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View article: Characteristics of transplants, recruits and mother plants of <em>Minuartia smejkalii</em>
Characteristics of transplants, recruits and mother plants of <em>Minuartia smejkalii</em> Open
Many habitat-specialist plant species have been endangered by the fragmentation or destruction of their habitats. We evaluated two conservation methods to reinforce M. smejkalii populations: sowing seeds collected from natural populations …
View article: A meta‐analysis of plant responses to light intensity for 70 traits ranging from molecules to whole plant performance
A meta‐analysis of plant responses to light intensity for 70 traits ranging from molecules to whole plant performance Open
Summary By means of meta‐analyses we determined how 70 traits related to plant anatomy, morphology, chemistry, physiology, growth and reproduction are affected by daily light integral ( DLI ; mol photons m −2 d −1 ). A large database inclu…
View article: Trait variation in response to resource availability and plant diversity modulates functional dissimilarity among species in experimental grasslands
Trait variation in response to resource availability and plant diversity modulates functional dissimilarity among species in experimental grasslands Open
Functional trait differences among species are thought to be a prerequisite for niche differentiation. Plant traits are known to vary plastically in response to environmental conditions and different plant neighbours. However, it is not cl…
View article: Resource Availability Alters Biodiversity Effects in Experimental Grass-Forb Mixtures
Resource Availability Alters Biodiversity Effects in Experimental Grass-Forb Mixtures Open
Numerous experiments, mostly performed in particular environments, have shown positive diversity-productivity relationships. Although the complementary use of resources is discussed as an important mechanism explaining diversity effects, l…
View article: Plant diversity effects on grassland productivity are robust to both nutrient enrichment and drought
Plant diversity effects on grassland productivity are robust to both nutrient enrichment and drought Open
Global change drivers are rapidly altering resource availability and biodiversity. While there is consensus that greater biodiversity increases the functioning of ecosystems, the extent to which biodiversity buffers ecosystem productivity …
View article: Phenotypic plasticity to light and nutrient availability alters functional trait ranking across eight perennial grassland species
Phenotypic plasticity to light and nutrient availability alters functional trait ranking across eight perennial grassland species Open
Functional traits are often used as species-specific mean trait values in comparative plant ecology or trait-based predictions of ecosystem processes, assuming that interspecific differences are greater than intraspecific trait variation a…