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

Macronutrient inputs to annual crop** systems can benefit weeds as well as crops,
sometimes decreasing or eliminating the benefits of fertilization. This interaction between …

Summary 1 An international group of scientists has built an open internet data base of life‐
history traits of the Northwest European flora (the LEDA‐Traitbase) that can be used as a …

Integrating principles of ecological intensification into weed management strategies requires
an understanding of the many relationships among weeds, crops and other organisms of …

Seed dispersal is hard to measure, and there is still a lack of knowledge about dispersal-
related traits of plant species. Therefore, we developed D3, the Dispersal and Diaspore …

Plant communities are often dispersal‐limited and zoochory can be an efficient mechanism
for plants to colonize new patches of potentially suitable habitat. We predicted that seed …

The genus Amaranthus (pigweeds) is a group of∼ 74 monoecious or dioecious annual
species native to every continent but Antarctica, frequently associated with natural and …

A number of studies show contrasting results in how plant species with specific life‐history
strategies respond to fragmentation, but a general analysis on whether traits affect plant …

Navas M‐L (2012). Trait‐based approaches to unravelling the assembly of weed
communities and their impact on agro‐ecosystem functioning. Weed Research52, 479–488 …

Factors determining changes in species composition of arable field weed vegetation in the
northeastern part of the Czech Republic were studied. Gradsect sampling, ie a priori …