Francesco de Bello

Functional Diversity Lab

Publications

Book

de Bello, F., Carmona, C. P., Dias, A. T. C., Götzenberger, L., Moretti, M. & Berg, M. (2021) Handbook of trait-based ecology. Cambridge University Press.

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Papers

  1. Brown, K. A., Bunting, M. J., Carvalho, F., de Bello, F., Mander, L., Marcisz, K., Mottl, O., Reitalu, T. & Svenning, J. C. (2023) Trait-based approaches as ecological time machines: Developing tools for reconstructing long-term variation in ecosystems. Functional Ecology, 37, 2552-2569.
  2. Fischer, F.M. & de Bello, F. (2023) On the uniquness of funcional redundancy. Npj Biodiversity, 2(1), 23.
  3. Conti, L., Valencia, E., Galland, T., Götzenberger, L., Leps, J., E-Vojtkó, A., Carmona, C. P., Májeková, M., Danihelka, J., Dengler, J., Eldridge, D. J., Estiarte, M., García-González, R., Garnier, E., Gómez, D., Hadincová, V., Harrison, S. P., Herben, T., Ibáñez, R., Jentsch, A., Juergens, N., Kertész, M., Klumpp, K., Krahulec, F., Louault, F., Marrs, R. H., Onodi, G., Pakeman, R. J., Pärtel, M., Peco, B., Peñuelas, J., Rueda, M., Schmidt, W., Schmiedel, U., Schuetz, M., Skalova, H., Smilauer, P., Smilauerová, M., Smit, C., Song, M. H., Stock, M., Val, J., Vandvik, V., Ward, D., Wesche, K., Wiser, S. K., Woodcock, B. A., Young, T. P., Yu, F. H., Zobel, M. & de Bello, F. (2023) Functional trait trade-offs define plant population stability across different biomes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 290.
  4. E-Vojtkó, A., de Bello, F., Lososová, Z. & Götzenberger, L. (2023) Phylogenetic diversity is a weak proxy for functional diversity but they are complementary in explaining community assembly patterns in temperate vegetation. Journal of Ecology, 111, 2218-2230.
  5. Kamimura, V. D., Loiola, P. D., Carmona, C. P., Assis, M. A., Joly, C. A., Santos, F. A. M., Vieira, S. A., Alves, L. F., Martins, V. F., Ramos, E., Ramos, R. F. & de Bello, F. (2023) Trait interactions effects on tropical tree demography depend on the environmental context. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics, 59.
  6. La Bella, G., Carboni, M., Sperandii, M. G., de Bello, F., Stanisci, A. & Acosta, A. T. R. (2023) Drivers of plant community (in)stability along a sea-inland gradient. Journal of Ecology, 111, 2296-2309.
  7. Latzel, V., Puy, J., Thieme, M., Bucher, E., Götzenberger, L. & de Bello, F. (2023) Phenotypic diversity influenced by a transposable element increases productivity and resistance to competitors in plant populations. Journal of Ecology, 111, 2376-2387.
  8. Leps, J. & de Bello, F. (2023) Differences in trait-environment relationships: Implications for community weighted means tests. Journal of Ecology, 111, 2328-2341.
  9. Pacheco-Labrador, J., de Bello, F., Migliavacca, M., Ma, X. L., Carvalhais, N. & Wirth, C. (2023) A generalizable normalization for assessing plant functional diversity metrics across scales from remote sensing. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 14, 2123-2136.
  10. E-Vojtkó, A., de Bello, F., Lososová, Z. & Götzenberger, L. (2023) Phylogenetic diversity is a weak proxy for functional diversity but they are complementary in explaining community assembly patterns in temperate vegetation. Journal of Ecology, 111, 2218-2230.
  1. Valencia, E., Galland, T., Carmona, C. P., Goberna, M., Gotzenberger, L., Leps, J., Verdu, M., Macek, P. & de Bello, F. (2022) The functional structure of plant communities drives soil functioning via changes in soil abiotic properties. Ecology, 103.
  2. E-Vojtko, A., Junker, R. R., de Bello, F. & Gotzenberger, L. (2022) Floral and reproductive traits are an independent dimension within the plant economic spectrum of temperate central Europe. New Phytologist, 236, 1964-1975.
  3. Sfair, J. C., Lososová, Z., Chytry, M. & De Bello, F. (2022) Functional rarity and evolutionary uniqueness of threatened species across different scales and habitats in a Central European flora. Journal of Applied Ecology, 59, 2542-2552.
