An improved method for searching plant functional types by numerical analysis

• Published in: Journal of vegetation science Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 323 - 332
• Main Authors: Pillar, Valério DePatta, Sosinski, Enio E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Opulus Press 01.06.2003
• Subjects: algorithms; Brazil; Cluster analysis; Congruence; data collection; ecosystems; environmental factors; global change; Grassland; grasslands; Grazing; grazing intensity; Methodological Advances; new methods; Nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; Numerical analysis; Optimization; Ordination; Phenotypic traits; phylogeny; plant communities; Plant form; Plants; population; Population characteristics; Pulmonary function tests; Quantitative traits; Redundancy; Response group; s; Species; Trait; Brazil

The use of plant functional types (PFTs) to describe patterns and processes in plant communities has become essential to study and predict consequences of global change on vegetation and ecosystem processes. A PFT is a group of plants that, irrespective of phylogeny, are similar in a given set of tr...