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Predicting Changes in Community Composition and Ecosystem Functioning from Plant Traits: Revisiting the Holy Grail by Lavorel, S., Garnier, E.

“…1. The concept of plant functional type proposes that species can be grouped according to common responses to the environment and/or common effects on…”
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Contribution of above- and below-ground plant traits to the structure and function of grassland soil microbial communities by Legay, N, Baxendale, C, Grigulis, K, Krainer, U, Kastl, E, Schloter, M, Bardgett, R. D, Arnoldi, C, Bahn, M, Dumont, M, Poly, F, Pommier, T, Clément, J. C, Lavorel, S

“…Background and AimsAbiotic properties of soil are known to be major drivers of the microbial community within it. Our understanding of how soil microbial…”
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Bundles of ecosystem (dis)services and multifunctionality across European landscapes by Mouchet, M.A., Paracchini, M.L., Schulp, C.J.E., Stürck, J., Verkerk, P.J., Verburg, P.H., Lavorel, S.

“…•A spatially explicit assessment of eleven ecosystem services and one dis-service across the European Union (EU).•Three bundles of ecosystem services related…”
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A conceptual model of land use effects on the structure and function of herbaceous vegetation by McIntyre, S., Lavorel, S.

“…We apply an ecological perspective to the understanding of land use change and its implications for vegetation dynamics in the agro-pastoral zone of eastern…”
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Complementarity as a mechanism of coexistence between functional groups of grasses by GROSS, N, SUDING, K.N, LAVOREL, S, ROUMET, C

“…1. Increasing functional diversity often leads to an increase in ecosystem productivity in the form of overyielding. While the mechanisms (i.e. complementarity…”
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Plant traits in a state and transition framework as markers of ecosystem response to land-use change by Quétier, Fabien, Thébault, Aurélie, Lavorel, Sandra

“…Understanding and forecasting changes in plant communities, ecosystem properties, and their associated services requires a mechanistic link between community…”
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Catalyzing Transformations to Sustainability in the World's Mountains by Klein, J. A., Tucker, C. M., Nolin, A. W., Hopping, K. A., Reid, R. S., Steger, C., Grêt‐Regamey, A., Lavorel, S., Müller, B., Yeh, E. T., Boone, R. B., Bourgeron, P., Butsic, V., Castellanos, E., Chen, X., Dong, S. K., Greenwood, G., Keiler, M., Marchant, R., Seidl, R., Spies, T., Thorn, J., Yager, K.

“…Mountain social‐ecological systems (MtSES) are vital to humanity, providing ecosystem services to over half the planet's human population. Despite their…”
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Leaf Traits Capture the Effects of Land Use Changes and Climate on Litter Decomposability of Grasslands across Europe by Fortunel, Claire, Garnier, Eric, Joffre, Richard, Kazakou, Elena, Quested, Helen, Grigulis, Karl, Lavorel, Sandra, Ansquer, Pauline, Castro, Helena, Cruz, Pablo, Doležal, Jiří, Eriksson, Ove, Freitas, Helena, Golodets, Carly, Jouany, Claire, Kigel, Jaime, Kleyer, Michael, Lehsten, Veiko, Lepš, Jan, Meier, Tonia, Pakeman, Robin, Papadimitriou, Maria, Papanastasis, Vasilios P., Quétier, Fabien, Robson, Matt, Sternberg, Marcelo, Theau, Jean-Pierre, Thébault, Aurélie, Zarovali, Maria

“…Land use and climate changes induce shifts in plant functional diversity and community structure, thereby modifying ecosystem processes. This is particularly…”
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Plant response traits mediate the effects of subalpine grasslands on soil moisture by Gross, N, Robson, T.M, Lavorel, S, Albert, C, Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y, Guillemin, R

“…In subalpine grasslands, changes in abiotic conditions with decreased management intensity alter the functional composition of plant communities, leading to…”
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Strain and vegetation effects on local limiting resources explain the outcomes of biotic interactions by Gross, N., Liancourt, P., Choler, P., Suding, K.N., Lavorel, S.