  4. Gaia Sperandii, M., de Bello, F., Valencia, E., Gotzenberger, L., Bazzichetto, M., Galland, T., E-Vojtko, A., Conti, L., Adler, P. B., Buckley, H., Danihelka, J., Day, N. J., Dengler, J., Eldridge, D. J., Estiarte, M., Garcia-Gonzalez, R., Garnier, E., Gomez-Garcia, D., Hallett, L., Harrison, S., Herben, T., Ibanez, R., Jentsch, A., Juergens, N., Kertesz, M., Kimuyu, D. M., Klumpp, K., Le Duc, M., Louault, F., Marrs, R. H., Onodi, G., Pakeman, R. J., Partel, M., Peco, B., Penuelas, J., Rueda, M., Schmidt, W., Schmiedel, U., Schuetz, M., Skalova, H., Smilauer, P., Smilauerova, M., Smit, C., Song, M.-H., Stock, M., Val, J., Vandvik, V., Wesche, K., Wiser, S. K., Woodcock, B. A., Young, T. P., Yu, F.-H., Wolf, A. A., Zobel, M. & Leps, J. (2022) LOTVS: A global collection of permanent vegetation plots. Journal of Vegetation Science, 33.
  5. Valencia, E., de Bello, F., Galland, T., Gotzenberger, L., Leps, J., Duran, J. & Carmona, C. P. (2022) Effects of functional and phylogenetic diversity on the temporal dynamics of soil N availability. Plant and Soil, 472, 629-640.
  6. Puy, J., Carmona, C. P., Hiiesalu, I., Opik, M., de Bello, F. & Moora, M. (2022) Mycorrhizal symbiosis alleviates plant water deficit within and across generations via phenotypic plasticity. Journal of Ecology, 110, 262-276.
  7. Del Vecchio, S., Sharma, S. K., Pavan, M., Rosario Acosta, A. T., Bacchetta, G., de Bello, F., Isermann, M., Michalet, R. & Buffa, G. (2022) Within-species variation of seed traits of dune engineering species across a European climatic gradient. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13.
  1. Tammaru, K., Kosnar, J., Abbas, A. F., Barta, K. A., de Bello, F., Harrison, S., Degli, E. I., Kiss, R., Lukacs, K., Neumann, S. M., Wagia, H., Puy, J. & Leps, J. (2021) Ecological differentiation of Carex species coexisting in a wet meadow: Comparison of pot and field experiments. Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology, 110.
  2. Puy, J., de Bello, F., Dvorakova, H., Medina, N. G., Latzel, V. & Carmona, C. P. (2021) Competition-induced transgenerational plasticity influences competitive interactions and leaf decomposition of offspring. New Phytologist, 229.
  3. Puy, J., Carmona, C. P., Dvorakova, H., Latzel, V. & de Bello, F. (2021) Diversity of parental environments increases phenotypic variation in Arabidopsis populations more than genetic diversity but similarly affects productivity. Annals of Botany, 127, 425-436.
  4. Pescador, D. S., de Bello, F., Lopez-Angulo, J., Valladares, F. & Escudero, A. (2021) Spatial Scale Dependence of Ecological Factors That Regulate Functional and Phylogenetic Assembly in a Mediterranean High Mountain Grassland. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9.
  5. Majekova, M., Hajek, T., Albert, A. J., de Bello, F., Dolezal, J., Gotzenberger, L., Janecek, S., Leps, J., Liancourt, P. & Mudrak, O. (2021) Weak coordination between leaf drought tolerance and proxy traits in herbaceous plants. Functional Ecology, 35, 1299-1311.
  6. Lubbe, F. C., Bitomsky, M., Hajek, T., de Bello, F., Dolezal, J., Jandova, V., Janecek, S., Bartuskova, A., Lanta, V. & Klimesova, J. (2021) A tale of two grasslands: how belowground storage organs coordinate their traits with water-use traits. Plant and Soil, 465, 533-548.
  7. Hiiesalu, I., Klimesova, J., Dolezal, J., Mudrak, O., Gotzenberger, L., Hornik, J. & de Bello, F. (2021) Hidden below-ground plant diversity buffers against species loss during land-use change in species-rich grasslands. Journal of Vegetation Science, 32.
  8. Fontana, S., Rasmann, S., de Bello, F., Pomati, F. & Moretti, M. (2021) Reconciling trait based perspectives along a trait-integration continuum. Ecology, 102.
  9. de Bello, F., Lavorel, S., Hallett, L. M., Valencia, E., Garnier, E., Roscher, C., Conti, L., Galland, T., Goberna, M., Majekova, M., Montesinos-Navarro, A., Pausas, J. G., Verdu, M., E-Vojtko, A., Gotzenberger, L. & Leps, J. (2021) Functional trait effects on ecosystem stability: assembling the jigsaw puzzle. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 36, 822-836.
  10. de Bello, F., Botta-Dukat, Z., Leps, J. & Fibich, P. (2021) Towards a more balanced combination of multiple traits when computing functional differences between species. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 12, 443-448.
