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 Jr, Enio E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2003
• Subjects: Congruence; Grassland; Grazing; Nitrogen; Optimization; Plant form; Redundancy; Response group; Trait

. 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...