Spatial patterns and climate relationships of major plant traits in the New World differ between woody and herbaceous species

• Published in: Journal of biogeography Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 895 - 916
• Main Authors: Šímová, Irena, Violle, Cyrille, Svenning, Jens-Christian, Kattge, Jens, Engemann, Kristine, Sandel, Brody, Peet, Robert K., Wiser, Susan K., Blonder, Benjamin, McGill, Brian J., Boyle, Brad, Morueta-Holme, Naia, Kraft, Nathan J. B., van Bodegom, Peter M., Gutiérrez, Alvaro G., Bahn, Michael, Ozinga, Wim A., Tószögyová, Anna, Enquist, Brian J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford John Wiley & Sons Ltd 01.04.2018; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: BIEN database; Biodiversity and Ecology; biogeography; climatic factors; Data management; Data processing; Environmental filtering; Environmental Sciences; Filtration; Functional biogeography; Functional groups; Growth form; Habit; herbaceous plants; Herbivores; Leaf area; Leaves; Macroecology; moieties; nitrogen content; Phosphorus; Plant functional traits; Plant functional types; plant height; Plant species; Plants; seed weight; South America; Spatial analysis; Spatial data; Species; Trait distributions; TRY database; wood density; woody plants; South America

Aim: Despite several recent efforts to map plant traits and to identify their climatic drivers, there are still major gaps. Global trait patterns for major functional groups, in particular, the differences between woody and herbaceous plants, have yet to be identified. Here, we take advantage of big...