  11. Conti, L., Malavasi, M., Galland, T., Komarek, J., Lagner, O., Carmona, C. P., De Bello, F., Rocchini, D. & Simova, P. (2021) The relationship between species and spectral diversity in grassland communities is mediated by their vertical complexity. Applied Vegetation Science, 24.
  12. Carmona, C. P., Tamme, R., Partel, M., de Bello, F., Brosse, S., Capdevila, P., Gonzalez-M, R., Gonzalez-Suarez, M., Salguero-Gomez, R., Vasquez-Valderrama, M. & Toussaint, A. (2021) Erosion of global functional diversity across the tree of life. Science Advances, 7.
  13. Biurrun, I., Pielech, R., Dembicz, I., Gillet, F., Kozub, L., Marceno, C., Reitalu, T., Van Meerbeek, K., Guarino, R., Chytry, M., Pakeman, R. J., Preislerova, Z., Axmanova, I., Burrascano, S., Bartha, S., Boch, S., Bruun, H. H., Conradi, T., De Frenne, P., Essl, F., Filibeck, G., Hajek, M., Jimenez-Alfaro, B., Kuzemko, A., Molnar, Z., Partel, M., Patsch, R., Prentice, H. C., Rolecek, J., Sutcliffe, L. M. E., Terzi, M., Winkler, M., Wu, J., Acic, S., Acosta, A. T. R., Afif, E., Akasaka, M., Alatalo, J. M., Aleffi, M., Aleksanyan, A., Ali, A., Apostolova, I., Ashouri, P., Batori, Z., Baumann, E., Becker, T., Belonovskaya, E., Benito Alonso, J. L., Berastegi, A., Bergamini, A., Bhatta, K. P., Bonini, I., Buchler, M.-O., Budzhak, V., Bueno, A., Buldrini, F., Campos, J. A., Cancellieri, L., Carboni, M., Ceulemans, T., Chiarucci, A., Chocarro, C., Conti, L., Csergo, A. M., Cykowska-Marzencka, B., Czarniecka-Wiera, M., Czarnocka-Cieciura, M., Czortek, P., Danihelka, J., Bello, F., Deak, B., Demeter, L., Deng, L., Diekmann, M., Dolezal, J., Dolnik, C., Drevojan, P., Dupre, C., Ecker, K., Ejtehadi, H., Erschbamer, B., Etayo, J., Etzold, J., Farkas, T., Farzam, M., Fayvush, G., Fernandez Calzado, M. R., Finckh, M., Fjellstad, W., Fotiadis, G., Garcia-Magro, D., Garcia-Mijangos, I., Gavilan, R. G., Germany, M., Ghafari, S., del Galdo, G. P. G., Grytnes, J.-A., Guler, B., Gutierrez-Giron, A., Helm, A., Herrera, M., Hullbusch, E. M., Ingerpuu, N., Jaegerbrand, A. K., Jandt, U., Janisova, M., Jeanneret, P., Jeltsch, F., Jensen, K., Jentsch, A., Kacki, Z., Kakinuma, K., Kapfer, J., Kargar, M., Kelemen, A., Kiehl, K., Kirschner, P., Koyama, A., Langer, N., Lazzaro, L., Leps, J., Li, C.-F., Li, F. Y., Liendo, D., Lindborg, R., Loebel, S., Lomba, A., Lososova, Z., Lustyk, P., Luzuriaga, A. L., Ma, W., Maccherini, S., Magnes, M., Malicki, M., Manthey, M., Mardari, C., May, F., Mayrhofer, H., Meier, E. S., Memariani, F., Merunkova, K., Michelsen, O., Molero Mesa, J., Moradi, H., Moysiyenko, I., Mugnai, M., Naqinezhad, A., Natcheva, R., Ninot, J. M., Nobis, M., Noroozi, J., Nowak, A., Onipchenko, V., Palpurina, S., Pauli, H., Pedashenko, H., Pedersen, C., Peet, R. K., Perez-Haase, A., Peters, J., Pipenbaher, N., Pirini, C., Pladevall-Izard, E., Pleskova, Z., Potenza, G., Rahmanian, S., Rodriguez-Rojo, M. P., Ronkin, V., Rosati, L., Ruprecht, E., Rusina, S., Sabovljevic, M., Sanaei, A., Sanchez, A. M., Santi, F., Savchenko, G., Teresa Sebastia, M., Shyriaieva, D., Silva, V., Skornik, S., Smerdova, E., Sonkoly, J., Sperandii, M. G., Staniaszek-Kik, M., Stevens, C., Stifter, S., Suchrow, S., Swacha, G., Swierszcz, S., Talebi, A., Teleki, B., Tichy, L., Tolgyesi, C., Torca, M., Torok, P., Tsarevskaya, N., Tsiripidis, I., Turisova, I., Ushimaru, A., Valko, O., Van Mechelen, C., Vanneste, T., Vasheniak, I., Vassilev, K., Viciani, D., Villar, L., Virtanen, R., Vitasovic-Kosic, I., Vojtko, A., Vynokurov, D., Walden, E., Wang, Y., Weiser, F., Wen, L., Wesche, K., White, H., Widmer, S., Wolfrum, S., Wrobel, A., Yuan, Z., Zeleny, D., Zhao, L. & Dengler, J. (2021) Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats. Journal of Vegetation Science, 32.