“…Positive interactions are hypothesized to increase with stress (stress-gradient hypothesis, “SGH”), which is defined in terms of standing biomass at the…”
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Plant-trait-based modeling assessment of ecosystem-service sensitivity to land-use change by Quétier, Fabien, Lavorel, Sandra, Thuiller, Wilfried, Davies, Ian

“…Evidence is accumulating that the continued provision of essential ecosystem services is vulnerable to land-use change. Yet, we lack a strong scientific basis…”
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Plant functional classifications: from general groups to specific groups based on response to disturbance by Lavorel, S., McIntyre, S., Landsberg, J., Forbes, T.D.A.

“…Predicting the effects of anthropogenic changes in climate, atmospheric composition and land use on vegetation patterns has been a central concern of recent…”
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Assessing the Effects of Land-use Change on Plant Traits, Communities and Ecosystem Functioning in Grasslands: A Standardized Methodology and Lessons from an Application to 11 European Sites by Garnier, Eric, Lavorel, Sandra, Ansquer, Pauline, Castro, Helena, Cruz, Pablo, Dolezal, Jiri, Eriksson, Ove, Fortunel, Claire, Freitas, Helena, Golodets, Carly, Grigulis, Karl, Jouany, Claire, Kazakou, Elena, Kigel, Jaime, Kleyer, Michael, Lehsten, Veiko, Lepš, Jan, Meier, Tonia, Pakeman, Robin, Papadimitriou, Maria, Papanastasis, Vasilios P, Quested, Helen, Quétier, Fabien, Robson, Matt, Roumet, Catherine, Rusch, Graciela, Skarpe, Christina, Sternberg, Marcelo, Theau, Jean-Pierre, Thébault, Aurélie, Vile, Denis, Zarovali, Maria P

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: A standardized methodology to assess the impacts of land-use changes on vegetation and ecosystem functioning is presented. It assumes that…”
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Importance of species abundance for assessment of trait composition: an example based on pollinator communities by Bello, F, J. LepÅ, S. Lavorel, M. Moretti

“…Measurements of trait community composition are known to be sensitive to the way species abundance is assessed, but not to what extent. This was investigated…”
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Water‐soluble carbohydrates in Patzkea paniculata (L.): a plant strategy to tolerate snowpack reduction and spring drought in subalpine grasslands by Bernard, L., Decau, M.‐L., Morvan‐Bertrand, A., Lavorel, S., Clément, J.‐C., Loreto, F.

“…In subalpine grasslands of the central French Alps, cessation of traditional mowing promotes dominance of Patzkea paniculata (L.) G.H.Loos (Poaceae) tussocks,…”
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Plant species identities and fertilization influence on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonisation and soil bacterial activities by Legay, N., Grassein, F., Binet, M.N., Arnoldi, C., Personeni, E., Perigon, S., Poly, F., Pommier, T., Puissant, J., Clément, J.C., Lavorel, S., Mouhamadou, B.

“…•Plant species identities effects on soil microbial properties were assessed.•Bacterial activities were influenced by specific above-ground plant…”
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Specific leaf area and dry matter content estimate thickness in laminar leaves by Vile, D, Garnier, E, Shipley, B, Laurent, G, Navas, M, Roumet, C, Lavorel, S, Diaz, S, Hodgson, J.G, Lloret, F, Midgley, G.F, Poorter, H, Rutherford, M.C, Wilson, P.J, Wright, I.J

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Leaf thickness plays an important role in leaf and plant functioning, and relates to a species' strategy of resource acquisition and use…”
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Effects of two grass species on the composition of soil fungal communities by Mouhamadou, B., Puissant, J., Personeni, E., Desclos-Theveniau, M., Kastl, E. M., Schloter, M., Zinger, L., Roy, J., Geremia, R. A., Lavorel, S.

“…Many studies have shown effects of plants species on fungal communities, but these are often confounded with soil effects. Thus, the specific role of plant…”
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Leaf dry matter content and lateral spread predict response to land use change for six subalpine grassland species by Gross, Nicolas, Suding, Katharine Nash, Lavorel, Sandra

“…Question: Land-use change has a major impact on terrestrial plant communities by affecting fertility and disturbance. We test how particular combinations of…”
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Comparison of inorganic nitrogen uptake dynamics following snowmelt and at peak biomass in subalpine grasslands by Legay, N, Grassein, F, Robson, T. M, Personeni, E, Bataillé, M.-P, Lavorel, S, Clément, J.-C

“…Subalpine grasslands are highly seasonal environments and likely subject to strong variability in nitrogen (N) dynamics. Plants and microbes typically compete…”
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