INVESTIGADORES
DIAZ Sandra Myrna
artículos
Título:
Plant functional types and disturbance dynamics.
Autor/es:
MCINTYRE, S; DIAZ S; LAVOREL, S; CRAMER, W
Revista:
JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE
Editorial:
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC
Referencias:
Lugar: Londres; Año: 1999 vol. 10 p. 603 - 606
ISSN:
1100-9233
Resumen:
Plant functional traits and types are useful concepts
in relation to disturbance responses of natural and managed
ecosystems. To explore their applicability in greater depth, a
set of 12 papers presents a broad range of issues from methodologies
to the results of particular trait studies in the field, and
modelling approaches. So far, empirical studies have only
allowed us to identify a few functional traits that are consistently
associated with disturbance. To determine the trait variations
associated with climate, disturbance history and current
disturbance regime as well as the interactions between these
factors, global-scale comparisons of numerous individual studies
are required. Significant advances toward this ambitious
goal are presented in these papers, and include: (1) the articulation
of experimental and analytical methodologies for individual
studies that could usefully contribute to a global comparison;
(2) the identification of core traits that can be used in
the further search for disturbance-related traits common to a
range of environments; (3) further information on vegetation
response to disturbance in terms of trait representation, and the
identification of attribute syndromes; (4) the identification of
issues for modelling disturbance dynamics using functional
types.
Plant functional traits and types are useful concepts
in relation to disturbance responses of natural and managed
ecosystems. To explore their applicability in greater depth, a
set of 12 papers presents a broad range of issues from methodologies
to the results of particular trait studies in the field, and
modelling approaches. So far, empirical studies have only
allowed us to identify a few functional traits that are consistently
associated with disturbance. To determine the trait variations
associated with climate, disturbance history and current
disturbance regime as well as the interactions between these
factors, global-scale comparisons of numerous individual studies
are required. Significant advances toward this ambitious
goal are presented in these papers, and include: (1) the articulation
of experimental and analytical methodologies for individual
studies that could usefully contribute to a global comparison;
(2) the identification of core traits that can be used in
the further search for disturbance-related traits common to a
range of environments; (3) further information on vegetation
response to disturbance in terms of trait representation, and the
identification of attribute syndromes; (4) the identification of
issues for modelling disturbance dynamics using functional
types.
Plant functional traits and types are useful concepts
in relation to disturbance responses of natural and managed
ecosystems. To explore their applicability in greater depth, a
set of 12 papers presents a broad range of issues from methodologies
to the results of particular trait studies in the field, and
modelling approaches. So far, empirical studies have only
allowed us to identify a few functional traits that are consistently
associated with disturbance. To determine the trait variations
associated with climate, disturbance history and current
disturbance regime as well as the interactions between these
factors, global-scale comparisons of numerous individual studies
are required. Significant advances toward this ambitious
goal are presented in these papers, and include: (1) the articulation
of experimental and analytical methodologies for individual
studies that could usefully contribute to a global comparison;
(2) the identification of core traits that can be used in
the further search for disturbance-related traits common to a
range of environments; (3) further information on vegetation
response to disturbance in terms of trait representation, and the
identification of attribute syndromes; (4) the identification of
issues for modelling disturbance dynamics using functional
types.