  14. Backhaus, L., Albert, G., Cuchietti, A., Nino, L. M. J., Fahs, N., Lisner, A., Kolar, V., Kermavnar, J., Widmer, S., Zimmermann, Z., Rofrics, N., de Bello, F., Leps, J. & Garcia Medina, N. (2021) Shift from trait convergence to divergence along old-field succession. Journal of Vegetation Science, 32.
  1. Valencia, E., de Bello, F., Galland, T., Adler, P.B., Leps, J., E-Vojtko, A., van Klink, R., Carmona, C.P., Danihelka, J., Dengler, J., Eldridge, D.J., Estiarte, M., Garcia-Gonzalez, R., Garnier, E., Gomez-Garcia, D., Harrison, S.P., Herben, T., Ibanez, R., Jentsch, A., Juergens, N., Kertesz, M., Klumpp, K., Louault, F., Marrs, R.H., Ogaya, R., Onodi, G., Pakeman, R.J., Pardo, I., Partel, M., Peco, B., Penuelas, J., Pywell, R.F., Rueda, M., Schmidt, W., Schmiedel, U., Schuetz, M., Skalova, H., Smilauer, P., Smilauerova, M., Smit, C., Song, M., Stock, M., Val, J., Vandvik, V., Ward, D., Wesche, K., Wiser, S.K., Woodcock, B.A., Young, T.P., Yu, F.-H., Zobel, M. & Gotzenberger, L. (2020a) Synchrony matters more than species richness in plant community stability at a global scale. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117, 24345-24351.
  2. Hurtado, P., Prieto, M., Aragon, G., de Bello, F. & Martinez, I. (2020) Intraspecific variability drives functional changes in lichen epiphytic communities across Europe. Ecology, 101
  3. Dias, A.T., Rosado, B.H.P., de Bello, F., Piston, N. & de Mattos, E.A. (2020) Alternative plant designs: consequences for community assembly and ecosystem functioning. Annals of Botany, 125, 391-398.
  4. de Bello, F., Valencia, E., Ward, D. & Hallett, L. (2020) Why we still need permanent plots for vegetation science. Journal of Vegetation Science, 31, 679-685.
  5. E-Vojtko, A., de Bello, F., Durka, W., Kuehn, I. & Goetzenberger, L. (2020) The neglected importance of floral traits in trait-based plant community assembly. Journal of Vegetation Science, 31, 529-539.
  6. Galland, T., Carmona, C.P., Gotzenberger, L., Valencia, E. & de Bello, F. (2020) Are redundancy indices redundant? An evaluation based on parameterized simulations. Ecological Indicators, 116.
  7. Puy, J., de Bello, F., Dvorakova, H., Medina, N.G., Latzel, V. & Carmona, C.P. (2020) Competition-induced transgenerational plasticity influences competitive interactions and leaf decomposition of offspring. The New phytologist.
  8. Valencia, E., de Bello, F., Leps, J., Galland, T., E-Vojtko, A., Conti, L., Danihelka, J., Dengler, J., Eldridge, D.J., Estiarte, M., Garcia-Gonzalez, R., Garnier, E., Gomez, D., Harrison, S., Herben, T., Ibanez, R., Jentsch, A., Juergens, N., Kertesz, M., Klumpp, K., Louault, F., Marrs, R.H., Onodi, G., Pakeman, R.J., Partel, M., Peco, B., Penuelas, J., Rueda, M., Schmidt, W., Schmiedel, U., Schuetz, M., Skalova, H., Smilauer, P., Smilauerova, M., Smit, C., Song, M.-H., Stock, M., Val, J., Vandvik, V., Wesche, K., Woodcock, B.A., Young, T.P., Yu, F.-H., Zobel, M. & Gotzenberger, L. (2020b) Directional trends in species composition over time can lead to a widespread overemphasis of year-to-year asynchrony. Journal of Vegetation Science, 31, 792-802.
