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Daniel C. Laughlin
Researcher at University of Wyoming
Publications - 128
Citations - 11628
Daniel C. Laughlin is an academic researcher from University of Wyoming. The author has contributed to research in topics: Trait & Understory. The author has an hindex of 42, co-authored 118 publications receiving 8390 citations. Previous affiliations of Daniel C. Laughlin include Northern Arizona University & University of Waikato.
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Generating species assemblages for restoration and experimentation: A new method that can simultaneously converge on average trait values and maximize functional diversity
Daniel C. Laughlin,Loïc Chalmandrier,Chaitanya Joshi,Michael Renton,John M. Dwyer,John M. Dwyer,Jennifer L. Funk +6 more
TL;DR: The selectSpecies function as discussed by the authors provides an easy-to-use open-source solution to objectively derive species assemblages based on their functional traits for ecological restoration and experimentation.
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Environmental Filtering and Positive Plant Litter Feedback Simultaneously Explain Correlations Between Leaf Traits and Soil Fertility
TL;DR: It is shown that it is not a matter of ‘either–or’ when determining the relative importance of environmental filtering and plant feedback, but rather that both processes are equally important and occur simultaneously in temperate forest ecosystems.
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A century of increasing pine density and associated shifts in understory plant strategies.
TL;DR: Overall, there is a long-term shift in composition toward more conservative shade- and stress-tolerant herbaceous species in a ponderosa pine forest.
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Intraspecific trait variation can weaken interspecific trait correlations when assessing the whole-plant economic spectrum.
Daniel C. Laughlin,Christopher H. Lusk,Peter J. Bellingham,David F. R. P. Burslem,Angela Heather Simpson,Kris R. Kramer-Walter +5 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that constraints exist on the covariation, not just the variation, among vegetative plant organs; however, divergent responses of traits within species to environmental gradients can mask interspecific trait correlations in natural environments.
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Shifts in community-level traits and functional diversity in a mixed conifer forest: a legacy of land-use change
TL;DR: Significant shifts in forest composition, structure, CWM traits and functional diversity from 1880 to 2011 reflect a reduction in fire and drought tolerance, driven largely by increases in the relative importance of Abies concolor and Pinus strobiformis.