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To harness traits for ecology, let's abandon 'functionality'.

Trends in ecology & evolution - 1 May 2023

Streit Robert P, Bellwood David R

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Traits are measurable features of organisms. Functional traits aspire to more. They quantify an organism's ecology and, ultimately, predict ecosystem functions based on local communities. Such predictions are useful, but only if 'functional' really means 'ecologically relevant'. Unfortunately, many 'functional' traits seem to be characterized primarily by availability and implied importance - not by their...

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PMID: 36522192
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.11.009

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