Volume 180, Issue 4

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Volume 180, Issue 4

April 2016

Special Topic on Functional Traits

Issue Editors:

Fernando Valladares,
Adrián Escudero

29 articles in this issue

Trait-based plant ecology: moving towards a unifying species coexistence theory
Adrián Escudero
Fernando Valladares
Special Topic on Functional Traits 20 February 2016 Pages: 919 - 922
Reinforcing loose foundation stones in trait-based plant ecology
Bill Shipley
Francesco De Bello
Peter B. Reich
Special Topic on Functional Traits 21 January 2016 Pages: 923 - 931
Functional diversity through the mean trait dissimilarity: resolving shortcomings with existing paradigms and algorithms
Francesco de Bello
Carlos P. Carmona
Meelis Pärtel
Special Topic on Functional Traits 21 January 2016 Pages: 933 - 940
Effects of long- and short-term management on the functional structure of meadows through species turnover and intraspecific trait variability
Martin Volf
Conor Redmond
Francesco de Bello
Special Topic on Functional Traits 02 February 2016 Pages: 941 - 950
Phenological variation of leaf functional traits within species
Alex Fajardo
Andrew Siefert
Special Topic on Functional Traits 21 January 2016 Pages: 951 - 959
Climatic events inducing die-off in Mediterranean shrublands: are species’ responses related to their functional traits?
Francisco Lloret
Enrique G. de la Riva
Rafael Villar
Special Topic on Functional Traits 22 January 2016 Pages: 961 - 973
Individual species affect plant traits structure in their surroundings: evidence of functional mechanisms of assembly
Julia Chacón-Labella
Marcelino de la Cruz
Adrián Escudero
Special Topic on Functional Traits 28 January 2016 Pages: 975 - 987
How phylogeny shapes the taxonomic and functional structure of plant–insect networks
Sébastien Ibanez
Fabien Arène
Sébastien Lavergne
Special Topic on Functional Traits 20 January 2016 Pages: 989 - 1000
Relative contribution of soil, management and traits to co-variations of multiple ecosystem properties in grasslands
Pierre Gos
Grégory Loucougaray
Sandra Lavorel
Special Topic on Functional Traits 30 January 2016 Pages: 1001 - 1013
Small-scale drivers: the importance of nutrient availability and snowmelt timing on performance of the alpine shrub Salix herbacea
Chelsea J. Little
Julia A. Wheeler
Christian Rixen
Highlighted Student Research 04 August 2015 Pages: 1015 - 1024
Mechanisms driving diversity–productivity relationships differ between exotic and native communities and are affected by gastropod herbivory
Lotte Korell
Robin Schmidt
Harald Auge
Highlighted Student Research Open access 04 August 2015 Pages: 1025 - 1036
Root and leaf traits reflect distinct resource acquisition strategies in tropical lianas and trees
Courtney G. Collins
S. Joseph Wright
Nina Wurzburger
Highlighted Student Research 09 August 2015 Pages: 1037 - 1047
A quantitative analysis of phenotypic variations of Metrosideros polymorpha within and across populations along environmental gradients on Mauna Loa, Hawaii
Yuki Tsujii
Yusuke Onoda
Kanehiro Kitayama
Highlighted Student Research 11 August 2015 Pages: 1049 - 1059
Life in the clouds: are tropical montane cloud forests responding to changes in climate?
Jia Hu
Diego A. Riveros-Iregui
Concepts, Reviews and Syntheses 06 January 2016 Pages: 1061 - 1073
Population differentiation in a Mediterranean relict shrub: the potential role of local adaptation for coping with climate change
Ana Lázaro-Nogal
Silvia Matesanz
Fernando Valladares
Physiological ecology - Original research 10 December 2015 Pages: 1075 - 1090
Elevational trends in hydraulic efficiency and safety of Pinus cembra roots
Adriano Losso
Andrea Nardini
Stefan Mayr
Physiological ecology - Original research Open access 17 December 2015 Pages: 1091 - 1102
Leaf morphophysiology of a Neotropical mistletoe is shaped by seasonal patterns of host leaf phenology
Marina Corrêa Scalon
Davi Rodrigo Rossatto
Augusto Cesar Franco
Physiological ecology - Original research 19 December 2015 Pages: 1103 - 1112
Modeled hydraulic redistribution in tree–grass, CAM–grass, and tree–CAM associations: the implications of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM)
Kailiang Yu
Adrianna Foster
Physiological ecology - Original research 28 December 2015 Pages: 1113 - 1125
Individual heterogeneity and offspring sex affect the growth–reproduction trade-off in a mammal with indeterminate growth
Uriel Gélin
Michelle E. Wilson
Marco Festa-Bianchet
Behavioral ecology –original research 29 December 2015 Pages: 1127 - 1135
Non-additive response of larval ringed salamanders to intraspecific density
Brittany H. Ousterhout
Raymond D. Semlitsch
Population ecology - Original research 18 December 2015 Pages: 1137 - 1145
Population limitation in a non-cyclic arctic fox population in a changing climate
Snæbjörn Pálsson
Páll Hersteinsson
Ólafur K. Nielsen
Population ecology – original research 29 December 2015 Pages: 1147 - 1157
Herbivory strongly influences among-population variation in reproductive output of Lythrum salicaria in its native range
Lina Lehndal
Peter A. Hambäck
Jon Ågren
Plant-microbe-animal interactions - Original research 17 December 2015 Pages: 1159 - 1171
Erratum to: Herbivory strongly influences among-population variation in reproductive output of Lythrum salicaria in its native range
Lina Lehndal
Peter A. Hambäck
Jon Ågren
Erratum 12 February 2016 Pages: 1173 - 1174
Plant patch structure influences plant fitness via antagonistic and mutualistic interactions but in different directions
Petter Andersson
Johan Ehrlén
Peter A. Hambäck
Plant-microbe-animal interactions - original research 29 December 2015 Pages: 1175 - 1182
Natural and experimental tests of trophic cascades: gray wolves and white-tailed deer in a Great Lakes forest
D. G. Flagel
G. E. Belovsky
D. E. Beyer Jr.
Community ecology - Original research 15 December 2015 Pages: 1183 - 1194
Interference in the tundra predator guild studied using local ecological knowledge
Dorothee Ehrich
Marita A. Strømeng
Siw T. Killengreen
Community ecology - Original research 19 December 2015 Pages: 1195 - 1203
Contrasting effects of fish predation on benthic versus emerging prey: a meta-analysis
Jeff S. Wesner
Community ecology – original research 08 January 2016 Pages: 1205 - 1211
Impacts of leguminous shrub encroachment on neighboring grasses include transfer of fixed nitrogen
Hai-Yang Zhang
Qiang Yu
Xing-Guo Han
Community ecology – original research Open access 08 January 2016 Pages: 1213 - 1222
Seed predation and climate impacts on reproductive variation in temperate forests of the southeastern USA
David M. Bell
James S. Clark
Global change ecology – original research 08 January 2016 Pages: 1223 - 1234

