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trait-based ecology — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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trait-based ecology

Scope: community ecology

Papers: 4 | Mentions: 4

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Knowledge graph centered on trait-based ecology with 70 nodes and 142 connections. Top connected: phenotypic plasticity, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, specific leaf area, woody stems, browse.

Definition

Approach using organism functional traits to understand ecological patterns and predict responses to environmental change

Related Terms (1)

trait-based approaches

Publications (4)

A global assessment of environmental and climate influences on wetland macroinvertebrate community structure and function

2024Global Change Biologycentral

Traditional plant functional groups explain variation in economic but not size related traits across the tundra biome

2018Global ecology and biogeographyframework

Scaling from traits to ecosystems: Developing a general trait driver theory via integrating trait-based and metabolic scaling theories

2015Advances in Ecological Researchprimary focus

Intraspecific variation of specific leaf area along an elevational gradient

Related Concepts (10)

intraspecific variation

phenomenon3 shared papers

ecosystem function

process3 shared papers

specific leaf area

measurement3 shared papers

community weighted mean

metric3 shared papers

phenotypic plasticity

process2 shared papers

trait variation

measurement2 shared papers

environmental variability

phenomenon1 shared paper

climate change

phenomenon1 shared paper

pond hydroperiod

phenomenon1 shared paper

population dynamics

theory1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

browse

woody stems

Lupinus

Fabaceae1 paper

Eriogonum umbellatum

Polygonaceae1 paper

Taraxacum officinale

Asteraceae1 paper

Taraxacum

Asteraceae1 paper

cottonwood

Mertensia ciliata

Boraginaceae1 paper

Chironomidae

Chironomidae1 paper

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