Understanding species and community response to environmental change - A functional trait perspective

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-4

  Wellstein, Camilla ^a   Schröder, Boris ^b,c   Reineking, Björn ^a   Zimmermann, Niklaus E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^d SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Climate change; Clonal plants; Database; Dispersal; Ecosystem function; Functional diversity; Functional traits; Land use; Landscape; Management; Orthoptera; Plant growth

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLONAL ORGANISM; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DATABASE; DISPERSAL; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GROWTH RATE; INSECT; LAND USE CHANGE;

ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 84880109878     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.06.024     Document Type: Article

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