This study is part of the @biodesert_erc project led by the @ftmaestre ! It started height years ago with my colleagues and friends @ftmaestre and Yoann Pinguet @CNRS all the folks at the @Maestrelab ! Delighted to be part of the team for so many years! #research_takes_time
Overall, our findings provide a fresh lens through which to view plant architecture, the adaptation of plants to dryland habitats, historical plant colonisation of terrestrial areas, and the capacity of plants to respond to current global changes
Our study further suggests that that the loss of plant cover in the most arid place of our planet leads to ‘plant loneliness syndrome’, where reduced competition for resources produces high degrees of trait uniqueness and functional diversity that are globally exceptional
The sharp increase in trait diversity observed with increases in aridity and grazing pressure resulted mainly from a decrease in trait covariation and a decoupling between macronutrients in plants.
We found an unexpected 88% increase in trait diversity to occur at an aridity threshold of ~0.7 (400mm rain/year). The threshold appeared with the presence of grazers, and moved toward lower aridity levels with increasing grazing pressure.
We, a team of 121 scientist from 27 countries, conducted a global survey of trait diversity within drylands. We measured 20 plant traits in 326 plots from six continents including 133,769 trait measurements, 1,347 observations of 301 plant species
I would also be happy to join, thanks scholar.google.com/citations?us...
A friend of mine often cite Yoda in his papers: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....