Sampling intraspecific variability in leaf functional traits: Practical suggestions to maximize collected information

Casting light on xylem vulnerability in an herbaceous species reveals a lack of segmentation

(2017) Robert P. Skelton et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Progressing from ‘functional’ to mechanistic traits

(2017) Timothy J. Brodribb   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Plant functional groups within a tropical forest exhibit different wood functional anatomy

(2016) Deborah M. G. Apgaua et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Intraspecific trait variation across multiple scales: the leaf economics spectrum in coffee

(2016) Adam R. Martin et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Leaf age dependent changes in within-canopy variation in leaf functional traits: a meta-analysis

(2016) Ülo Niinemets   JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH

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

(2016) Maria Abakumova et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Plasticity in leaf-level water relations of tropical rainforest trees in response to experimental drought

(2016) Oliver Binks et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Trait-based plant ecology: moving towards a unifying species coexistence theory

(2016) Adrián Escudero et al.   OECOLOGIA

A global meta-analysis of the relative extent of intraspecific trait variation in plant communities

(2015) Andrew Siefert et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Optimal strategies for sampling functional traits in species-rich forests

(2015) C. E. Timothy Paine et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Rooting depth, water relations and non-structural carbohydrate dynamics in three woody angiosperms differentially affected by an extreme summer drought

(2015) Andrea Nardini et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

The effects of phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation on forecasts of species range shifts under climate change

(2014) Fernando Valladares et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

More for less: sampling strategies of plant functional traits across local environmental gradients

(2014) Carlos P. Carmona et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Intraspecific trait variability matters

(2014) Cecile H. Albert   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

A worldwide analysis of within-canopy variations in leaf structural, chemical and physiological traits across plant functional types

(2014) Ülo Niinemets et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

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

A functional trait perspective on plant invasion

(2012) Rebecca E. Drenovsky et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Alternative methods for scaling leaf hydraulic conductance offer new insights into the structure - function relationships of sun and shade leaves

(2012) Andrea Nardini et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

NIH Image to ImageJ: 25 years of image analysis

(2012) Caroline A Schneider et al.   NATURE METHODS

The return of the variance: intraspecific variability in community ecology

(2012) Cyrille Violle et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Rapid determination of comparative drought tolerance traits: using an osmometer to predict turgor loss point

(2012) Megan K. Bartlett et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

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

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

(2010) Julie Messier et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

A multi-trait approach reveals the structure and the relative importance of intra- vs. interspecific variability in plant traits

(2010) Cécile Hélène Albert et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Functional trait variation and sampling strategies in species-rich plant communities

(2009) Christopher Baraloto et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Causes and consequences of variation in leaf mass per area (LMA): a meta-analysis

(2009) Hendrik Poorter et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Restoration through reassembly: plant traits and invasion resistance

(2008) Jennifer L. Funk et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION