Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems

The worldwide leaf economics spectrum

The Influence of Functional Diversity and Composition on Ecosystem Processes

Humans are modifying both the identities and numbers of species in ecosystems, but the impacts of such changes on ecosystem processes are controversial. Plant species diversity,...

GENERALITY OF LEAF TRAIT RELATIONSHIPS: A TEST ACROSS SIX BIOMES

Convergence in interspecific leaf trait relationships across diverse taxonomic groups and biomes would have important evolutionary and ecological implications. Such convergence ...

Future threats to biodiversity and pathways to their prevention

Comparative analysis of environmental impacts of agricultural production systems, agricultural input efficiency, and food choice

Global agricultural feeds over 7 billion people, but is also a leading cause of environmental degradation. Understanding how alternative agricultural production systems, agricul...

Leaf structure (specific leaf area) modulates photosynthesis–nitrogen relations: evidence from within and across species and functional groups

1. Net photosynthetic capacity ( A max , defined as light‐saturated net photosynthesis under near optimal ambient environmental conditions) of mature leaves often depends on the...

SEED SIZE, NITROGEN SUPPLY, AND GROWTH RATE AFFECT TREE SEEDLING SURVIVAL IN DEEP SHADE

Species differences in seedling survival in deeply shaded understories (i.e., shade tolerance) may depend on both seed size and growth rates, but their relative contributions to...