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Functional trait diversity maximizes ecosystem multifunctionality by Gross, Nicolas, Bagousse-Pinguet, Yoann Le, Liancourt, Pierre, Berdugo, Miguel, Gotelli, Nicholas J., Maestre, Fernando T.

“…Understanding the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning has been a core ecological research topic over the past decades. Although a key…”
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Testing the environmental filtering concept in global drylands by Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Yoann, Gross, Nicolas, Maestre, Fernando T., Maire, Vincent, de Bello, Francesco, Fonseca, Carlos Roberto, Kattge, Jens, Valencia, Enrique, Leps, Jan, Liancourt, Pierre

“…1. The environmental filtering hypothesis predicts that the abiotic environment selects species with similar trait values within communities. Testing this…”
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Linking Plant Functional Ecology to Island Biogeography by Ottaviani, Gianluigi, Keppel, Gunnar, Götzenberger, Lars, Harrison, Susan, Opedal, Øystein H., Conti, Luisa, Liancourt, Pierre, Klimešová, Jitka, Silveira, Fernando A.O., Jiménez-Alfaro, Borja, Negoita, Luka, Doležal, Jiří, Hájek, Michal, Ibanez, Thomas, Méndez-Castro, Francisco E., Chytrý, Milan

“…The study of insular systems has a long history in ecology and biogeography. Island plants often differ remarkably from their noninsular counterparts,…”
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Habitat preferences and functional traits drive longevity in Himalayan high‐mountain plants by Chondol, Thinles, Klimeš, Adam, Altman, Jan, Čapková, Kateřina, Dvorský, Miroslav, Hiiesalu, Inga, Jandová, Veronika, Kopecký, Martin, Macek, Martin, Řeháková, Klára, Liancourt, Pierre, Doležal, Jiří

“…Plant lifespan has important evolutionary, physiological, and ecological implications related to population persistence, community stability, and resilience to…”
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Sink limitation of plant growth determines tree line in the arid Himalayas by Dolezal, Jiri, Kopecky, Martin, Dvorsky, Miroslav, Macek, Martin, Rehakova, Klara, Capkova, Katerina, Borovec, Jakub, Schweingruber, Fritz, Liancourt, Pierre, Altman, Jan, Oliveira, Rafael

“…Understanding what determines the high elevation limits of trees is crucial for predicting how tree lines may shift in response to climate change. Tree line…”
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Weak coordination between leaf drought tolerance and proxy traits in herbaceous plants by Májeková, Maria, Hájek, Tomáš, Albert, Ágnes J., Bello, Francesco, Doležal, Jiří, Götzenberger, Lars, Janeček, Štěpán, Lepš, Jan, Liancourt, Pierre, Mudrák, Ondřej

“…Increased drought is predicted to have a major impact on plant performance under environmental change. Yet leaf hydraulic traits directly related to drought…”
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Competition and a short growing season lead to ecotypic differentiation at the two extremes of the ecological range by Liancourt, Pierre, Tielbörger, Katja

“…1. Local adaptation is a major factor shaping a species' range. Studies on adaptation to local abiotic conditions are numerous, but adaptation to neighbour…”
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Indirect facilitation promotes macrophyte survival and growth in freshwater ecosystems threatened by eutrophication by Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Yoann, Liancourt, Pierre, Gross, Nicolas, Straile, Dietmar

“…1. Eutrophication is a major threat for freshwater ecosystems. Submerged aquatic plants (macrophytes) can maintain clear water conditions in eutrophic lakes by…”
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Functional equivalence, competitive hierarchy and facilitation determine species coexistence in highly invaded grasslands by Gross, Nicolas, Liancourt, Pierre, Butters, Robyn, Duncan, Richard P, Hulme, Philip E

“…Alien and native plant species often differ in functional traits. Trait differences could lead to niche differences that minimize competitive interactions and…”
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Leaf‐trait plasticity and species vulnerability to climate change in a Mongolian steppe by Liancourt, Pierre, Boldgiv, Bazartseren, Song, Daniel S, Spence, Laura A, Helliker, Brent R, Petraitis, Peter S, Casper, Brenda B

