List of works - Sandra Lavorel

Climate change threats to plant diversity in Europe

scientific article

Mechanisms underlying the impacts of exotic plant invasions

article

The global spectrum of plant form and function

scientific article

Incorporating plant functional diversity effects in ecosystem service assessments

scientific article

Ecosystem service supply and vulnerability to global change in Europe

scientific article published on 27 October 2005

Scaling environmental change through the community-level: a trait-based response-and-effect framework for plants

article

Rare species support vulnerable functions in high-diversity ecosystems

scientific article

Plant trait responses to grazing ? a global synthesis

article

Effects of restricting environmental range of data to project current and future species distributions

article

Towards an assessment of multiple ecosystem processes and services via functional traits

article by Francesco de Bello et al published 10 April 2010 in Biodiversity and Conservation

TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

scientific article published on 31 December 2019

Using plant functional traits to understand the landscape distribution of multiple ecosystem services

article

Assessing the effects of land-use change on plant traits, communities and ecosystem functioning in grasslands: a standardized methodology and lessons from an application to 11 European sites

scientific article published on 3 November 2006

Niche properties and geographical extent as predictors of species sensitivity to climate change

article

The IPBES Conceptual Framework - connecting nature and people

research work

Leaf traits capture the effects of land use changes and climate on litter decomposability of grasslands across Europe

scientific article published in March 2009

Assessing nature's contributions to people

scientific article published in January 2018

Functional traits as indicators of biodiversity response to land use changes across ecosystems and organisms

article

Biodiversity conservation: uncertainty in predictions of extinction risk

scientific article

Partitioning of functional diversity reveals the scale and extent of trait convergence and divergence

Linking individual response to biotic interactions with community structure: a trait-based framework

article

Specific leaf area and dry matter content estimate thickness in laminar leaves

scientific article

Relative contributions of plant traits and soil microbial properties to mountain grassland ecosystem services

article

Quantifying the relevance of intraspecific trait variability for functional diversity

article published in 2010

A novel framework for linking functional diversity of plants with other trophic levels for the quantification of ecosystem services

article

Assessing species and community functional responses to environmental gradients: which multivariate methods?

article

Plant Functional Types: Are We Getting Any Closer to the Holy Grail?

article

Using niche-based modelling to assess the impact of climate change on tree functional diversity in Europe

article

Quantifying the Contribution of Organisms to the Provision of Ecosystem Services

article

Improving the application of vertebrate trait-based frameworks to the study of ecosystem services

scientific article published on 21 March 2012

Biodiversity, climate change, and ecosystem services

article

A multi-trait approach reveals the structure and the relative importance of intra- vs. interspecific variability in plant traits

article

REVIEW: Predictive ecology in a changing world

article

Intraspecific functional variability: extent, structure and sources of variation

scientific article published in 2010

Comparison of the Sensitivity of Landscape-fire-succession Models to Variation in Terrain, Fuel Pattern, Climate and Weather

article

Vulnerability of land systems to fire: Interactions among humans, climate, the atmosphere, and ecosystems

article published in 2006

Plant diversity, herbivory and resistance of a plant community to invasion in Mediterranean annual communities

scientific article published in January 2002

A classification of landscape fire succession models: spatial simulations of fire and vegetation dynamics

article

Contribution of above- and below-ground plant traits to the structure and function of grassland soil microbial communities

scientific article

Indicators of biodiversity and ecosystem services: a synthesis across ecosystems and spatial scales

scholarly article by Christian K. Feld et al published December 2009 in Oikos

Plant resource-use strategies: the importance of phenotypic plasticity in response to a productivity gradient for two subalpine species

scientific article

Impact of abundance weighting on the response of seed traits to climate and land use

article

Plant functional traits reveal the relative contribution of habitat and food preferences to the diet of grasshoppers

scientific article published on 6 October 2013

Challenges for land system science

Estimating plant migration rates under habitat loss and fragmentation

scientific article published in 2003

Large-scale environmental correlates of forest tree distributions in Catalonia (NE Spain)

article

Leaf dry matter content and lateral spread predict response to land use change for six subalpine grassland species

article

Linking biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human well-being: three challenges for designing research for sustainability

scholarly article by Elena M. Bennett et al published June 2015 in Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

