▪ Abstract An important aim of plant ecology is to identify leading dimensions of ecological
variation among species and to understand the basis for them. Dimensions that can readily …

Comparative functional ecology seeks to understand why and how ecological systems and
their components operate differently across environments. Although traditionally used in …

Plant functional traits are the features (morphological, physiological, phenological) that
represent ecological strategies and determine how plants respond to environmental factors …

A sustainable solution to biomass burning by converting agricultural residues into biochar
was provided. Biochar application was investigated to improve soil fertility, sequester …

Plant Strategies, Vegetation Processes, and Ecosystem Properties, Second Edition, is a
thoroughly updated and comprehensive new edition of the very successful Plant Strategies …

There is growing recognition that classifying terrestrial plant species on the basis of their
function (into'functional types') rather than their higher taxonomic identity, is a promising way …

Trait-based studies have become extremely common in plant ecology. Trait-based
approaches often rely on the tacit assumption that intraspecific trait variability (ITV) is …

Combining photovoltaic panels (PVPs) and crops on the same land unit were recently
proposed as an alternative to the conversion of cropland into photovoltaic plants. This could …

Leaf dry mass per unit area (LMA) is a product of leaf thickness (T) and of density (D).
Greater T is associated with greater foliar photosynthetic rates per unit area because of …

Despite progress in trait‐based ecology, there is limited understanding of the plant traits that
structure semi‐arid grasslands. In particular, it remains unclear how traits that enable plants …