scholarly journals Functional diversity underlies demographic responses to environmental variation in European forests

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paloma Ruiz-Benito ◽  
Sophia Ratcliffe ◽  
Alistair S. Jump ◽  
Lorena Gómez-Aparicio ◽  
Jaime Madrigal-González ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Diversity ◽  
Environmental Variation ◽  
European Forests ◽  
Demographic Responses

scholarly journals Functional diversity plays a role in driving β-diversity: Or does it?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Murray-Stoker
Keyword(s):  
Model Selection ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Functional Diversity ◽  
Environmental Variation ◽  
Species Pool ◽  
Β Diversity ◽  
Theory And Modeling

AbstractPatrick and Brown (2018) suggest that functional diversity of the species pool has an important role in generating β-diversity. Using a combination of path analysis and model selection, they ostensibly provide support for this hypothesis; however, they neglected to put theory and modeling into proper ecological and statistical context. Here, I present a re-analysis of their data. I conclude that the drivers of β-diversity are variable, with functional diversity typically having a reduced, if any, role compared to consistently stronger roles played by γ-diversity or environmental variation on structuring β-diversity.

Plasticity and trade-offs in physiological traits of intertidal mussels subjected to freshwater-induced environmental variation

2016 ◽  
Vol 553 ◽  
pp. 93-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Ramajo ◽  
L Prado ◽  
AB Rodriguez-Navarro ◽  
MA Lardies ◽  
CM Duarte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Variation ◽  
Physiological Traits ◽  
Trade Offs
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