  1. Piston, N., de Bello, F., Dias, A. T. C., Gotzenberger, L., Rosado, B. H. P., de Mattos, E. A., Salguero-Gomez, R. & Carmona, C. P. (2019) Multidimensional ecological analyses demonstrate how interactions between functional traits shape fitness and life history strategies. Journal of Ecology, 107, 2317-2328. 10.1111/1365-2745.13190
  2. Peralta, A. M. L., Sanchez, A. M., Luzuriaga, A. L., de Bello, F. & Escudero, A. (2019) Evidence of functional species sorting by rainfall and biotic interactions: A community monolith experimental approach. Journal of Ecology, 107, 2772-2788. 10.1111/1365-2745.13210
  3. Ottaviani, G., Gotzenberger, L., Bacaro, G., Chiarucci, A., de Bello, F. & Marcantonio, M. (2019) A multifaceted approach for beech forest conservation: Environmental drivers of understory plant diversity. Flora, 256, 85-91. 10.1016/j.flora.2019.05.006
  4. Nunes, A., Kobel, M., Pinho, P., Matos, P., Costantini, E. A. C., Soares, C., de Bello, F., Correia, O. & Branquinho, C. (2019) Local topographic and edaphic factors largely predict shrub encroachment in Mediterranean drylands. Science of the Total Environment, 657, 310-318. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.475
  5. Llopis-Belenguer, C., Balbuena, J. A., Lange, K., de Bello, F. & Blasco-Costa, I. (2019) Towards a Unified Functional Trait Framework for Parasites. Trends in Parasitology, 35, 972-982. 10.1016/j.pt.2019.09.003
  6. Leps, J., Gotzenberger, L., Valencia, E. & de Bello, F. (2019) Accounting for long-term directional trends on year-to-year synchrony in species fluctuations. Ecography, 42, 1728-1741. 10.1111/ecog.04528
  7. Klimesova, J., Martinkova, J., Pausas, J. G., de Moraes, M. G., Herben, T., Yu, F. H., Puntieri, J., Vesk, P. A., de Bello, F., Janecek, S., Altman, J., Appezzato-da-Gloria, B., Bartuskova, A., Crivellaro, A., Dolezal, J., Ott, J. P., Paula, S., Schnablova, R., Schweingruber, F. H. & Ottaviani, G. (2019) Handbook of standardized protocols for collecting plant modularity traits. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics, 40. 10.1016/j.ppees.2019.125485
  8. Galland, T., Adeux, G., Dvorakova, H., E-Vojtko, A., Orban, I., Lussu, M., Puy, J., Blazek, P., Lanta, V., Leps, J., de Bello, F., Carmona, C. P., Valencia, E. & Gotzenberger, L. (2019) Colonization resistance and establishment success along gradients of functional and phylogenetic diversity in experimental plant communities. Journal of Ecology, 107, 2090-2104. 10.1111/1365-2745.13246
  9. de Paula, L. F. A., Colmenares-Trejos, S. L., Negreiros, D., Rosado, B. H. P., de Mattos, E. A., de Bello, F., Porembski, S. & Silveira, F. A. O. (2019) High plant taxonomic beta diversity and functional and phylogenetic convergence between two Neotropical inselbergs. Plant Ecology & Diversity. 10.1080/17550874.2019.1673846
  10. Carmona, C. P., de Bello, F., Mason, N. W. H. & Leps, J. (2019) Trait probability density (TPD): measuring functional diversity across scales based on TPD with R. Ecology, 100. 10.1002/ecy.2876
  11. Carmona, C. P., de Bello, F., Azcarate, F. M., Mason, N. W. H. & Peco, B. (2019) Trait hierarchies and intraspecific variability drive competitive interactions in Mediterranean annual plants. Journal of Ecology, 107, 2078-2089. 10.1111/1365-2745.13248
  12. Brown, J. J., Mennicken, S., Massante, J. C., Dijoux, S., Telea, A., Benedek, A. M., Gotzenberger, L., Majekova, M., Leps, J., Smilauer, P., Hrcek, J. & de Bello, F. (2019) A novel method to predict dark diversity using unconstrained ordination analysis. Journal of Vegetation Science, 30, 610-619. 10.1111/jvs.12757
  1. Sfair, J. C., de Bello, F., de Franca, T. Q., Baldauf, C. & Tabarelli, M. (2018) Chronic human disturbance affects plant trait distribution in a seasonally dry tropical forest. Environmental Research Letters, 13. 10.1088/1748-9326/aa9f5e
  2. Puy, J., Dvorakova, H., Carmona, C. P., de Bello, F., Hiiesalu, I. & Latzel, V. (2018) Improved demethylation in ecological epigenetic experiments: Testing a simple and harmless foliar demethylation application. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 9, 744-753. 10.1111/2041-210x.12903
  3. Martello, F., de Bello, F., Morini, M. S. D., Silva, R. R., de Souza-Campana, D. R., Ribeiro, M. C. & Carmona, C. P. (2018) Homogenization and impoverishment of taxonomic and functional diversity of ants in Eucalyptus plantations. Scientific Reports, 8. 10.1038/s41598-018-20823-1
  4. Loiola, P. P., de Bello, F., Chytry, M., Gotzenberger, L., Carmona, C. P., Pysek, P. & Lososova, Z. (2018) Invaders among locals: Alien species decrease phylogenetic and functional diversity while increasing dissimilarity among native community members. Journal of Ecology, 106, 2230-2241. 10.1111/1365-2745.12986
  5. Leps, J., Majekova, M., Vitova, A., Dolezal, J. & de Bello, F. (2018) Stabilizing effects in temporal fluctuations: management, traits, and species richness in high-diversity communities. Ecology, 99, 360-371. 10.1002/ecy.2065
  6. Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Liancourt, P., Gotzenberger, L., de Bello, F., Altman, J., Brozova, V., Chlumska, Z., Dvorsky, M., Capkova, K., Kopecky, M., Rehakova, K., Riha, P., Leps, J. & Dolezal, J. (2018) A multi-scale approach reveals random phylogenetic patterns at the edge of vascular plant life. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics, 30, 22-30. 10.1016/j.ppees.2017.10.002
  7. Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Liancourt, P., Gotzenberger, L., de Bello, F., Altman, J., Brozova, V., Chlumska, Z., Dvorsky, M., Capkova, K., Kopecky, M., Rehakova, K., Riha, P., Leps, J. & Dolezal, J. (2018) A multi-scale approach reveals random phylogenetic patterns at the edge of vascular plant life. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics, 30, 22-30.
