Minding The Gap: Range Size And Economic Use Drive Functional Trait Data Shortfall In The Atlantic Forest
A. C. Petisco-Souza, F. T. Brum, V. Marcilio-Silva, V. P. Zwiener, A. Zanella, A. S. Dias, A. Gonzalez-Melo, S. Jansen, G. G. Mazzochini, U. Niinemets, V. D. Pillar, E. Sosinski, M. C. M. Marques, M. B. Carlucci
The paper identifies factors driving functional trait data gaps in the Atlantic Forest, finding larger gaps for small-ranged and economically used species, and in eastern regions away from urban areas.
bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2020Ecology