Traditional plant functional groups explain variation in economic but not size-related traits across the tundra biome
Aim: Plant functional groups are widely used in community ecology and earth system modelling to describe trait variation within and across plant communities. However, this approach rests on the assumption that functional groups explain a large proportion of trait variation among species. We test whe...
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cluster analysi community composition ecosystem function plant functional group plant functional type plant trait tundra biome vegetation change Global and Planetary Change Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematic Thomas, H. J. D. Myers-Smith, I. H. Bjorkman, A. D. Elmendorf, S. C. Blok, D. Cornelissen, J. H. C. Forbes, B. C. Hollister, R. D. Normand, S. Prevéy, J. S. Rixen, C. Schaepman-Strub, G. Wilmking, M. Wipf, S. Cornwell, W. K. Kattge, J. Goetz, S. J. Guay, K. C. Alatalo, J. M. Anadon-Rosell, A. Angers-Blondin, S. Berner, L. T. Björk, R. G. Buchwal, A. Buras, A. Carbognani, M. Christie, K. Siegwart Collier, L. Cooper, E. J. Eskelinen, A. Frei, E. R. Grau, O. Grogan, P. Hallinger, M. Heijmans, M. M. P. D. Hermanutz, L. Hudson, J. M. G. Hülber, K. Iturrate-Garcia, M. Iversen, C. M. Jaroszynska, F. Johnstone, J. F. Kaarlejärvi, E. Kulonen, A. Lamarque, L. J. Lévesque, E. Little, C. J. Michelsen, A. Milbau, A. Nabe-Nielsen, J. Nielsen, S. S. Ninot, J. M. Oberbauer, S. F. Olofsson, J. Onipchenko, V. G. Petraglia, A. Rumpf, S. B. Semenchuk, P. R. Soudzilovskaia, N. A. Spasojevic, M. J. Speed, J. D. M. Tape, K. D. te Beest, M. Tomaselli, M. Trant, A. Treier, U. A. Venn, S. Vowles, T. Weijers, S. Zamin, T. Atkin, O. K. Bahn, M. Blonder, B. Campetella, G. Cerabolini, B. E. L. Chapin III, F. S. Dainese, M. de Vries, F. T. Díaz, S. Green, W. Jackson, R. B. Manning, P. Niinemets, Ãœ. Ozinga, W. A. Peñuelas, J. Reich, P. B. Schamp, B. Sheremetev, S. van Bodegom, P. M. Traditional plant functional groups explain variation in economic but not size-related traits across the tundra biome |
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Aim: Plant functional groups are widely used in community ecology and earth system modelling to describe trait variation within and across plant communities. However, this approach rests on the assumption that functional groups explain a large proportion of trait variation among species. We test whether four commonly used plant functional groups represent variation in six ecologically important plant traits. Location: Tundra biome. Time period: Data collected between 1964 and 2016. Major taxa studied: 295 tundra vascular plant species. Methods: We compiled a database of six plant traits (plant height, leaf area, specific leaf area, leaf dry matter content, leaf nitrogen, seed mass) for tundra species. We examined the variation in species-level trait expression explained by four traditional functional groups (evergreen shrubs, deciduous shrubs, graminoids, forbs), and whether variation explained was dependent upon the traits included in analysis. We further compared the explanatory power and species composition of functional groups to alternative classifications generated using post hoc clustering of species-level traits. Results: Traditional functional groups explained significant differences in trait expression, particularly amongst traits associated with resource economics, which were consistent across sites and at the biome scale. However, functional groups explained 19% of overall trait variation and poorly represented differences in traits associated with plant size. Post hoc classification of species did not correspond well with traditional functional groups, and explained twice as much variation in species-level trait expression. Main conclusions: Traditional functional groups only coarsely represent variation in well-measured traits within tundra plant communities, and better explain resource economic traits than size-related traits. We recommend caution when using functional group approaches to predict tundra vegetation change, or ecosystem functions relating to plant size, such as albedo or carbon ... |
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Thomas, H. J. D. Myers-Smith, I. H. Bjorkman, A. D. Elmendorf, S. C. Blok, D. Cornelissen, J. H. C. Forbes, B. C. Hollister, R. D. Normand, S. Prevéy, J. S. Rixen, C. Schaepman-Strub, G. Wilmking, M. Wipf, S. Cornwell, W. K. Kattge, J. Goetz, S. J. Guay, K. C. Alatalo, J. M. Anadon-Rosell, A. Angers-Blondin, S. Berner, L. T. Björk, R. G. Buchwal, A. Buras, A. Carbognani, M. Christie, K. Siegwart Collier, L. Cooper, E. J. Eskelinen, A. Frei, E. R. Grau, O. Grogan, P. Hallinger, M. Heijmans, M. M. P. D. Hermanutz, L. Hudson, J. M. G. Hülber, K. Iturrate-Garcia, M. Iversen, C. M. Jaroszynska, F. Johnstone, J. F. Kaarlejärvi, E. Kulonen, A. Lamarque, L. J. Lévesque, E. Little, C. J. Michelsen, A. Milbau, A. Nabe-Nielsen, J. |
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Traditional plant functional groups explain variation in economic but not size-related traits across the tundra biome |
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Traditional plant functional groups explain variation in economic but not size-related traits across the tundra biome |
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Traditional plant functional groups explain variation in economic but not size-related traits across the tundra biome |
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Traditional plant functional groups explain variation in economic but not size-related traits across the tundra biome |
