Plant functional classifications: from general groups to specific groups based on response to disturbance
Predicting the effects of anthropogenic changes in climate, atmospheric composition and
land use on vegetation patterns has been a central concern of recent ecological research …
land use on vegetation patterns has been a central concern of recent ecological research …
Plant functional types: an alternative to taxonomic plant community description in biogeography?
JC Duckworth, M Kent… - Progress in Physical …, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
This article critically reviews the concept of plant functional types as an alternative to the
traditional taxonomic species-based approach to plant community description in …
traditional taxonomic species-based approach to plant community description in …
Plant functional types as predictors of transient responses of arctic vegetation to global change
The plant functional types (growth forms) traditionally recognized by arctic ecologists provide
a useful framework for predicting vegetation responses to, and effects on, ecosystem …
a useful framework for predicting vegetation responses to, and effects on, ecosystem …
Can grazing response of herbaceous plants be predicted from simple vegetative traits?
Summary 1 Range management is based on the response of plant species and
communities to grazing intensity. The identification of easily measured plant functional traits …
communities to grazing intensity. The identification of easily measured plant functional traits …
Grazing effects on rangeland diversity: a synthesis of contemporary models
Two independent models concerning the effects of grazing on vegetation have gained wide
acceptance in the last decade: Westoby et al.'s state‐and‐transition (S–T) model, and …
acceptance in the last decade: Westoby et al.'s state‐and‐transition (S–T) model, and …
Native woody vegetation in central Argentina: Classification of Chaco and Espinal forests
M Cabido, SR Zeballos, M Zak… - Applied Vegetation …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Question What are the composition and spatial patterns of native woody plant communities
in the southern Great Chaco and Espinal? Location Córdoba Province, central Argentina, an …
in the southern Great Chaco and Espinal? Location Córdoba Province, central Argentina, an …
What drives accelerated land cover change in central Argentina? Synergistic consequences of climatic, socioeconomic, and technological factors
Synergistic combinations of climatic and land use changes have the potential to produce the
most dramatic impacts on land cover. Although this is widely accepted, empirical examples …
most dramatic impacts on land cover. Although this is widely accepted, empirical examples …
Vegetation response to grazing management in a Mediterranean herbaceous community: a functional group approach
A 4‐year study was conducted in a Mediterranean herbaceous community in north‐eastern
Israel to investigate the effects of cattle grazing management on the structure and …
Israel to investigate the effects of cattle grazing management on the structure and …
Map** vegetation in a heterogeneous mountain rangeland using Landsat data: an alternative method to define and classify land-cover units
Three major problems are faced when map** natural vegetation with mid-resolution
satellite images using conventional supervised classification techniques: defining the …
satellite images using conventional supervised classification techniques: defining the …
Functional traits of alien plants across contrasting climatic and land‐use regimes: do aliens join the locals or try harder than them?
Summary 1 Two main views have been put forward to explain whether coexisting alien and
resident plant species should show converging or diverging functional attributes. According …
resident plant species should show converging or diverging functional attributes. According …