Volume 180, Issue 4

Trait-based plant ecology: moving towards a unifying species coexistence theory

Reinforcing loose foundation stones in trait-based plant ecology

Functional diversity through the mean trait dissimilarity: resolving shortcomings with existing paradigms and algorithms

Effects of long- and short-term management on the functional structure of meadows through species turnover and intraspecific trait variability

Phenological variation of leaf functional traits within species

Climatic events inducing die-off in Mediterranean shrublands: are species’ responses related to their functional traits?

Individual species affect plant traits structure in their surroundings: evidence of functional mechanisms of assembly

How phylogeny shapes the taxonomic and functional structure of plant–insect networks

Relative contribution of soil, management and traits to co-variations of multiple ecosystem properties in grasslands

Small-scale drivers: the importance of nutrient availability and snowmelt timing on performance of the alpine shrub Salix herbacea

Mechanisms driving diversity–productivity relationships differ between exotic and native communities and are affected by gastropod herbivory

Root and leaf traits reflect distinct resource acquisition strategies in tropical lianas and trees

A quantitative analysis of phenotypic variations of Metrosideros polymorpha within and across populations along environmental gradients on Mauna Loa, Hawaii

Life in the clouds: are tropical montane cloud forests responding to changes in climate?

Population differentiation in a Mediterranean relict shrub: the potential role of local adaptation for coping with climate change

Elevational trends in hydraulic efficiency and safety of Pinus cembra roots

Leaf morphophysiology of a Neotropical mistletoe is shaped by seasonal patterns of host leaf phenology

Modeled hydraulic redistribution in tree–grass, CAM–grass, and tree–CAM associations: the implications of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM)

Individual heterogeneity and offspring sex affect the growth–reproduction trade-off in a mammal with indeterminate growth

Non-additive response of larval ringed salamanders to intraspecific density

Population limitation in a non-cyclic arctic fox population in a changing climate

Herbivory strongly influences among-population variation in reproductive output of Lythrum salicaria in its native range

Erratum to: Herbivory strongly influences among-population variation in reproductive output of Lythrum salicaria in its native range

Plant patch structure influences plant fitness via antagonistic and mutualistic interactions but in different directions

Natural and experimental tests of trophic cascades: gray wolves and white-tailed deer in a Great Lakes forest

Interference in the tundra predator guild studied using local ecological knowledge

Contrasting effects of fish predation on benthic versus emerging prey: a meta-analysis

Impacts of leguminous shrub encroachment on neighboring grasses include transfer of fixed nitrogen

Seed predation and climate impacts on reproductive variation in temperate forests of the southeastern USA

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