Functional diversity and its research method
功能多样性及其研究方法

Functional diversity is regarded as a key in understanding the link between ecosystem functioning and biodiversity. Quantifying the functional diversity in plant communities is very important for both studying the response of diversity to environmental change and the effects of diversity on ecosystem functioning. However,because the concept of functional diversity remain rather ambiguous,there are questions about how to define and measure it,how to evaluate the effects of it on ecosystem functioning. In thi...