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Trait-based ecology at large scales: Assessing functional trait correlations, phylogenetic constraints and spatial variability using open data.
Global change biology - 1 Dec 2020
Wilkes Martin A, Edwards François, Jones J Iwan, Murphy John F, England Judy, Friberg Nikolai, Hering Daniel, Poff N LeRoy, Usseglio-Polatera Philippe, Verberk Wilco C E P, Webb Jon, Brown Lee E
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The growing use of functional traits in ecological research has brought new insights into biodiversity responses to global environmental change. However, further progress depends on overcoming three major challenges involving (a) statistical correlations between traits, (b) phylogenetic constraints on the combination of traits possessed by any single species, and (c) spatial effects on trait structure and...
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