Discount Book
Discount Book
Discount Book
Handbook of Trait-Based
Ecology
From Theory to R Tools
Francesco de Bello
University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic
Carlos Carmona
University of Tartu, Estonia
André T. C Dias
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Lars Götzenberger
Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences
March 2021
Marco Moretti
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL 244 x 170 mm c.400pp
who wish to get a handy synthesis of existing concepts, tools and trends in
trait-based ecology, and wish to apply it to their own field of interest.
Where relevant, exercises specifically designed to be run in R are included,
along with accompanying on-line resources including solutions for
exercises and R functions, and updates reflecting current developments in
this fast-changing field. Based on more than a decade of teaching
experience, the authors developed and improved the way theoretical
aspects and analytical tools of trait-based ecology are introduced and
explained to readers.
Preface; 1. General Introduction; 2. Trait Selection and Standardization; 3. The Ecology of
Differences: Groups vs. Continuum; 4. Response Traits and the Filtering Metaphor; 5.
Community Metrics; 6. Intraspecific Trait Variability; 7. Community Assembly Rules; 8. Traits
and Phylogenies; 9. Effects of Traits on Ecosystems Processes and Services; 10. Response
and Effect Traits across Trophic Levels; 11. Trait Sampling Strategies; 12. Applied Trait-
Based Ecology; References; Index.