All traits are functional: an evolutionary viewpoint

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URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10347/45819
E-ISSN: 1878-4372
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2021.04.004

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2021-07-01

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There is increasing confusion regarding the term ‘functional trait’ and its links with ecosystem functioning. Functional traits are defined as traits that affect individual fitness. I use an evolutionary rationale that considers the integration of the phenotype, the environmental variation, and the relationship between both, to propose that all traits are functional

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Ecosystem function| Fitness| Functional trait| Integrated phenotype| Phenotypic trait| Selective coefficient

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Mar Sobral, All Traits Are Functional: An Evolutionary Viewpoint, Trends in Plant Science, Volume 26, Issue 7, 2021, Pages 674-676, ISSN 1360-1385, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2021.04.004

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