Application of Loreau & Hector's (2001) partitioning method to complex functional traits

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 954-960

  Grossiord, Charlotte ^a   Granier, André ^a   Gessler, Arthur ^b   Scherer Lorenzen, Michael ^c   Pollastrini, Martina ^d   Bonal, Damien ^a  

^a LERFoB   (France)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity effect; BIOTREE; Carbon isotope composition; Complementarity effect; FunDivEUROPE; Method; Selection effect; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885602714     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2041210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12090     Document Type: Article

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