How fundamental plant functional trait relationships scale-up to trade-offs and synergies in ecosystem services

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 128-140

  Lavorel, Sandra ^a   Grigulis, Karl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Biodiversity effects; Ecological intensification of agriculture; Fertility; Leaf economics spectrum; Mountain grassland; Multifunctionality; Plant size; Plant soil (below ground) interactions; Secondary succession; Structural equation model

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; GRASSLAND; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SEED SIZE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL WATER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SYNERGISM; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 83455260144     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01914.x     Document Type: Article

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