The effects of increased atmospheric CO2 concentrations on vegetative growth and
competitive performance were evaluated, using five meta‐analyses. Paying special attention …

Ecologists need a common language of plant traits in order to make comparisons across
regions and scales, pool data, and maximize the utility of the data. To develop such a set of …

1 Mathematical indices, formed by combining several primary measures, can help
researchers summarize, interpret and display results from plant competition experiments …

to quantify ('soft'traits; Hodgson et al. 1999),(iii) using measurements that can be
standardized across a wide range of species and growing conditions (Cornelissen et al …

A widely assumed but largely untested hypothesis central to ecology and evolutionary
biology has been Charles Darwin's suggestion that closely related species will be more …

Aim Biological invasions threaten biodiversity globally. Large‐scale studies of non‐native
plant species invasiveness typically focus on identifying ecological differences between …

The aim of this paper is to review knowledge of the ecophysiological mechanisms
influencing the dynamics of plant populations in grazed swards. Such an objective requires …

Summary 1 In order to investigate the use of plant functional types as an alternative to
floristic descriptions of response to grazing, we analysed plant communities from a cattle …

Abiotic factors are considered strong drivers of species distribution and assemblages. Yet
these spatial patterns are also influenced by biotic interactions. Accounting for competitors …

1. Plants recognize their kin and respond to growing with relatives with changes in functional
traits. Here, we integrate competition and evolutionary theory to evaluate these changes. 2 …