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Gerhard Bönisch

Researcher at Max Planck Society

Publications -  37
Citations -  7892

Gerhard Bönisch is an academic researcher from Max Planck Society. The author has contributed to research in topics: Trait & Nansen Basin. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 35 publications receiving 6006 citations. Previous affiliations of Gerhard Bönisch include Columbia University & Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory.

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TRY - a global database of plant traits

Jens Kattge, +136 more
TL;DR: TRY as discussed by the authors is a global database of plant traits, including morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants and their organs, which can be used for a wide range of research from evolutionary biology, community and functional ecology to biogeography.
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The global spectrum of plant form and function

Sandra Díaz, +40 more
- 14 Jan 2016 - 
TL;DR: Analysis of worldwide variation in six major traits critical to growth, survival and reproduction within the largest sample of vascular plant species ever compiled found that occupancy of six-dimensional trait space is strongly concentrated, indicating coordination and trade-offs.
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TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

Jens Kattge, +754 more
- 01 Jan 2020 - 
TL;DR: The extent of the trait data compiled in TRY is evaluated and emerging patterns of data coverage and representativeness are analyzed to conclude that reducing data gaps and biases in the TRY database remains a key challenge and requires a coordinated approach to data mobilization and trait measurements.
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Tree mortality across biomes is promoted by drought intensity, lower wood density and higher specific leaf area

Sarah Greenwood, +13 more
- 21 Feb 2017 - 
TL;DR: A global meta-analysis of 58 studies of drought-induced forest mortality identified a consistent global-scale response, where mortality increased with drought severity, and suggested that mortality could become increasingly widespread in the future.
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Global variability in leaf respiration in relation to climate, plant functional types and leaf traits

Owen K. Atkin, +78 more
- 01 Apr 2015 - 
TL;DR: A new global database of Rdark and associated leaf traits is analyzed and values at any given Vcmax or leaf nitrogen concentration were higher in herbs than in woody plants, and variation in Rdark among species and across global gradients in T and aridity is highlighted.