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What do you mean “functional” in ecology? Patterns versus processes
Ecology and Evolution ( IF 2.6 ) Pub Date : 2020-10-15 , DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6781
Florence Volaire 1 , Sean M. Gleason 2 , Sylvain Delzon 3
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Use of the term “functional" trait has increased exponentially in ecology. Although accounting for numerous ecological questions, this concept raises several issues. We propose that the term “functional” could be misleading because (1) no rigorous criteria exist to identify “functional” traits and (2) it suggests that only some traits (“functional” ones) can inform our understanding of species functioning, whatever the scale or discipline. Hence, the concept of "functional" trait in ecology is starting to be challenged and it remains unclear why some traits should be considered functional, whereas other traits should not.

中文翻译:

您在生态学中是什么意思?模式与流程

在生态学中,“功能性”特质的使用呈指数增长。尽管考虑了许多生态问题,但这一概念还是引起了一些问题。我们建议“功能性”特质可能会产生误导,因为(1)没有严格的标准来识别“功能性”特征和(2)表明,只有某些特征(“功能”特征)可以告知我们对物种功能的理解,无论其规模或学科如何,因此,生态学中“功能”特征的概念开始受到挑战,尚不清楚为什么应将某些特征视为功能性,而不应将其他特征视为功能。
更新日期:2020-11-13
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