Predicting habitat affinities of plant species using commonly measured functional traits

• Published in: Journal of vegetation science Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 1082 - 1095
• Main Authors: Shipley, Bill, Belluau, Michael, Kühn, Ingolf, Soudzilovskaia, Nadejda A., Bahn, Michael, Penuelas, Josep, Kattge, Jens, Sack, Lawren, Cavender-Bares, Jeannine, Ozinga, Wim A., Blonder, Benjamin, van Bodegom, Peter M., Manning, Peter, Hickler, Thomas, Sosinski, Enio, De Patta Pillar, Valério, Onipchenko, Vladimir, Poschlod, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken John Wiley & Sons Ltd 01.09.2017; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Alterra - Vegetatie, bos- en landschapsecologie; Alterra - Vegetation, forest and landscape ecology; Dry matter; dry matter content; Ecology; environmental factors; Environmental gradients; equations; Fertility; Germany; Habitat affinities; Habitat fertility; Habitats; Herbivores; Irradiance; Leaf area; Leaf dry matter content; Leaf size; Leaves; light intensity; Mathematical models; Morocco; New species; North America; Nutrients; Plant species; Position (location); prediction; Predictions; Seed size; seed weight; Shade; Soil fertility; Soil moisture; Soil nutrients; soil water; Species classification; Specific leaf area; Understorey plants; Vegetatie, Bos- en Landschapsecologie; Vegetation, Forest and Landscape Ecology; Wetlands; Morocco; North America; Germany

Questions: Heinz Ellenberg classically defined "indicator" scores for species representing their typical positions along gradients of key environmental variables, and these have proven very useful for designating ecological distributions. We tested a key tenent of trait-based ecology, i.e....