Estimating themissing species bias in plant trait measurements

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 828-838

  Sandel, Brody ^a   Gutiérrez, Alvaro G ^b,g   Reich, Peter B ^c,d   Schrodt, Franziska ^e   Dickie, John ^f   Kattge, Jens ^e  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^f ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^g ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bias; Leaf nitrogen; Maximum height; Missing data; Photosynthesis rate; Plant functional trait; Seed mass; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEIGHT; LEAF AREA; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 84938960645     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12292     Document Type: Article

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