Experimental design: (a) study area located in the Marano and Grado lagoon, NE of Italy, at the Sant’Andrea barrier island, with the location of the 8 experimental blocks.

#SoilProperties directly affected the plant #FunctionalTraits of the key species of #SandDunes #CakileMaritima and the diversity and composition of the whole community, and the characteristics of C. maritima also affected the colonization of native and alien plant species.

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🌼🐝Floral resource diversity drives spatiotemporal variation in plant–pollinator network structure

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#FloralRewards #FunctionalTraits #Modularity #MutualisticInteractions #Nestedness #NetworkMotifs

Plant height (a), internode length (b), stem diameter (c), tiller number (d), leaf area (e), leaf number (f), root length (g), root diameter (h), root surface area (i), root volume (j), specific root length (k) and root tissue density (l) of Phragmites australis under AMF inoculation, N addition, and P addition treatments (mean ± SE).

The effects of exogenous #ArbuscularMycorrhizalFungi (AMF) inoculation on the #FunctionalTraits of Phragmites australis were significantly modulated by nutrient availability.

#NInput | #PInput | #TraitNetworks

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🫒🌴Seed dispersal and seed predation networks highlight important dual roles for plants and terrestrial vertebrates in a tropical forest

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#AntagonisticNetwork #FunctionalTraits #MutualisticNetwork #SouthEastAsia #Versatility

Elevational Shifts in Tropical Tree Leaf Traits: Interactions between Soil, Climate, Light, and Phylogeny Understanding how tropical trees respond to complex environmental gradients is essential for predicting forest resilience under climate change. We examined variation in key leaf traits, including spec...

🌿How do tropical trees adjust their ecological strategies along environmental gradients?

Using leaf functional traits and stable isotopes from 160 species along a 3200-m elevational transect on Mount Cameroon, found👉 doi.org/10.53941/pla...

#PlantEcology #FunctionalTraits #Biogeochemistry

Many thanks to my coauthors and collaborators at who made this work possible.

#Ecology #Grasslands #FunctionalTraits #Biodiversity #Grazing #ConservationScience #VegetationScience

Contributions of environmental factors to leaf functional traits and their relationships.

Feiyan Ren et al. explored coordinated variation in #LeafEconomics #LeafHydraulics and #LeafAnatomy of Quercus variabilis along an #EnvironmentalGradient.

#FunctionalTraits | #IntraspecificTraitVariation | #TraitCoordination

@mapjournals.bsky.social

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Citizen science-powered global trait maps

👀 Global maps of 37 plant #FunctionalTraits as defined in the TRY Plant Trait Database with a resolution of 1 km and a global extent 🌐🧪 📏🧮🌮 global-traits.projects.earthengine.app/view/global-...

Forest structure determines the structure and functional traits of liana community during secondary succession in a temperate oak forest Forest structure drives the changes in the community structure and functional traits of lianas during secondary succession in a temperate oak forest. The s

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#ForestStructure determines the structure and #FunctionalTraits of #Liana community during secondary succession in a temperate oak forest

#CommunityStructure | #SoilProperties | #SecondaryForestSuccession

@mapjournals.bsky.social

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VegVault logo

printscreen of the paper on the webpage of Nature Scientific Data https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-06176-1

1/🧵 Paper out! 🎉🌿🔒
VegVault is now published in Nature Scientific Data: a global database linking palaeo + modern vegetation with traits + climate/soil drivers.
🌐website: bit.ly/VegVault
📜paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

#VegVault #Ecology #Paleoecology #Vegetation #FunctionalTraits

This database was initiated by @josephtobias.bsky.social @alexpigot.bsky.social @mhcneateclegg.bsky.social @sheardcat.bsky.social whom I am grateful to have invited me to join the project and lead the paper.

#Birds #Macroecology #FunctionalTraits #Niche #OpenData

Trait-reproductive allocation pathways of different flowering groups under seasonal drought in alpine meadows Abstract. Climate change intensifies seasonal droughts in alpine meadows on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, impacting the adaptability of key plant functional g

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Trait-reproductive allocation pathways of different flowering groups under #SeasonalGrought in #AlpineMeadows

#FloweringFunctionalGroup | #FunctionalTraits | #Qinghai-TibetPlateau | #ReproductiveAllocation

@mapjournals.bsky.social

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New #OpenAccess research in #RESInsectConsDiv

#Bee community and trait-based responses to fire in a Mediterranean landscape
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70043

#Wildfires #SpeciesDiversity #dNBR #FunctionalTraits
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wileyeco.bsky.social

Yu An et al. examined #SoilFunctions ( #SoilOrganicCarbon, #TotalNitrogen, #TotalPhosphorus), #PlantCommunities, and #FunctionalTraits in #Wetlands #NaturallyRestored after #AgriculturalAbandonment on China’s Sanjiang Plain.

