A parsimonious combination of functional traits predicting plant response to disturbance and soil fertility

• Published in: Journal of vegetation science Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 681 - 692
• Main Authors: Kühner, Anke, Kleyer, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Opulus Press Uppsala 01.10.2008; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Opulus Press; Opulus Press AB
• Subjects: abandoned land; Applied ecology; botanical composition; canopy; Canopy height; disturbed soils; Dominance (Genetics); environmental factors; Functional groups; Germany; Grassland soils; grasslands; Habitat model; height; Landscape ecology; leaf area; Life span; longevity; methodology; new methods; nutrients; Phenotypic traits; Physiological aspects; Plant functional group; Plant life span; plant response; Plants; prediction; regression analysis; reproduction; s; Seed mass; Seed number; seed productivity; Seeds; SLA; Soil fertility; soil nutrients; soil water; soil water content; Species; species diversity; traits; Vegetation; vineyards; Germany

Questions: 1. How many traits associated with persistence and regeneration are necessary to predict the response of plants to soil fertility and disturbance? 2. Are correlated changes in trait expressions linked to the response of functional groups to fertility and disturbance? Location: Lower Frank...