Article
The dimensionality and structure of species trait spaces.
Ecology letters - 1 Sept 2021
Mouillot David, Loiseau Nicolas, Grenié Matthias, Algar Adam C, Allegra Michele, Cadotte Marc W, Casajus Nicolas, Denelle Pierre, Guéguen Maya, Maire Anthony, Maitner Brian, McGill Brian J, McLean Matthew, Mouquet Nicolas, Munoz François, Thuiller Wilfried, Villéger Sébastien, Violle Cyrille, Auber Arnaud
Abstract excerpt
Trait-based ecology aims to understand the processes that generate the overarching diversity of organismal traits and their influence on ecosystem functioning. Achieving this goal requires simplifying this complexity in synthetic axes defining a trait space and to cluster species based on their traits while identifying those with unique combinations of traits. However, so far, we know little about the...
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