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Nicholas Mirotchnick
Researcher at University of Toronto
Publications - 10
Citations - 3199
Nicholas Mirotchnick is an academic researcher from University of Toronto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biodiversity & Phylogenetic diversity. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 10 publications receiving 2605 citations. Previous affiliations of Nicholas Mirotchnick include Columbia University & Allen Institute for Brain Science.
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Beyond species: functional diversity and the maintenance of ecological processes and services
TL;DR: FD measures can explain variation in ecosystem function even when richness does not, and should be incorporated into conservation and restoration decision-making, especially for those efforts attempting to reconstruct or preserve healthy, functioning ecosystems.
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Functional and phylogenetic diversity as predictors of biodiversity–ecosystem‐function relationships
TL;DR: Both PD and FD can be valuable predictors of the effect of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning, which suggests that a focus on both community trait diversity and evolutionary history can improve understanding of the consequences of biodiversity loss.
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Phylogenetic diversity and the functioning of ecosystems
Diane S. Srivastava,Marc W. Cadotte,A. Andrew M. MacDonald,Robin G. Marushia,Nicholas Mirotchnick +4 more
TL;DR: It is argued that PD may be useful in predicting ecosystem functions in a range of communities, from single-trophic to complex networks, and advocated for a synthetic approach that incorporates a deeper understanding of how traits and interactions are shaped by evolution.
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Global variability in leaf respiration in relation to climate, plant functional types and leaf traits
Owen K. Atkin,Keith J. Bloomfield,Peter B. Reich,Peter B. Reich,Mark G. Tjoelker,Gregory P. Asner,Damien Bonal,Gerhard Bönisch,Matt Bradford,Lucas A. Cernusak,Eric G. Cosio,Danielle Creek,Danielle Creek,Kristine Y. Crous,Kristine Y. Crous,Tomas F. Domingues,Jeffrey S. Dukes,John J. G. Egerton,John R. Evans,Graham D. Farquhar,Nikolaos M. Fyllas,Paul P. G. Gauthier,Paul P. G. Gauthier,Emanuel Gloor,Teresa E. Gimeno,Kevin L. Griffin,Rossella Guerrieri,Rossella Guerrieri,Mary A. Heskel,Chris Huntingford,Françoise Yoko Ishida,Jens Kattge,Hans Lambers,Michael J. Liddell,Jon Lloyd,Jon Lloyd,Christopher H. Lusk,Roberta E. Martin,Ayal P. Maksimov,Trofim C. Maximov,Yadvinder Malhi,Belinda E. Medlyn,Belinda E. Medlyn,Patrick Meir,Patrick Meir,Lina M. Mercado,Nicholas Mirotchnick,Desmond Ng,Desmond Ng,Ülo Niinemets,Odhran S. O'Sullivan,Oliver L. Phillips,Lourens Poorter,Pieter Poot,I. Colin Prentice,I. Colin Prentice,Norma Salinas,Norma Salinas,Lucy Rowland,Michael G. Ryan,Stephen Sitch,Martijn Slot,Martijn Slot,Nicholas G. Smith,Matthew H. Turnbull,Mark C. Vanderwel,Mark C. Vanderwel,Fernando Valladares,Erik J. Veneklaas,Lasantha K. Weerasinghe,Lasantha K. Weerasinghe,Christian Wirth,Ian J. Wright,Kirk R. Wythers,Jen Xiang,Shuang Xiang,Shuang Xiang,Joana Zaragoza-Castells,Joana Zaragoza-Castells +78 more
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.
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Fertilization decreases species diversity but increases functional diversity: A three-year experiment in a Tibetan alpine meadow
Kechang Niu,Kechang Niu,Philippe Choler,Francesco de Bello,Francesco de Bello,Nicholas Mirotchnick,Guozhen Du,Shucun Sun +7 more
TL;DR: The results showed that FD and SD have opposite responses to short-term fertilization, and the increased FD suggests enhanced niche differentiation between species remaining after fertilized grassland productivity, which caused species loss.