  8. Leps, J., Majekova, M., Vitova, A., Dolezal, J. & de Bello, F. (2018) Stabilizing effects in temporal fluctuations: management, traits, and species richness in high-diversity communities. Ecology, 99, 360-371.
  9. Martello, F., de Bello, F., Morini, M. S. D., Silva, R. R., de Souza-Campana, D. R., Ribeiro, M. C. & Carmona, C. P. (2018) Homogenization and impoverishment of taxonomic and functional diversity of ants in Eucalyptus plantations. Scientific Reports, 8.
  10. Sfair, J. C., de Bello, F., de Franca, T. Q., Baldauf, C. & Tabarelli, M. (2018) Chronic human disturbance affects plant trait distribution in a seasonally dry tropical forest. Environmental Research Letters, 13.
  1. Carmona, C. P., de Bello, F., Sasaki, T., Uchida, K. & Partel, M. (2017) Towards a Common Toolbox for Rarity: A Response to Violle et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 32, 889-891.
  2. Vojtko, A., Freitag, M., Bricca, A., Martello, F., Compan, J. M., Kuttim, M., Kun, R., de Bello, F., Klimesova, J. & Gotzenberger, L. (2017) Clonal vs leaf-height-seed (LHS) traits: which are filtered more strongly across habitats? Folia Geobotanica, 52, 269-281.
  3. Partel, M., Opik, M., Moora, M., Tedersoo, L., Szava-Kovats, R., Rosendahl, S., Rillig, M. C., Lekberg, Y., Kreft, H., Helgason, T., Eriksson, O., Davison, J., de Bello, F., Caruso, T. & Zobel, M. (2017) Historical biome distribution and recent human disturbance shape the diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. New Phytologist, 216, 227-238.
  4. de Bello, F., Smilauer, P., Diniz-Filho, J. A. F., Carmona, C.P., Lososova, Z., Herben, T. & Gotzenberger, L. (2017) Decoupling phylogenetic and functional diversity to reveal signals in community assembly. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 8, 1200-1211. 
  5. Le Bagousee-Pinguet, Y., Gross, N., Maestre, F. T., Maire, V., de Bello, F., Fonseca, C. R., Kattge, J., Valencia, E., Leps, J. & Liancourt, P. (2017) Testing the environmental filtering concept in global drylands. Journal of Ecology, 105, 1058-1069. 
  6. Conti, L., de Bello, F., Leps, J., Acosta, A. T. R., Carboni, M. (2017). Environmental gradients and micro-heterogenity shape fine-scale plant community assembly on costal dunes. Journal of Vegetation Science, 28, 762-773.
  7. Concepcion, E. D., Gotzenberger, L., Nobis, M. P., de Bello, F., Obrist, M. K. & Moretti, M. (2017) Contrasting trait assembly patterns in plants and bird communities along environmental and human-induces land-use gradient. Ecography, 40, 753-763. 
  8. Saar, L., de Bello, F., Partel, M. & Helm, A. (2017) Trait assembly in grasslands depends on habitat history and spatial scale. Oecologia, 184, 1-12.
  9. Price, J., Tamme, R., Gazol, A., de Bello, F., Takkis, K., Uria-Diez, J., Kasari, L. & Partel, M. (2017) Within-community environmental variability drives trait variability in species-rich grasslands. Journal of Vegetation Science, 28, 303-312.