List of works by Sandra Lavorel

Climate change threats to plant diversity in Europe

Mechanisms underlying the impacts of exotic plant invasions

The global spectrum of plant form and function

Incorporating plant functional diversity effects in ecosystem service assessments

Ecosystem service supply and vulnerability to global change in Europe

Scaling environmental change through the community-level: a trait-based response-and-effect framework for plants

Rare species support vulnerable functions in high-diversity ecosystems

Plant trait responses to grazing ? a global synthesis

Effects of restricting environmental range of data to project current and future species distributions

Towards an assessment of multiple ecosystem processes and services via functional traits

TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

Using plant functional traits to understand the landscape distribution of multiple ecosystem services

Assessing the effects of land-use change on plant traits, communities and ecosystem functioning in grasslands: a standardized methodology and lessons from an application to 11 European sites

Niche properties and geographical extent as predictors of species sensitivity to climate change

The IPBES Conceptual Framework - connecting nature and people

Leaf traits capture the effects of land use changes and climate on litter decomposability of grasslands across Europe

Assessing nature's contributions to people

Functional traits as indicators of biodiversity response to land use changes across ecosystems and organisms

Biodiversity conservation: uncertainty in predictions of extinction risk

Partitioning of functional diversity reveals the scale and extent of trait convergence and divergence

Linking individual response to biotic interactions with community structure: a trait-based framework

Specific leaf area and dry matter content estimate thickness in laminar leaves

Relative contributions of plant traits and soil microbial properties to mountain grassland ecosystem services

Quantifying the relevance of intraspecific trait variability for functional diversity

A novel framework for linking functional diversity of plants with other trophic levels for the quantification of ecosystem services

Assessing species and community functional responses to environmental gradients: which multivariate methods?

Plant Functional Types: Are We Getting Any Closer to the Holy Grail?

Using niche-based modelling to assess the impact of climate change on tree functional diversity in Europe

Quantifying the Contribution of Organisms to the Provision of Ecosystem Services

Improving the application of vertebrate trait-based frameworks to the study of ecosystem services

Biodiversity, climate change, and ecosystem services

A multi-trait approach reveals the structure and the relative importance of intra- vs. interspecific variability in plant traits

REVIEW: Predictive ecology in a changing world

Intraspecific functional variability: extent, structure and sources of variation

Comparison of the Sensitivity of Landscape-fire-succession Models to Variation in Terrain, Fuel Pattern, Climate and Weather

Vulnerability of land systems to fire: Interactions among humans, climate, the atmosphere, and ecosystems

Plant diversity, herbivory and resistance of a plant community to invasion in Mediterranean annual communities

A classification of landscape fire succession models: spatial simulations of fire and vegetation dynamics

Contribution of above- and below-ground plant traits to the structure and function of grassland soil microbial communities

Indicators of biodiversity and ecosystem services: a synthesis across ecosystems and spatial scales

Plant resource-use strategies: the importance of phenotypic plasticity in response to a productivity gradient for two subalpine species

Impact of abundance weighting on the response of seed traits to climate and land use

Plant functional traits reveal the relative contribution of habitat and food preferences to the diet of grasshoppers

Challenges for land system science

Estimating plant migration rates under habitat loss and fragmentation

Large-scale environmental correlates of forest tree distributions in Catalonia (NE Spain)

Leaf dry matter content and lateral spread predict response to land use change for six subalpine grassland species

Linking biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human well-being: three challenges for designing research for sustainability

Landscape-scale positive feedbacks between fire and expansion of the large tussock grass, Ampelodesmos mauritanica in Catalan shrublands

A biodiversity monitoring framework for practical conservation of grasslands and shrublands