Different plant trait scaling in dry versus wet Central European meadowsJournal of Vegetation Science - Tập 23 Số 4 - Trang 709-720 - 2012
Francesco de Bello, Štěpán Janeček, Jan Lepš, Jiří Doležal, Jana Macková, Vojtěch Lanta, Jitka Klimešová
AbstractQuestionTrait scaling relationships involve multiple trade‐offs and
allometric constraints between the traits of co‐existing species. Alternative
trait relationships, particularly between plant size and other traits, are
expected in response to combinations of different biotic and abiotic filters. To
what extent does the expected convergence in plant attributes to water shortage
and distur... hiện toàn bộ
Contrasting effects of productivity and disturbance on plant functional diversity at local and metacommunity scalesJournal of Vegetation Science - Tập 24 Số 5 - Trang 834-842 - 2013
Étienne Laliberté, David A. Norton, D. Scott
AbstractQuestionsIs trait convergence more intense when soil resource
availability and disturbance constrain productivity and limit above‐ground
competition? Do the effects of productivity and disturbance on functional
diversity differ between the local and metacommunity scales?LocationSemi‐arid
grasslands in New Zealand (43°59′ S, 170°27′ E).MethodsWe measured trait
convergence and divergence in ... hiện toàn bộ
Environmental filtering and spatial processes in urban riparian forestsJournal of Vegetation Science - Tập 27 Số 5 - Trang 1023-1035 - 2016
Marie‐Hélène Brice, Stéphanie Pellerin, Monique Poulin
AbstractQuestionsWhat are the spatial processes structuring plant trait
composition in urban riparian forest communities at different spatial scales?
What are the relative roles of local conditions (including historical aspects),
landscape context and spatial processes in the community assembly of these
forests?LocationMontréal, Québec, Canada.MethodsSpecies plant composition was
inventoried in 57... hiện toàn bộ
Invasive non‐native species attributes and invasion extent: examining the importance of grain sizeJournal of Vegetation Science - Tập 23 Số 1 - Trang 33-40 - 2012
Munemitsu Akasaka, Masayuki Takada, Rie Kitagawa, Hiroshi Igarashi
AbstractQuestionsDo differences in species attributes explain the variation in
invasion extent among non‐native plant species? Which attributes of the invasion
process exhibit scale dependency and which do not?LocationHokkaido prefecture,
northern Japan.MethodsWe calculated the invasion extent of 316 non‐native plant
species based on gridded maps at three different spatial scales (grain size of
ap... hiện toàn bộ
Are trait‐based species rankings consistent across data sets and spatial scales?Journal of Vegetation Science - Tập 25 Số 1 - Trang 235-247 - 2014
Elena Kazakou, Cyrille Violle, Catherine Roumet, Marie‐Laure Navas, Denis Vile, Jens Kattge, Éric Garnier
AbstractQuestionsOne central assumption of trait screening approaches in
comparative plant ecology, i.e. simultaneous measurement of traits on a large
number of species or populations, is that the species level captures a major
part of trait variation. The current development of large databases has led to a
new screening approach that relies on the extraction of trait values from
databases, rather... hiện toàn bộ
Ecological controls on post‐fire vegetation assembly at multiple spatial scales in easternNorthAmerican boreal forestsJournal of Vegetation Science - Tập 26 Số 2 - Trang 360-372 - 2015
Juliette Boiffin, Isabelle Aubin, Alison D. Munson
AbstractQuestionIn fire‐prone boreal forests, to what extent does fire severity
influence understorey plant community assembly? What are the abiotic and biotic
factors controlling understorey community regeneration at regional, landscape
and local scales?LocationBlack spruce‐dominated boreal forest in eastern
Canada.MethodsA taxonomic and a trait‐based approach were combined to evaluate
the relati... hiện toàn bộ
Riparian forests of Southwest Europe: are functional trait and species composition assemblages constrained by environment?Journal of Vegetation Science - Tập 24 Số 4 - Trang 628-638 - 2013
Francisca C. Aguiar, J. Orestes Cerdeira, Maria João Martins, María Teresa Ferreira
AbstractQuestionsWhat are the species and functional trait composition of
riparian forests in near‐natural Southwest European rivers? Are functional trait
and species assemblages constrained by environment?LocationNear‐natural riparian
habitats throughout mainland Portugal, Southwest Europe.MethodsWe collected data
on riparian woody abundances and environmental variables from 175 river
locations. ... hiện toàn bộ
Microsite and elevational influences on early forest regeneration after catastrophic windthrowJournal of Vegetation Science - Tập 1 Số 5 - Trang 657-662 - 1990
Chris J. Peterson, Steward T. A. Pickett
Abstract. We compared vegetation establishment in 25 treefall pits and mounds
along a hillside elevational gradient in a fourth‐year catastrophic windthrow in
eastern North America. Plant communities differed greatly between pits and
mounds, with pit microsites having significantly greater species richness, total
biomass, and total tree stem density.Species richness in pits and on mounds
decreased... hiện toàn bộ