“…Climate change is expected to modify plant assemblages in ways that will have major consequences for ecosystem functions. How climate change will affect…”
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Fire, climate and biotic interactions shape diversity patterns along an Afrotropical elevation gradient by Doležal, Jiří, Dančák, Martin, Kučera, Jan, Majeský, Luboš, Altman, Jan, Řeháková, Klára, Čapková, Kateřina, Vondrák, Jan, Fibich, Pavel, Liancourt, Pierre

“…Aim Untangling multiple drivers influencing biodiversity along elevation gradients is necessary for predicting the consequences of climate change on mountain…”
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Stress tolerance and competitive-response ability determine the outcome of biotic interactions by Liancourt, Pierre, Callaway, Ragan M., Michalet, Richard

“…Theoretical models predict that the net outcome of biotic interactions among plants is the sum of co-occurring negative and positive interactions, with…”
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Restoring diversity of thermophilous oak forests: connectivity and proximity to existing habitats matter by Lanta, Vojtěch, Mudrák, Ondřej, Liancourt, Pierre, Dvorský, Miroslav, Bartoš, Michael, Chlumská, Zuzana, Šebek, Pavel, Čížek, Lukáš, Doležal, Jiří

“…The habitat fragmentation and isolation threaten populations of rare species. Organisms become endangered because of the primary habitat loss, but also due to…”
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Effects of increased temperature on plant communities depend on landscape location and precipitation by Cowles, Jane, Boldgiv, Bazartseren, Liancourt, Pierre, Petraitis, Peter S., Casper, Brenda B.

“…Global climate change is affecting and will continue to affect ecosystems worldwide. Specifically, temperature and precipitation are both expected to shift…”
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Short‐term manipulation of precipitation in Mongolian steppe shows vegetation influenced more by timing than amount of rainfall by Spence, Laura A, Liancourt, Pierre, Boldgiv, Bazartseren, Petraitis, Peter S, Casper, Brenda B, Vandvik, Vigdis

“…QUESTIONS: How does plant productivity and community composition in the mountain steppe of northern Mongolia respond to increased precipitation? Do these…”
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Climate change and grazing interact to alter flowering patterns in the Mongolian steppe by Spence, Laura A, Liancourt, Pierre, Boldgiv, Bazartseren, Petraitis, Peter S, Casper, Brenda B

“…Socio-economic changes threaten nomadic pastoralism across the world, changing traditional grazing patterns. Such land-use changes will co-occur with climate…”
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Temporal and spatial variation in how vegetation alters the soil moisture response to climate manipulation by Liancourt, Pierre, Sharkhuu, Anarmaa, Ariuntsetseg, Lkhagva, Boldgiv, Bazartseren, Helliker, Brent R., Plante, Alain F., Petraitis, Peter S., Casper, Brenda B.

“…Aims Soil water balance, key for ecosystem processes, is determined by multiple factors, including precipitation, temperature, slope and vegetation. How these…”
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Vulnerability of the northern Mongolian steppe to climate change: insights from flower production and phenology by Liancourt, Pierre, Spence, Laura A, Boldgiv, Bazartseren, Lkhagva, Ariuntsetseg, Helliker, Brent R, Casper, Brenda B, Petraitis, Peter S

“…The semiarid, northern Mongolian steppe, which still supports pastoral nomads who have used the steppe for millennia, has experienced an average 1.7°C…”
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Trait-mediated effect of arbuscular mycorrhiza on the competitive effect and response of a monopolistic species by Gross, Nicolas, Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Yoann, Liancourt, Pierre, Urcelay, Carlos, Catherine, Roumet, Lavorel, Sandra

“…1. Cessation of agricultural practices often leads to a dramatic decline in species diversity concomitant with the increase in abundance of monopolistic…”
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The interplay between climate and bedrock type determines litter decomposition in temperate forest ecosystems by Michalet, Richard, Liancourt, Pierre

“…At regional scale, it is dominantly considered in the European literature that litter decomposition is higher in soils from calcareous than siliceous bedrocks…”
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