Authors
Marco D Visser, Marjolein Bruijning, S Joseph Wright, Helene C Muller‐Landau, Eelke Jongejans, Liza S Comita, Hans De Kroon
Publication date
2016/2
Journal
Functional Ecology
Volume
30
Issue
2
Pages
168-180
Description
  1. The ‘functional traits’ of species have been heralded as promising predictors for species’ demographic rates and life history. Multiple studies have linked plant species’ demographic rates to commonly measured traits. However, predictive power is usually low – raising questions about the practical usefulness of traits – and analyses have been limited to size‐independent univariate approaches restricted to a particular life stage.
  2. Here we directly evaluated the predictive power of multiple traits simultaneously across the entire life cycle of 136 tropical tree species from central Panama. Using a model‐averaging approach, we related wood density, seed mass, leaf mass per area and adult stature (maximum diameter) to onset of reproduction, seed production, seedling establishment, and growth and survival at seedling, sapling and adult stages.
  3. Three of the four traits analysed here (wood density, seed mass and …
Total citations
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024281927252229222418
Scholar articles
MD Visser, M Bruijning, SJ Wright, HC Muller‐Landau… - Functional Ecology, 2016
MD Visser, M Bruijning, SJ Wright, HC Muller-Landau… - Proc. R. Soc. B, 2016