Plant trait characteristics vary with size and eutrophication in European lowland streams

• Published in: The Journal of applied ecology Vol. 52; no. 6; pp. 1617 - 1628
• Main Authors: Baattrup‐Pedersen, Annette, Göthe, Emma, Larsen, Søren E, O'Hare, Matthew, Birk, Sebastian, Riis, Tenna, Friberg, Nikolai, Souza, Lara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Scientific Publications 01.12.2015; John Wiley & Sons Ltd; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Agricultural land; apical meristems; Aquatic Ecology; assessment; Catchments; Community composition; Community ecology; community structure; Creeks & streams; European Union; Eutrophication; Flowers & plants; functional traits; growth form; habitats; Interception; Land use; leaves; Light; macrophyte; nutrient content; Nutrient utilization; nutrients; Plant communities; Plant ecology; plant trait characteristics; river; seeds; Standard Paper; Streams; vegetation; Water Framework Directive; watersheds; Europe; assessment; Water Framework Directive; growth form; eutrophication; macrophyte; plant trait characteristics; functional traits; vegetation; river; nutrients

Previous studies investigating community‐level relationships between plant functional trait characteristics and stream environmental characteristics remain scarce. Here, we used community‐weighted means to identify how plant traits link to lowland stream typology and how agricultural intensity in th...