Plant functional traits have globally consistent effects on competition

Georges Kunstler (), Daniel Falster, David A. Coomes, Francis Hui, Robert M. Kooyman, Daniel C. Laughlin, Lourens Poorter, Mark Vanderwel, Ghislain Vieilledent, S. Joseph Wright, Masahiro Aiba, Christopher Baraloto, John Caspersen, J. Hans C. Cornelissen, Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury, Marc Hanewinkel, Bruno Herault, Jens Kattge, Hiroko Kurokawa, Yusuke Onoda, Josep Peñuelas, Hendrik Poorter, Maria Uriarte, Sarah Richardson, Paloma Ruiz-Benito, I-Fang Sun, Göran Ståhl, Nathan G. Swenson, Jill Thompson, Bertil Westerlund, Christian Wirth, Miguel A. Zavala, Hongcheng Zeng, Jess K. Zimmerman, Niklaus E. Zimmermann and Mark Westoby
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Georges Kunstler: Irstea, UR EMGR
Daniel Falster: Macquarie University
David A. Coomes: Forest Ecology and Conservation Group, University of Cambridge
Francis Hui: Mathematical Sciences Institute, The Australian National University
Robert M. Kooyman: Macquarie University
Daniel C. Laughlin: Environmental Research Institute, School of Science, University of Waikato
Lourens Poorter: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University
Mark Vanderwel: University of Regina
Ghislain Vieilledent: Cirad, UPR BSEF
S. Joseph Wright: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Masahiro Aiba: Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University
Christopher Baraloto: INRA, UMR Ecologie des Forêts de Guyane, BP 709
John Caspersen: Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto
J. Hans C. Cornelissen: Systems Ecology, Vrije Universiteit
Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury: Cirad, UPR BSEF
Marc Hanewinkel: Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Forest Resources and Management Unit
Bruno Herault: Cirad, UMR Ecologie des Forêts de Guyane, Campus Agronomique, BP 701
Jens Kattge: Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Hiroko Kurokawa: Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University
Yusuke Onoda: Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Josep Peñuelas: CSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB, Cerdanyola del Vallès
Hendrik Poorter: Plant Sciences (IBG-2), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Maria Uriarte: Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University
Sarah Richardson: Landcare Research
Paloma Ruiz-Benito: Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling
I-Fang Sun: National Dong Hwa University
Göran Ståhl: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
Nathan G. Swenson: University of Maryland, College Park
Jill Thompson: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bush Estate
Bertil Westerlund: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
Christian Wirth: German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e
Miguel A. Zavala: Forest Ecology and Restoration Group, Science Building, University of Alcala, Campus Universitario
Hongcheng Zeng: Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto
Jess K. Zimmerman: University of Puerto Rico
Niklaus E. Zimmermann: Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Landscape Dynamics Unit
Mark Westoby: Macquarie University

Nature, 2016, vol. 529, issue 7585, 204-207

Abstract: Data from millions of trees in thousands of locations are used to show that certain key traits affect competitive ability in predictable ways, and that there are trade-offs between traits that favour growth with and without competition.

Date: 2016
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