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Biodiversity data integration-the significance of data resolution and domain by König, Christian, Weigelt, Patrick, Schrader, Julian, Taylor, Amanda, Kattge, Jens, Kreft, Holger

“…Recent years have seen an explosion in the availability of biodiversity data describing the distribution, function, and evolutionary history of life on earth…”
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Leaf size estimation based on leaf length, width and shape by Schrader, Julian, Shi, Peijian, Royer, Dana L, Peppe, Daniel J, Gallagher, Rachael V, Li, Yirong, Wang, Rong, Wright, Ian J

“…Leaf size has considerable ecological relevance, making it desirable to obtain leaf size estimations for as many species worldwide as possible. Current global…”
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Diminishing returns among lamina fresh and dry mass, surface area, and petiole fresh mass among nine Lauraceae species by Li, Yirong, Shi, Peijian, Niinemets, Ülo, Song, Yu, Yu, Kexin, Schrader, Julian, Niklas, Karl J.

“…Premise The phenomenon called “diminishing returns” refers to a scaling relationship between lamina mass (M) vs. lamina area (A) in many species, i.e., M ∝…”
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Editorial: Leaf functional traits: Ecological and evolutionary implications by Niklas, Karl J, Shi, Peijian, Gielis, Johan, Schrader, Julian, Niinemets, Ülo

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Influence of leaf shape on the scaling of leaf surface area and length in bamboo plants by Shi, Pei-Jian, Li, Yi-Rong, Niinemets, Ülo, Olson, Edward, Schrader, Julian

“…Key message Using more than 10,000 bamboo leaves, we found that the scaling between leaf surface area and length follows a uniform power law relationship…”
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Leaf-age and petiole biomass play significant roles in leaf scaling theory by Guo, Xuchen, Schrader, Julian, Shi, Peijian, Jiao, Yabing, Miao, Qinyue, Xue, Jianhui, Niklas, Karl J

“…Foliage leaves are essential for plant survival and growth, and how plants allocate biomass to their leaves reveals their economic and ecological strategies…”
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Rapid plant colonization of the forelands of a vanishing glacier is strongly associated with species traits by Franzén, Markus, Dieker, Petra, Schrader, Julian, Helm, Aveliina

“…Recently developed glacier forelands provide valuable insights into vegetation dynamics. We studied the vascular plants in the glacier forelands of the…”
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Diminishing returns: A comparison between fresh mass vs. area and dry mass vs. area in deciduous species by Guo, Xuchen, Niklas, Karl J., Li, Yirong, Xue, Jianhui, Shi, Peijian, Schrader, Julian

“…“Diminishing returns” in leaf economics occurs when increases in lamina mass ( M ), which can either be represented by lamina dry mass (DM) or fresh mass (FM),…”
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Quantifying α-diversity as a continuous function of location—a case study of a temperate forest by Shi, Peijian, Quinn, Brady K., Chen, Long, Gao, Jie, Schrader, Julian

“…α-diversity describes species diversity at local scales. The Simpson’s and Shannon–Wiener indices are widely used to characterize α-diversity based on species…”
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Effects of management, habitat and landscape characteristics on biodiversity of orchard meadows in Central Europe: A brief review by Sattler, Cornelia, Schrader, Julian, Hüttner, Marie-Luise, Henle, Klaus

“…Increasing agricultural intensification, combined with land transformation and fragmentation, poses significant threats to biodiversity. While extensively…”
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Plant Age Has a Minor Effect on Non-Destructive Leaf Area Calculations in Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) by Huang, Lichao, Niinemets, Ülo, Ma, Jianzhong, Schrader, Julian, Wang, Rong, Shi, Peijian

“…Leaf area is among the most important leaf functional traits, and it determines leaf temperature and alters light harvesting. The calculation of individual…”
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An elliptical blade is not a true ellipse, but a superellipse–Evidence from two Michelia species by Li, Yuping, Niklas, Karl J., Gielis, Johan, Niinemets, Ülo, Schrader, Julian, Wang, Rong, Shi, Peijian

“…The shape of leaf laminae exhibits considerable diversity and complexity that reflects adaptations to environmental factors such as ambient light and…”
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A nondestructive method of calculating the wing area of insects by Yu, Kexin, Reddy, Gadi V. P., Schrader, Julian, Guo, Xuchen, Li, Yirong, Jiao, Yabing, Shi, Peijian

“…Most insects engage in winged flight. Wing loading, that is, the ratio of body mass to total wing area, has been demonstrated to reflect flight…”
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Reducing Pesticides and Increasing Crop Diversification Offer Ecological and Economic Benefits for Farmers-A Case Study in Cambodian Rice Fields by Sattler, Cornelia, Schrader, Julian, Flor, Rica Joy, Keo, Makarakpakphea, Chhun, Sokunroth, Choun, Saban, Hadi, Buyung Asmara Ratna, Settele, Josef

“…Rice production is often associated with high pesticide input. To improve farmers' practice, sustainable management approaches are urgently needed, such as…”
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Papua at the Crossroads: A Plea for Systematic Conservation Planning in One of the Largest Remaining Areas of Tropical Rainforest by Parsch, Christoph, Wagner, Benjamin, Pangau-Adam, Margaretha, Nitschke, Craig, Kreft, Holger, Schrader, Julian

“…Land-use change has progressed rapidly throughout the Indonesian archipelago and is now intruding into western New Guinea (Tanah Papua), one of the world’s…”
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A new dataset on plant occurrences on small islands, including species abundances and functional traits across different spatial scales by Schrader, Julian, Moeljono, Soetjipto, Tambing, Junus, Sattler, Cornelia, Kreft, Holger

“…We introduce a new dataset of woody plants on 60 small tropical islands located in the Raja Ampat archipelago in Indonesia. The dataset includes incidence,…”
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Comparison of Two Simplified Versions of the Gielis Equation for Describing the Shape of Bamboo Leaves by Yao, Weihao, Niinemets, Ülo, Yao, Wenjing, Gielis, Johan, Schrader, Julian, Yu, Kexin, Shi, Peijian

“…Bamboo is an important component in subtropical and tropical forest communities. The plant has characteristic long lanceolate leaves with parallel venation…”
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A General Model for Describing the Ovate Leaf Shape by Shi, Peijian, Yu, Kexin, Niklas, Karl J., Schrader, Julian, Song, Yu, Zhu, Renbin, Li, Yang, Wei, Hailin, Ratkowsky, David A.

“…Many plant species produce ovate leaves, but there is no general parametric model for describing this shape. Here, we used two empirical nonlinear equations,…”
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An annotated bird checklist for Gam island, Raja Ampat, including field notes on species monitoring and conservation by Schrader, Julian, Parsch, Christoph, Moeljono, Soetjipto, Kalor, John D, Hofmann, Tim, Weinrich, Christoph, Mühlberger, Fabian, Stinn, Christina, Mühlenberg, Michael, Sattler, Cornelia

“…Species checklists are a fundamental component of biodiversity research. They foster understanding of species distributions and habitat preferences, thus…”
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Trait ecology of startup plants by Westoby, Mark, Schrader, Julian, Falster, Daniel

“…Summary Startup plants include seedlings and basal and epicormic resprouts. It has long been held that startups have different strategies from adult plants,…”
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