Isabelle Aubin

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.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore how land-use change impacts functional redundancy and response diversity in plant communities, using data from 18 landuse intensity gradients that represent five biomes and > 2800 species.

TL;DR: The results indicate that intensified management of ecosystems for resource extraction can increase their vulnerability to future disturbances, although specific relationships varied considerably among the different land-use gradients.

TL;DR: A conceptual model taking a more mechanistic approach to the species-functional trait association in a context of land-use change is presented and empirical support is provided for the model's predictions demonstrating that the association of species and functional trait diversity follows various trajectories in response to land- use change.

TL;DR: It is shown that global trait composition is captured by two main dimensions that are only weakly related to macro-environmental drivers, which reflect the trade-offs at the species level but are weakly associated with climate and soil conditions at the global scale.