  10. Nunes, A., Kobel, M., Pinho, P., Matos, P., de Bello, F., Correia, O. & Branquinho, C. (2017) Which plant traits respond to aridity? A critical step to assess functional diversity in Mediterranean drylands. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 239, 176-184.
  11. Moretti, M., Dias, A. T. C., de Bello, F., Altermatt, F., Chown, S. L., Azcarate, F. M., Bell, J. R., Fournier, B., Hedde, M., Hortal, J., Ibanez, S., Ockinger, E., Sousa, J. P., Ellers, J. & Berg, M. P. (2017) Handbook of protocols for standardized measurement of terrestrial invertebrate functional traits. Functional Ecology, 31, 558-567.
  12. Lewis, R. J., de Bello, F., Bennett, J. A., Fibich, P., Finerty, G. E., Gotzenberger, L., Hiiesalu, I., Kasari, L., Leps, J., Majekova, M., Mudrak, O., Riibak, K., Ronk, A., Rychtecka, T., Vitova, A. & Partel, M. (2017) Applying the dark diversity concept to nature conservation. Conservation Biology, 31, 40-47.
  13. Janeckova, P., Janecek, S., Klimesova, J., Gotzenberger, L., Hornik, J., Leps, J. & de Bello, F. (2017) The plant functional traits that explain species occurrence across fragmented grasslands differ according to patch management, isolation, and wetness. Landscape Ecology, 32, 791-805.
  14. Hevia, V., Martin-Lopez, B., Palomo, S., Garcia-Llorente, M., de Bello, F. & Gonzalez, J. A. (2017) Trait-based approaches to analyze links between the drivers of change and ecosystem services: Synthesizing existing evidence and future challenges. Ecology and Evolution, 7, 831-844.
  15. Giarrizzo, E., Burrascano, S., Chiti, T., de Bello, F., Leps, J., Zavattero, L. & Blasi, C. (2017) Re-visiting historical semi-natural grasslands in the Apennines to assess patterns of changes in species composition and functional traits. Applied Vegetation Science, 20, 247-258.
  1. Carmona, C. P., de Bello, F., Mason, N. W. H. & Leps, J. (2016a) The Density Awakens: A Reply to Blonder. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 31, 667-669.
  2. Carmona, C. P., de Bello, F., Mason, N. W. H. & Leps, J. (2016b) Traits Without Borders: Integrating Functional Diversity Across Scales. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 31, 382-394.
  3. de Bello, F., Carmona, C. P., Leps, J., Szava-Kovats, R. & Partel, M. (2016) Functional diversity through the mean trait dissimilarity: resolving shortcomings with existing paradigms and algorithms. Oecologia, 180, 933-940.
  4. de Bello, F., Fibich, P., Zeleny, D., Kopecky, M., Mudrak, O., Chytry, M., Pysek, P., Wild, J., Michalcova, D., Sadlo, J., Smilauer, P., Leps, J. & Partel, M. (2016) Measuring size and composition of species pools: a comparison of dark diversity estimates. Ecology and Evolution, 6, 4088-4101.
  5. Finerty, G. E., de Bello, F., Bila, K., Berg, M. P., Dias, A. T. C., Pezzatti, G. B. & Moretti, M. (2016) Exotic or not, leaf trait dissimilarity modulates the effect of dominant species on mixed litter decomposition. Journal of Ecology, 104, 1400-1409.
  6. Gotzenberger, L., Botta-Dukat, Z., Leps, J., Partel, M., Zobel, M. & de Bello, F. (2016) Which randomizations detect convergence and divergence in trait-based community assembly? A test of commonly used null models. Journal of Vegetation Science, 27, 1275-1287.
  7. Kasari, L., Saar, L., de Bello, F., Takkis, K. & Helm, A. (2016) Hybrid ecosystems can contribute to local biodiversity conservation. Biodiversity and Conservation, 25, 3023-3041.
  8. Majekova, M., Janecek, S., Mudrak, O., Hornik, J., Janeckova, P., Bartos, M., Fajmon, K., Jiraska, S., Gotzenberger, L., Smilauer, P., Leps, J. & de Bello, F. (2016) Consistent functional response of meadow species and communities to land-use changes across productivity and soil moisture gradients. Applied Vegetation Science, 19, 196-205.
  9. Majekova, M., Paal, T., Plowman, N. S., Bryndova, M., Kasari, L., Norberg, A., Weiss, M., Bishop, T. R., Luke, S. H., Sam, K., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Leps, J., Gotzenberger, L. & de Bello, F. (2016) Evaluating Functional Diversity: Missing Trait Data and the Importance of Species Abundance Structure and Data Transformation. Plos One, 11.
  10. Mudrak, O., de Bello, F., Dolezal, J. & Leps, J. (2016) Changes in the functional trait composition and diversity of meadow communities induced by Rhinanthus minor L. Folia Geobotanica, 51, 1-11.
