Handbook of standardized protocols for collecting plant modularity traits

• Published in: Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics Vol. 40; p. 125485
• Main Authors: Klimešová, Jitka, Martínková, Jana, Pausas, Juli G., de Moraes, Moemy Gomes, Herben, Tomáš, Yu, Fei-Hai, Puntieri, Javier, Vesk, Peter A., de Bello, Francesco, Janeček, Štěpán, Altman, Jan, Appezzato-da-Glória, Beatriz, Bartušková, Alena, Crivellaro, Alan, Doležal, Jiři, Ott, Jacqueline P., Paula, Susana, Schnablová, Renáta, Schweingruber, Fritz H., Ottaviani, Gianluigi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.10.2019
• Subjects: Bud bank; Carbohydrate storage; Clonality; Competitive ability; data collection; ecological footprint; economics; Ecosystem functioning; ecosystems; foraging; Functional traits; guidelines; Longevity; On-spot persistence; Plant modules; Resprouting after disturbance; Space occupancy; Carbohydrate storage; Clonality; Competitive ability; Resprouting after disturbance; Space occupancy; Bud bank; On-spot persistence; Plant modules; Ecosystem functioning; Functional traits; Longevity

•Trait-data comparability requires standardized protocols for data collection.•Important functions of on-spot persistence, space occupancy, and resprouting have been neglected in previous handbooks.•Traits associated with these functions are plant modularity traits, and a set of 14 key traits is ide...