Litter accumulation drives grassland plant community composition and functional diversity via leaf traits

Biodiversity and ecosystem stability: a synthesis of underlying mechanisms

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Effects of litter on seedling establishment in natural and semi-natural grasslands: a meta-analysis

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Temporal changes in abundance-occupancy relationships within and between communities after disturbance

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A functional approach reveals community responses to disturbances

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

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Functional diversity indices reveal the impacts of land use intensification on plant community assembly

(2011) Robin J. Pakeman   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Independent Evolution of Leaf and Root Traits within and among Temperate Grassland Plant Communities

(2011) Steven W. Kembel et al.   PLoS One

Burning history, time of burning, and year effects on plant community structure and heterogeneity in Fescue Prairie

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A distance-based framework for measuring functional diversity from multiple traits

(2010) Etienne Laliberté et al.   ECOLOGY

Differential effects of several “litter” types on the germination of dry grassland species

(2010) Eszter Ruprecht et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Separation of grassland litter and ecosite influences on seasonal soil moisture and plant growth dynamics

(2010) Eliza S. Deutsch et al.   PLANT ECOLOGY

Soil moisture and plant growth responses to litter and defoliation impacts in Parkland grasslands

(2009) E.S. Deutsch et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Restorative removal of plant litter and vegetation 40 years after abandonment enhances re-emergence of steppe grassland vegetation

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DIRECT AND INDIRECT CONTROL OF GRASSLAND COMMUNITY STRUCTURE BY LITTER, RESOURCES, AND BIOMASS

(2008) Eric G. Lamb   ECOLOGY

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

(2008) Sébastien Villéger et al.   ECOLOGY

Grass and oak litter exert different effects on seedling emergence of herbaceous perennials from grasslands and woodlands

(2008) Tobias W. Donath et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Responses of a California annual grassland to litter manipulation

(2008) Kathryn L. Amatangelo et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE