Shifts in community-level traits and functional diversity in a mixed conifer forest: a legacy of land-use change

1. Historical reference conditions have long been used to guide the restoration of degraded ecosystems. However, a rapidly changing climate and altered disturbance regimes are calling into question the usefulness of this approach. As a consequence, restoration goals are increasingly focused on creat...

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Published in:	The Journal of applied ecology Vol. 53; no. 6; pp. 1755 - 1765
Main Authors:	Strahan, Robert T., Meador, Andrew J. Sánchez, Huffman, David W., Laughlin, Daniel C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford John Wiley & Sons Ltd 01.12.2016 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:	Abies concolor Arizona Bark bark thickness Biodiversity Climate change community structure Coniferous forests Coniferous trees Dendrochronology drought Drought resistance drought tolerance Ecosystem degradation Ecosystem resilience Ecosystem restoration Ecosystem structure Ecosystems Environmental stress fire regime fire resistance Forest management Forests frequent fires functional diversity functional traits Land use land use change leaf area leaf economics leaf nitrogen Leaves mixed conifer forest Mixed forests nitrogen content Pinus strobiformis Plants Precipitation Species composition species diversity specific leaf area Wood wood density Arizona
ISSN:	0021-8901, 1365-2664
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