#EcologicalFunctions

@mapjournals.bsky.social

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Soil management shapes the functional diversity of the inter-row vegetation in Mediterranean vineyards - Agronomy for Sustainable Development Weed control in vineyards often relies on intensive tillage, which can negatively affect soil health. While cover crops offer potential benefits (such as weed suppression and soil improvement), they m...

Warren Raffa, D., Virili, A., Carlesi, S. et al. Soil management shapes the functional diversity of the inter-row vegetation in Mediterranean vineyards. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 45, 46 (2025).
doi.org/10.1007/s135...
#Barley #Clover #PigeonBean #CoverCropMixture #FunctionalTraits #Tillage

#meetECONOVO

@emmamarjakangas.bsky.social, postdoctoral researcher working on #ecologicalnetworks under #globalchange, predicting pollination & seed dispersal network structure & rewiring across future scenarios. She is broadly interested in species interactions, #functionaltraits & #macroecology🌱

Naturalized and Invasive Species Integrate Differently in the Trait Space of Local Plant Communities We investigated the relative positions of native, non-invasive naturalized and invasive plant species in the functional trait space of local communities in six different habitat types. We show that n...

Naturalized and Invasive Species Integrate Differently in the Trait Space of Local Plant Communities🧪🌾🌐 #FunctionalTraits onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

The interplay of soil stress, growth and functional traits of the native Cakile maritima determine the alien plant invasion success in coastal dunes Abstract. Human activities are strongly affecting ecosystems worldwide, altering abiotic factors and often triggering massive habitat invasions, as in the

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The interplay of soil stress, growth and #FunctionalTraits of the native #CakileMaritima determine the alien plant invasion success in #CoastalDunes

#BiologicalInvasion | #Plant-plantInteractions | #SoilProperties

@mapjournals.bsky.social

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【🎉Latest accepted article】
Combined effects of #ArbuscularMycorrhizalFungi and nutrient addition on the #FunctionalTraits of Phragmites australis

#NitrogenInput | #PhosphorusInput | #TraitNetworks

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@nmouquet.bsky.social
@ecol-evol.bsky.social
#Entomology #Ecology #FunctionalTraits #UrbanTrees

Resurveyed Island Vegetation Reveals That Species
Colonisation and Extinction Probabilities Are Linked
to Traits #FunctionalTraits 🧪🌐🌾 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Interested in #intraspecific functional trait variation?Have a look at our new paper in
@oikosjournal.bsky.social
: Relaxation of the leaf economics spectrum within and across quaking aspen Populus tremuloides genotypes 🍃🧬 #FunctionalTraits #LeafEconomicsSpectrum #Polyploidy

#Cytotype #FunctionalTraits #Genotype #IntraSpecificVariation #LeafEconomicsSpectrum #Polyploidy #PopulusTremuloides #QuakingAspen

Cool... a global focus on three core traits of ectotherms: metabolic rate, development time and fecundity. ShareTrait: Towards interoperable and reusable individual trait-based data in ectotherms #OpenTraits #FunctionalTraits besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... 🧪🌐

📢🌿Available #traits #FunctionalTraits PhD position in my group @westsyduhie.bsky.social, closes 30th Oct. Topics: “Climate adaptations in Australian native grasses”; OR “Plant resource economics”. Apply via WSU Online Portal. Eligibility and other key info here: wrightlab.wordpress.com/news/

Coordinated variation in leaf economics, hydraulics, and anatomy of Quercus variabilis along an environmental gradient Abstract. Leaf economic, hydraulic, and anatomical traits play crucial roles in plant adaptation to diverse and variable environments. However, their relat

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Coordinated variation in #LeafEconomics, #Hydraulics, and #Anatomy of Quercus variabilis along an #EnvironmentalGradient

#FunctionalTraits | #NtraspecificTraitVariation | #TraitXoordination

@mapjournals.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

@lauradee.bsky.social #urbanforests #urbantrees #functionaltraits

First up at #ESA2025 is Julie Cox, who noticed lots of floral variation in an endemic species found in Missoula MT. Julie is looking out for MS and tech opportunities! Find her poster on Monday in PS06-099 #functionaltraits #endemic

Huge thanks to David Frey, who I co-led this project with, and to Matthias Albrecht, Jaboury Ghazoul, and of course Marco Moretti, for being the best co-authors one could ask for! My first real dive into #FunctionalTraits and #Urban #Pollinators and boy, what a way to start! 🌿🐝

#FunctionalTraits 🧪🌐