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Traditional plant functional groups explain variation in economic but not size-related traits across the tundra biome |
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traditional plant functional groups explain variation in economic but not size-related traits across the tundra biome |
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ftuninsubriairis:oai:irinsubria.uninsubria.it:11383/2077549 2024-04-14T08:20:33+00:00 Traditional plant functional groups explain variation in economic but not size-related traits across the tundra biome Thomas, H. J. D. Myers-Smith, I. H. Bjorkman, A. D. Elmendorf, S. C. Blok, D. Cornelissen, J. H. C. Forbes, B. C. Hollister, R. D. Normand, S. Prevéy, J. S. Rixen, C. Schaepman-Strub, G. Wilmking, M. Wipf, S. Cornwell, W. K. Kattge, J. Goetz, S. J. Guay, K. C. Alatalo, J. M. Anadon-Rosell, A. Angers-Blondin, S. Berner, L. T. Björk, R. G. Buchwal, A. Buras, A. Carbognani, M. Christie, K. Siegwart Collier, L. Cooper, E. J. Eskelinen, A. Frei, E. R. Grau, O. Grogan, P. Hallinger, M. Heijmans, M. M. P. D. Hermanutz, L. Hudson, J. M. G. Hülber, K. Iturrate-Garcia, M. Iversen, C. M. Jaroszynska, F. Johnstone, J. F. Kaarlejärvi, E. Kulonen, A. Lamarque, L. J. Lévesque, E. Little, C. J. Michelsen, A. Milbau, A. Nabe-Nielsen, J. Nielsen, S. S. Ninot, J. M. Oberbauer, S. F. Olofsson, J. Onipchenko, V. G. Petraglia, A. Rumpf, S. B. Semenchuk, P. R. Soudzilovskaia, N. A. Spasojevic, M. J. Speed, J. D. M. Tape, K. D. te Beest, M. Tomaselli, M. Trant, A. Treier, U. A. Venn, S. Vowles, T. Weijers, S. Zamin, T. Atkin, O. K. Bahn, M. Blonder, B. Campetella, G. Cerabolini, B. E. L. Chapin III, F. S. Dainese, M. de Vries, F. T. Díaz, S. Green, W. Jackson, R. B. Manning, P. Niinemets, Ãœ. Ozinga, W. A. Peñuelas, J. Reich, P. B. Schamp, B. Sheremetev, S. van Bodegom, P. M. Thomas, H. J. D. Myers-Smith, I. H. Bjorkman, A. D. Elmendorf, S. C. Blok, D. Cornelissen, J. H. C. Forbes, B. C. Hollister, R. D. Normand, S. Prevéy, J. S. Rixen, C. Schaepman-Strub, G. Wilmking, M. Wipf, S. Cornwell, W. K. Kattge, J. Goetz, S. J. Guay, K. C. Alatalo, J. M. Anadon-Rosell, A. Angers-Blondin, S. Berner, L. T. Björk, R. G. Buchwal, A. Buras, A. Carbognani, M. Christie, K. Siegwart Collier, L. Cooper, E. J. Eskelinen, A. Frei, E. R. Grau, O. Grogan, P. Hallinger, M. Heijmans, M. M. P. D. Hermanutz, L. Hudson, J. M. G. Hülber, K. Iturrate-Garcia, M. Iversen, C. M. Jaroszynska, F. Johnstone, J. F. Kaarlejärvi, E. Kulonen, A. Lamarque, L. J. Lévesque, E. Little, C. J. Michelsen, A. Milbau, A. Nabe-Nielsen, J. 2019 http://hdl.handle.net/11383/2077549 https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.12783 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1466-8238 eng eng Blackwell Publishing Ltd country:HOBOKEN place:111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000457789900002 volume:28 issue:2 firstpage:78 lastpage:95 numberofpages:18 journal:GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY http://hdl.handle.net/11383/2077549 doi:10.1111/geb.12783 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85056643627 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1466-8238 cluster analysi community composition ecosystem function plant functional group plant functional type plant trait tundra biome vegetation change Global and Planetary Change Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematic info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2019 ftuninsubriairis https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.12783 2024-03-21T19:05:14Z Aim: Plant functional groups are widely used in community ecology and earth system modelling to describe trait variation within and across plant communities. However, this approach rests on the assumption that functional groups explain a large proportion of trait variation among species. We test whether four commonly used plant functional groups represent variation in six ecologically important plant traits. Location: Tundra biome. Time period: Data collected between 1964 and 2016. Major taxa studied: 295 tundra vascular plant species. Methods: We compiled a database of six plant traits (plant height, leaf area, specific leaf area, leaf dry matter content, leaf nitrogen, seed mass) for tundra species. We examined the variation in species-level trait expression explained by four traditional functional groups (evergreen shrubs, deciduous shrubs, graminoids, forbs), and whether variation explained was dependent upon the traits included in analysis. We further compared the explanatory power and species composition of functional groups to alternative classifications generated using post hoc clustering of species-level traits. Results: Traditional functional groups explained significant differences in trait expression, particularly amongst traits associated with resource economics, which were consistent across sites and at the biome scale. However, functional groups explained 19% of overall trait variation and poorly represented differences in traits associated with plant size. Post hoc classification of species did not correspond well with traditional functional groups, and explained twice as much variation in species-level trait expression. Main conclusions: Traditional functional groups only coarsely represent variation in well-measured traits within tundra plant communities, and better explain resource economic traits than size-related traits. We recommend caution when using functional group approaches to predict tundra vegetation change, or ecosystem functions relating to plant size, such as albedo or carbon ... 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