Seton Bachle

TL;DR: This work uses phylogenetic relatedness to create lineage-based functional types (LFTs), situated between species-level trait data and PFT-level abstractions, thus providing a realistic representation of functional diversity and opening the door to the development of new vegetation models.

TL;DR: A review of the literature on A. gerardii suggests a role for trait variability as a mechanism enabling the dominance of this species across large regions such as the Great Plains of North America.

TL;DR: This work examines the relationship between climate variability and leaf-level traits in Andropogon gerardii to indicate microanatomical trait variation exists within this broadly distributed grass species and appears likely to impact leaf- level carbon and water use strategies.

TL;DR: It is illustrated that microanatomical and physiological traits vary across a precipitation gradient, there is clear linkages between microAnatomy and physiology in grass species, and this evidence underscores the need for further investigation using phylogenetically diverse assemblages.