species ability for sediment retention during concentrated flow erosion

(2011) M. Burylo et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Functional Structure of Biological Communities Predicts Ecosystem Multifunctionality

(2011) David Mouillot et al.   PLoS One

Using plant functional traits to guide restoration: A case study in California coastal grassland

(2011) B. Sandel et al.   Ecosphere

Managing soil nitrogen to restore annual grass-infested plant communities: effective strategy or incomplete framework?

(2010) J. J. James et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Methodological framework to select plant species for controlling rill and gully erosion: application to a Mediterranean ecosystem

(2009) S. De Baets et al.   EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS

Soil bio- and eco-engineering in China: past experience and future priorities

(2009) Alexia Stokes et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Impact of China's Grain for Green Project on the landscape of vulnerable arid and semi-arid agricultural regions: a case study in northern Shaanxi Province

(2009) Shixiong Cao et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Differential effects of functional traits on aboveground biomass in semi-natural grasslands

(2009) Jens Schumacher et al.   OIKOS

Higher plant diversity enhances soil stability in disturbed alpine ecosystems

(2009) Mandy Pohl et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

The effects of land-use combinations on soil erosion: a case study in the Loess Plateau of China

(2009) Bo-Jie Fu et al.   PROGRESS IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Soil-erosion and runoff prevention by plant covers. A review

(2008) Víctor Hugo Durán Zuazo et al.   Agronomy for Sustainable Development

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

Functional identity is more important than diversity in influencing ecosystem processes in a temperate native grassland

(2008) Karel Mokany et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Root tensile strength and root distribution of typical Mediterranean plant species and their contribution to soil shear strength

(2008) S. De Baets et al.   PLANT AND SOIL