Keyword

functional traits

Description: Measurable organismal characteristics associated with ecological functions, used to study species responses and ecosystem processes.

Primary topic: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (37%)

Wikidata ID: wiki/Q112904976

OpenAlex ID: keywords/functional-traits

Effects of Biodiversity on Ecosystem Functioning: a Consensus of Current Knowledge

2005 · D. U. Hooper, F. S. Chapin, et al. · Ecological Monographs · 8,040

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Let the concept of trait be functional!

2007 · Cyrille Violle, Marie‐Laure Navas, et al. · Oikos · 5,269

Rebuilding community ecology from functional traits

2006 · B MCGILL, B ENQUIST, et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 4,640

Functional diversity: back to basics and looking forward

2006 · Owen L. Petchey, Kevin J. Gaston · Ecology Letters · 2,575

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

2011 · Marc W. Cadotte, Kelly Carscadden, et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology · 2,386

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Mechanistic niche modelling: combining physiological and spatial data to predict species’ ranges

2009 · Michael Kearney, Warren Porter · Ecology Letters · 2,222

Community assembly, coexistence and the environmental filtering metaphor

2014 · Nathan J. B. Kraft, Peter B. Adler, et al. · Functional Ecology · 1,843

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The return of the variance: intraspecific variability in community ecology

2012 · Cyrille Violle, Brian J. Enquist, et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 1,775

Biodiversity and Litter Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems

2005 · Stephan Hättenschwiler, Alexei V. Tiunov, et al. · Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics · 1,673

Incorporating plant functional diversity effects in ecosystem service assessments

2007 · Sandra Díaz, Sandra Lavorel, et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1,658

Multivariate Analysis of Ecological Data using CANOCO 5

2014 · Petr Šmilauer, Jan Lepš · Cambridge University Press eBooks · 1,517

AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds

2022 · Joseph A. Tobias, Catherine Sheard, et al. · Ecology Letters · 1,241

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Functional Traits and Niche-Based Tree Community Assembly in an Amazonian Forest

2008 · Nathan J. B. Kraft, Renato Valencia, et al. · Science · 1,225

Loss of functional diversity under land use intensification across multiple taxa

2008 · Dan F. B. Flynn, Melanie Gogol‐Prokurat, et al. · Ecology Letters · 1,163

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Functional traits and the growth–mortality trade‐off in tropical trees

2010 · S. Joseph Wright, Kaoru Kitajima, et al. · Ecology · 1,068

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Functional- and abundance-based mechanisms explain diversity loss due to N fertilization

2005 · Katharine N. Suding, Scott L. Collins, et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1,052

Towards an assessment of multiple ecosystem processes and services via functional traits

2010 · Francesco de Bello, Sandra Lavorel, et al. · Biodiversity and Conservation · 1,038

Assessing functional diversity in the field – methodology matters!

2007 · Sandra Lavorel, Karl Grigulis, et al. · Functional Ecology · 1,001

Rare Species Support Vulnerable Functions in High-Diversity Ecosystems

2013 · David Mouillot, David R. Bellwood, et al. · PLoS Biology · 997

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Resprouting as a key functional trait: how buds, protection and resources drive persistence after fire

2012 · P. J. Clarke, M. J. Lawes, et al. · New Phytologist · 954

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Mapping ecosystem services for policy support and decision making in the European Union

2012 · Joachim Maes, Benis Egoh, et al. · Ecosystem Services · 940

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The role of functional traits and trade‐offs in structuring phytoplankton communities: scaling from cellular to ecosystem level

2007 · Elena Litchman, Christopher A. Klausmeier, et al. · Ecology Letters · 924

Functional trait niches of North American lotic insects: traits-based ecological applications in light of phylogenetic relationships

2006 · N. LeRoy Poff, Julian D. Olden, et al. · Journal of the North American Benthological Society · 893

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

2010 · Julie Messier, Brian J. McGill, et al. · Ecology Letters · 830

Extinction and Ecosystem Function in the Marine Benthos

2004 · Martin Solan, Bradley J. Cardinale, et al. · Science · 825

Works count: 13,440

Citation count: 270,300