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1 - General Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2021

Francesco de Bello
Affiliation:
University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic
Carlos P. Carmona
Affiliation:
University of Tartu, Estonia
André T. C. Dias
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Lars Götzenberger
Affiliation:
Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Marco Moretti
Affiliation:
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Matty P. Berg
Affiliation:
Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
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Summary

Chapter 1 summarizes the main concepts representing the pillars of trait-based ecology. Key definitions from the literature, and widely used in the book, are synthetized and clarified. This includes an in-depth discussion of which traits are to be considered more functional, dissecting the relationship between species traits and species fitness and how this can change across different habitats. The classic distinction between response and effect traits is introduced, together with some broad open challenges for future research in trait-based ecology.

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Handbook of Trait-Based Ecology
From Theory to R Tools
, pp. 1 - 16
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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