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Plant Functional Types

Plant Functional Types is a conceptual framework that categorizes plant species into groups based on shared physiological, morphological, and phenological traits governing ecosystem function, thereby distinguishing them from other classification schemes by emphasizing trait-based responses to environmental gradients and resource use strategies.

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2017–2026

397

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A handbook of protocols for standardised and easy measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

J. H. C. Cornelissen, Sandra Lavorel, Éric Garnier et al. · Australian Journal of Botany · 2003 · 4K citations

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Evaluation of ecosystem dynamics, plant geography and terrestrial carbon cycling in the LPJ dynamic global vegetation model

S. Sitch, Benjamin Smith, I. Colin Prentice et al. · Global Change Biology · 2003 · 3.5K citations

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Predicting changes in community composition and ecosystem functioning from plant traits: revisiting the Holy Grail

Sandra Lavorel, Éric Garnier · Functional Ecology · 2002 · 3.4K citations

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The global spectrum of plant form and function

Sandra Díaz, Jens Kattge, Johannes H. C. Cornelissen et al. · Nature · 2015 · 3.3K citations · Full text

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TRY – a global database of plant traits

Jens Kattge, Sandra Lavorel, I. Colin Prentice et al. · Global Change Biology · 2011 · 2.7K citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. SL
    Sandra Lavorel

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    23 publications · 17.9K citations

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  2. PB
    Peter B. Reich

    University of Minnesota, United States

    24 publications · 15.4K citations

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  3. JH
    Johannes H. C. Cornelissen

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    20 publications · 10.8K citations

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  4. JK
    Jens Kattge

    Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Germany

    20 publications · 9K citations

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  5. PM
    Peter M. van Bodegom

    Leiden University, Netherlands

    15 publications · 4.1K citations

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Institutions

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    56 h-index

    214 publications

    66.3K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    43 h-index

    286 publications

    15.7K citations

  3. Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry

    Jena, Germany

    36 h-index

    125 publications

    82.1K citations

  4. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    35 h-index

    76 publications

    23.3K citations

  5. Western Sydney University

    Richmond, Australia

    28 h-index

    67 publications

    14.4K citations

  6. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    28 h-index

    64 publications

    21.6K citations

  7. Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive

    Montpellier, France

    27 h-index

    61 publications

    52.4K citations

  8. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    27 h-index

    71 publications

    33.1K citations

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  1. Journal of Vegetation Science

    JVS · 85 publications · 11.1K citations

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  2. New Phytologist

    49 publications · 7.8K citations

    39

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  3. Global Change Biology

    47 publications · 14.1K citations

    39

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  4. Biogeosciences

    28 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. Journal of Ecology

    23 publications · 3.6K citations

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