Towards a New Generation of Trait-Flexible Vegetation Models

Fabio Berzaghi; Ian J. Wright; Koen Kramer; Sylvie Oddou-Muratorio; Friedrich J. Bohn; Christopher P.O. Reyer; Santiago Sabaté; Tanja G.M. Sanders; Florian Hartig

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Towards a New Generation of Trait-Flexible Vegetation Models

Fabio Berzaghi^*, Ian J. Wright, Koen Kramer, Sylvie Oddou-Muratorio, Friedrich J. Bohn, Christopher P.O. Reyer, Santiago Sabaté, Tanja G.M. Sanders, Florian Hartig

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Abstract

Plant trait variability, emerging from eco-evolutionary dynamics that range from alleles to macroecological scales, is one of the most elusive, but possibly most consequential, aspects of biodiversity. Plasticity, epigenetics, and genetic diversity are major determinants of how plants will respond to climate change, yet these processes are rarely represented in current vegetation models. Here, we provide an overview of the challenges associated with understanding the causes and consequences of plant trait variability, and review current developments to include plasticity and evolutionary mechanisms in vegetation models. We also present a roadmap of research priorities to develop a next generation of vegetation models with flexible traits. Including trait variability in vegetation models is necessary to better represent biosphere responses to global change.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	191-205
Journal	Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Volume	35
Issue number	3
Early online date	24 Dec 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2019.11.006
Publication status	Published - Mar 2020

Keywords

eco-evolution
intraspecific variation
plant genetics
plant traits
vegetation modeling

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