Elena Kazakou

TL;DR: An unambiguous definition of plant trait is given, with a particular emphasis on functional trait, and it is argued that this can be achieved by developing "integration functions" which can be grouped into functional response (community level) and effect (ecosystem level) algorithms.

TL;DR: The magnitude of species-driven differences is much larger than previously thought and greater than climate-driven variation, and the decomposability of a species' litter is consistently correlated with that species' ecological strategy within different ecosystems globally, representing a new connection between whole plant carbon strategy and biogeochemical cycling.

TL;DR: This work shows the applicability of a set of protocols that can be widely applied to assess the impacts of global change drivers on species, communities and ecosystems.

TL;DR: LDMC appears as a powerful marker of both changes in land use and of the pace of nutrient cycling across 10 contrasting sites, with particularly clear negative correlations with lignin-dependent indices (lignin:nitrogen ratio, and fiber component).

TL;DR: It is proposed that species tolerance and adaptation to serpentine soils and their effects on community structure and ecosystem functioning and the effects of the ‘serpentine syndrome’ on ecosystem processes including productivity and decomposition are considered.