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functional traits
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Definition
Measurable morphological and physiological characteristics of organisms that influence ecological performance
Related Terms (5)
traittrait variationseed traitsmorphological traitsplant functional traits
Publications (14)
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Wind-driven seed dispersal differentially promotes seed trapping and retention across alpine plants
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The impacts of environmental change on plant and microbial communities: A turf transplant experiment in the Colorado Rocky Mountains
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Integrating natural gradients, experiments, and statistical modeling in a distributed network experiment: An example from the WaRM Network
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From animals to ecosystem processes: Predicting functional outcomes of climate-driven changes in animal communities through species traits
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TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access
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Spatial patterns and climate relationships of major plant traits in the New World differ between woody and herbaceous species
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Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome
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Microenvironment and functional-trait context dependence predict plant community dynamics
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Does environmental heterogeneity drive functional trait variation? A test in montane and alpine meadows
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Intraspecific variation in traits reduces ability of trait-based models to predict community structure
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Productivity of Montane Meadows in a Warming World: Evidence from an Elevation Gradient and a Warming Experiment
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Individual variation in plant traits drives species interactions, ecosystem functioning, and responses to global change.
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Scaling from traits to ecosystems: Developing a general trait driver theory via integrating trait-based and metabolic scaling theories
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