Book contents
- Handbook of Trait-Based Ecology
- Handbook of Trait-Based Ecology
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 General Introduction
- 2 Trait Selection and Standardization
- 3 The Ecology of Differences
- 4 Response Traits and the Filtering Metaphor
- 5 Community Metrics
- 6 Intraspecific Trait Variability
- 7 Community Assembly Rules
- 8 Traits and Phylogenies
- 9 Effects of Traits on Ecosystem Processes and Services
- 10 Response and Effect Traits across Trophic Levels
- 11 Trait Sampling Strategies
- 12 Applied Trait-Based Ecology
- References
- Index
1 - General Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 March 2021
Book contents
- Handbook of Trait-Based Ecology
- Handbook of Trait-Based Ecology
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 General Introduction
- 2 Trait Selection and Standardization
- 3 The Ecology of Differences
- 4 Response Traits and the Filtering Metaphor
- 5 Community Metrics
- 6 Intraspecific Trait Variability
- 7 Community Assembly Rules
- 8 Traits and Phylogenies
- 9 Effects of Traits on Ecosystem Processes and Services
- 10 Response and Effect Traits across Trophic Levels
- 11 Trait Sampling Strategies
- 12 Applied Trait-Based Ecology
- References
- Index
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 EcologyFrom Theory to R Tools, pp. 1 - 16Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021