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| A handbook of protocols for standardised and easy measurement of plant functional traits worldwide JHC Cornelissen, S Lavorel, E Garnier, S Díaz, N Buchmann, DE Gurvich, ... Australian journal of Botany 51 (4), 335-380, 2003 | 4595 | 2003 |
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| The world‐wide ‘fast–slow’plant economics spectrum: a traits manifesto PB Reich Journal of ecology 102 (2), 275-301, 2014 | 2899 | 2014 |
| Diversity and productivity in a long-term grassland experiment D Tilman, PB Reich, J Knops, D Wedin, T Mielke, C Lehman Science 294 (5543), 843-845, 2001 | 2788 | 2001 |
| From tropics to tundra: global convergence in plant functioning PB Reich, MB Walters, DS Ellsworth Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 94 (25), 13730-13734, 1997 | 2673 | 1997 |
| Biomass allocation to leaves, stems and roots: meta‐analyses of interspecific variation and environmental control H Poorter, KJ Niklas, PB Reich, J Oleksyn, P Poot, L Mommer New Phytologist 193 (1), 30-50, 2012 | 2599 | 2012 |
| TRY–a global database of plant traits J Kattge, S Diaz, S Lavorel, IC Prentice, P Leadley, G Bönisch, E Garnier, ... Global change biology 17 (9), 2905-2935, 2011 | 2578 | 2011 |
| Biodiversity and ecosystem stability in a decade-long grassland experiment D Tilman, PB Reich, JMH Knops Nature 441 (7093), 629-632, 2006 | 2349 | 2006 |
| The global spectrum of plant form and function S Díaz, J Kattge, JHC Cornelissen, IJ Wright, S Lavorel, S Dray, B Reu, ... Nature 529 (7585), 167-171, 2016 | 2273 | 2016 |
| Global patterns of plant leaf N and P in relation to temperature and latitude PB Reich, J Oleksyn Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 101 (30), 11001-11006, 2004 | 2267 | 2004 |
| Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwide WK Cornwell, JHC Cornelissen, K Amatangelo, E Dorrepaal, VT Eviner, ... Ecology letters 11 (10), 1065-1071, 2008 | 2141 | 2008 |
| Leaf life‐span in relation to leaf, plant, and stand characteristics among diverse ecosystems PB Reich, MB Walters, DS Ellsworth Ecological monographs 62 (3), 365-392, 1992 | 1957 | 1992 |
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| Generality of leaf trait relationships: a test across six biomes PB Reich, DS Ellsworth, MB Walters, JM Vose, C Gresham, JC Volin, ... Ecology 80 (6), 1955-1969, 1999 | 1589 | 1999 |
| The evolution of plant functional variation: traits, spectra, and strategies PB Reich, IJ Wright, J Cavender-Bares, JM Craine, J Oleksyn, M Westoby, ... International Journal of Plant Sciences 164 (S3), S143-S164, 2003 | 1535 | 2003 |
| Biodiversity as a barrier to ecological invasion TA Kennedy, S Naeem, KM Howe, JMH Knops, D Tilman, P Reich Nature 417 (6889), 636-638, 2002 | 1459 | 2002 |
| Microbial diversity drives multifunctionality in terrestrial ecosystems M Delgado-Baquerizo, FT Maestre, PB Reich, TC Jeffries, JJ Gaitan, ... Nature communications 7 (1), 10541, 2016 | 1438 | 2016 |
| Three keys to the radiation of angiosperms into freezing environments AE Zanne, DC Tank, WK Cornwell, JM Eastman, SA Smith, RG FitzJohn, ... Nature 506 (7486), 89-92, 2014 | 1438 | 2014 |
Mark G TjoelkerProfessor, Western Sydney University, Hawkesbury Institute for the EnvironmentVerified email at uws.edu.au
