Plant Functional Diversity

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Plant Functional Diversity

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Author : Eric Garnier
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015-12-10

Plant Functional Diversity written by Eric Garnier and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-10 with Science categories.

Biological diversity, the variety of living organisms on Earth, is traditionally viewed as the diversity of taxa, and species in particular. However, other facets of diversity also need to be considered for a comprehensive understanding of evolutionary and ecological processes. This novel book demonstrates the advantages of adopting a functional approach to diversity in order to improve our understanding of the functioning of ecological systems and their components. The focus is on plants, which are major components of these systems, and for which the functional approach has led to major scientific advances over the last 20 years. Plant Functional Diversity presents the rationale for a trait-based approach to functional diversity in the context of comparative plant ecology and agroecology. It demonstrates how this approach can be used to address a number of highly debated questions in plant ecology pertaining to plant responses to their environment, controls on plant community structure, ecosystem properties, and the services these deliver to human societies. This research level text will be of particular relevance and use to graduate students and professional researchers in plant ecology, agricultural sciences and conservation biology.

The Role Of Diversity In Savannas Modelling Plant Functional Diversity And Its Effects On Ecosystem Functioning

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Author : Tong Guo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017

The Role Of Diversity In Savannas Modelling Plant Functional Diversity And Its Effects On Ecosystem Functioning written by Tong Guo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.

Plant Functional Types

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Author : T. M. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1997-05-13

Plant Functional Types written by T. M. Smith and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-05-13 with Gardening categories.

This book describes approaches and methods for grouping species with similar characteristics into functional types in ways which maximise our potential to predict accurately the responses of real vegetation with real species diversity.

Plant Functional Diversity And Ecosystem Properties

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Author : Christopher Robert Bennett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012

Plant Functional Diversity And Ecosystem Properties written by Christopher Robert Bennett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.

Plant Functional Diversity And Ecosystem Properties

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Author : Christopher Bennett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011

Plant Functional Diversity And Ecosystem Properties written by Christopher Bennett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.

The Park Grass Experiment (PGE) was started in 1856 as an investigation into the impact of organic and inorganic fertilisers on hay yields and is now the world's longest running ecological experiment. Functional ecology involves describing plant communities by traits, which give an indication of how the community responds under different stresses and the effect on the rest of the ecosystem. Describing communities by traits removes some of the complexities associated with a taxonomic approach. A comprehensive long term dataset was re-analysed in relation to functional traits (CSR (competitiors, stress tolerators and ruderals) and functional diversity indices) and how they correlate with nutrient treatment and productivity and their power to explain variance in predicting community stability. The most abundant species on the PGE were sampled to investigate the effect of different fertilisers on leaf traits and the link between leaf traits and productivity. The leaf traits were also used to investigate the palatability of the species and communities on the PGE. Biomass samples were taken from the PGE and separated into species. Leaves were also taken from the most abundant species for analysis of specific leaf area (SLA), leaf dry matter content (LDMC), leaf nitrogen content (LNC) and leaf tensile strength. The palatability experiment was conducted as a preference experiment of leaf discs of the different species to snails and locusts. The community CSR signature varied across the treatments; community C increased and community S decreased with nutrient input. The response of the communities to drought was best described by functional diversity. Species found on the plots that had greater productivity have higher SLA and LNC than those from plots with lower productivity. Intra-specific differences in SLA and LDMC were observed and mirrored the inter-specific response to productivity. Community-weighted palatability decreased with fertilisation; this was due to the changes from dicots to monocots. Dicots were generally more palatable and more abundant in low fertility plots but monocots did show a positive correlation between palatability and fertility. Different traits correlated significantly with either productivity (SLA) or palatability (tensile strength), suggesting that a suite of traits is required when making inferences about ecosystem function.

Satellite Remote Sensing Of Plant Functional Diversity

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022

Satellite Remote Sensing Of Plant Functional Diversity written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with categories.

Plant Functional Group Composition In Tallgrass Prairie

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Author : Valerie A. Sivick
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007

Plant Functional Group Composition In Tallgrass Prairie written by Valerie A. Sivick and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Vegetation monitoring categories.

Quantifying Functional Biodiversity

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Author : Laura Pla
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2011-11-02

Quantifying Functional Biodiversity written by Laura Pla and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-02 with Science categories.

This book synthesizes current methods used to quantify functional diversity, providing step-by-step examples for defining functional groups and estimating functional indices. The authors show how to compare communities, and how to analyze changes of diversity along environmental gradients, using real-life examples throughout. One section of the book demonstrates the selection of traits, and the standardization and characterization of ecosystem data. Another section presents methods used to quantify functional diversity, shows how to relate functional diversity with environmental variables and how to connect these to ecosystem services. The concluding section introduces FDiversity, a free program developed by the authors. The reader is guided through every step from software installation and basic functions, to sample and database design, to graphical projection methods, employing case study data to illustrate key concepts.

Plant Functional Traits And Functional Diversity Across Four Landuse Systems In Sumatra Indonesia

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Author : Biplabi Bhattarai
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019

Plant Functional Traits And Functional Diversity Across Four Landuse Systems In Sumatra Indonesia written by Biplabi Bhattarai and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with categories.

The Role Of Plant Functional Diversity In Central European Grassland Systems For Ecosystem Functioning

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Author : Carsten Neßhöver
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005

The Role Of Plant Functional Diversity In Central European Grassland Systems For Ecosystem Functioning written by Carsten Neßhöver and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with categories.