Abstract
Anthropogenic environmental change is having a major impact on biodiversity.
By identifying traits that correlate with changes in species range, comparative
studies can shed light on the mechanisms driving this change; but such studies
will be more useful for conservation if they have true predictive power, i.e. if their
trait-basedmodels can be transferred to new regions.We aim to examine the ability
of trait-based models to predict changes in plant distribution across seven geographic regions that varied in terms of land cover and species composition.
By identifying traits that correlate with changes in species range, comparative
studies can shed light on the mechanisms driving this change; but such studies
will be more useful for conservation if they have true predictive power, i.e. if their
trait-basedmodels can be transferred to new regions.We aim to examine the ability
of trait-based models to predict changes in plant distribution across seven geographic regions that varied in terms of land cover and species composition.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Global Ecology and Biogeography |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISSN | 1466-822X |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Taxonomic list
- vascular plants (Tracheophyta)
Policy
- indicators
Geographic list
- Flanders
- United Kingdom
Technological
- modelling