The secret code of ecosystems

The science journal ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) just now published an online Early Edition of the Special Feature “Functional Biogeography” in which scientists from MPI for Biogeochemistry are authoring two publications and the editorial.

Original publications:

Linking plant and ecosystem functional biogeography
Markus Reichstein, Michael Bahn, Miguel D. Mahecha, Jens Kattge und Dennis D. Baldocchi
Proccedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) special feature, online veröffentlicht, 15. September 2014; doi: 10.1073/pnas.1216065111

Predicting species’ range limits from functional traits for the tree flora of North America
Ulrike Stahl, Björn Reu und Christian Wirth
Proccedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) special feature, online veröffentlicht, 15. September 2014; doi: 10.1073/pnas.1300673111

The emergence and promise of functional biogeography
Cyrille Viollea, Peter B. Reich, Stephen W. Pacalad, Brian J. Enquiste und Jens Kattge
Proccedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) special feature, online veröffentlicht, 15. September 2014; doi: 10.1073/pnas.1415442111