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Plant functional traits have globally consistent effects on competition

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  • Georges Kunstler

    (Irstea, UR EMGR
    Univ. Grenoble Alpes
    Macquarie University)

  • Daniel Falster

    (Macquarie University)

  • David A. Coomes

    (Forest Ecology and Conservation Group, University of Cambridge)

  • Francis Hui

    (Mathematical Sciences Institute, The Australian National University)

  • Robert M. Kooyman

    (Macquarie University
    National Herbarium of New South Wales, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust)

  • Daniel C. Laughlin

    (Environmental Research Institute, School of Science, University of Waikato)

  • Lourens Poorter

    (Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University)

  • Mark Vanderwel

    (University of Regina)

  • Ghislain Vieilledent

    (Cirad, UPR BSEF)

  • S. Joseph Wright

    (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute)

  • Masahiro Aiba

    (Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University)

  • Christopher Baraloto

    (INRA, UMR Ecologie des Forêts de Guyane, BP 709
    International Center for Tropical Botany, Florida International University)

  • John Caspersen

    (Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto
    Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Landscape Dynamics Unit)

  • J. Hans C. Cornelissen

    (Systems Ecology, Vrije Universiteit)

  • Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury

    (Cirad, UPR BSEF)

  • Marc Hanewinkel

    (Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Forest Resources and Management Unit
    University of Freiburg, Chair of Forestry Economics and Planning)

  • Bruno Herault

    (Cirad, UMR Ecologie des Forêts de Guyane, Campus Agronomique, BP 701)

  • Jens Kattge

    (Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
    Hans Knöll Str. 10
    German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e)

  • Hiroko Kurokawa

    (Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University
    †Present address: Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba 305-8687, Japan.)

  • Yusuke Onoda

    (Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University)

  • Josep Peñuelas

    (CSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB, Cerdanyola del Vallès
    CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallès)

  • Hendrik Poorter

    (Plant Sciences (IBG-2), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH)

  • Maria Uriarte

    (Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University)

  • Sarah Richardson

    (Landcare Research)

  • Paloma Ruiz-Benito

    (Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling
    Forest Ecology and Restoration Group, Science Building, University of Alcala, Campus Universitario)

  • I-Fang Sun

    (National Dong Hwa University)

  • Göran Ståhl

    (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU))

  • Nathan G. Swenson

    (University of Maryland, College Park)

  • Jill Thompson

    (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bush Estate
    University of Puerto Rico)

  • Bertil Westerlund

    (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU))

  • Christian Wirth

    (German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e
    Institute for Systematic, Botany and Functional Biodiversity, University of Leipzig)

  • Miguel A. Zavala

    (Forest Ecology and Restoration Group, Science Building, University of Alcala, Campus Universitario)

  • Hongcheng Zeng

    (Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto)

  • Jess K. Zimmerman

    (University of Puerto Rico)

  • Niklaus E. Zimmermann

    (Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Landscape Dynamics Unit)

  • Mark Westoby

    (Macquarie University)

Abstract

Data from millions of trees in thousands of locations are used to show that certain key traits affect competitive ability in predictable ways, and that there are trade-offs between traits that favour growth with and without competition.

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  • Georges Kunstler & Daniel Falster & David A. Coomes & Francis Hui & Robert M. Kooyman & Daniel C. Laughlin & Lourens Poorter & Mark Vanderwel & Ghislain Vieilledent & S. Joseph Wright & Masahiro Aiba , 2016. "Plant functional traits have globally consistent effects on competition," Nature, Nature, vol. 529(7585), pages 204-207, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:529:y:2016:i:7585:d:10.1038_nature16476
    DOI: 10.1038/nature16476
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