  11. Mudrak, O., Janecek, S., Gotzenberger, L., Mason, N. W. H., Hornik, J., de Castro, I., Dolezal, J., Klimesova, J. & de Bello, F. (2016) Fine-scale coexistence patterns along a productivity gradient in wet meadows: shifts from trait convergence to divergence. Ecography, 39, 338-348.
  12. Ricotta, C., de Bello, F., Moretti, M., Caccianiga, M., Cerabolini, B. E. L. & Pavoine, S. (2016) Measuring the functional redundancy of biological communities: a quantitative guide. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 7, 1386-1395.
  13. Ronk, A., de Bello, F., Fibich, P. & Partel, M. (2016) Large-scale dark diversity estimates: new perspectives with combined methods. Ecology and Evolution, 6, 6266-6281.
  14. Shipley, B., de Bello, F., Cornelissen, J. H. C., Laliberte, E., Laughlin, D. C. & Reich, P. B. (2016) Reinforcing loose foundation stones in trait-based plant ecology. Oecologia, 180, 923-931.
  15. Volf, M., Redmond, C., Albert, A. J., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Biella, P., Gotzenberger, L., Hrazsky, Z., Janecek, S., Klimesova, J., Leps, J., Sebelikova, L., Vlasata, T. & de Bello, F. (2016) Effects of long- and short-term management on the functional structure of meadows through species turnover and intraspecific trait variability. Oecologia, 180, 941-950.
  1. Dainese, M., Leps, J. & de Bello, F. (2015) Different effects of elevation, habitat fragmentation and grazing management on the functional, phylogenetic and taxonomic structure of mountain grasslands. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics, 17, 44-53.
  2. de Bello, F., Berg, M. P., Dias, A. T. C., Diniz, J. A. F., Gotzenberger, L., Hortal, J., Ladle, R. J. & Leps, J. (2015) On the need for phylogenetic ‘corrections’ in functional trait-based approaches. Folia Geobotanica, 50, 349-357.
  3. Debouk, H., de Bello, F. & Sebastia, M. T. (2015) Functional Trait Changes, Productivity Shifts and Vegetation Stability in Mountain Grasslands during a Short-Term Warming. Plos One, 10.
  4. Hortal, J., de Bello, F., Diniz, J. A. F., Lewinsohn, T. M., Lobo, J. M. & Ladle, R. J. (2015) Seven Shortfalls that Beset Large-Scale Knowledge of Biodiversity. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, Vol 46 (ed D. J. Futuyma), pp. 523-+.
  5. Janecek, S., Bartuskova, A., Bartos, M., Altman, J., de Bello, F., Dolezal, J., Latzel, V., Lanta, V., Leps, J. & Klimesova, J. (2015) Effects of disturbance regime on carbohydrate reserves in meadow plants. Aob Plants, 7.
  6. Kelemen, A., Lazzaro, L., Besnyoi, V., Albert, A. J., Konecna, M., Dobay, G., Memelink, I., Adamec, V., Gotzenberger, L., de Bello, F., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y. & Leps, J. (2015) Net outcome of competition and facilitation in a wet meadow changes with plant’s life stage and community productivity. Preslia, 87, 347-361.
  7. Kumordzi, B. B., de Bello, F., Freschet, G. T., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Leps, J. & Wardle, D. A. (2015) Linkage of plant trait space to successional age and species richness in boreal forest understorey vegetation. Journal of Ecology, 103, 1610-1620.
  8. Lososova, Z., de Bello, F., Chytry, M., Kuhn, I., Pysek, P., Sadlo, J., Winter, M. & Zeleny, D. (2015) Alien plants invade more phylogenetically clustered community types and cause even stronger clustering. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 24, 786-794.
  9. Pescador, D. S., de Bello, F., Valladares, F. & Escudero, A. (2015) Plant Trait Variation along an Altitudinal Gradient in Mediterranean High Mountain Grasslands: Controlling the Species Turnover Effect. Plos One, 10.
  10. Shiono, T., Kusumoto, B., Maeshiro, R., Fujii, S. J., Gotzenberger, L., de Bello, F. & Kubota, Y. (2015) Climatic drivers of trait assembly in woody plants in Japan. Journal of Biogeography, 42, 1176-1186.
  11. Siefert, A., Violle, C., Chalmandrier, L., Albert, C. H., Taudiere, A., Fajardo, A., Aarssen, L. W., Baraloto, C., Carlucci, M. B., Cianciaruso, M. V., Dantas, V. D., de Bello, F., Duarte, L. D. S., Fonseca, C. R., Freschet, G. T., Gaucherand, S., Gross, N., Hikosaka, K., Jackson, B., Jung, V., Kamiyama, C., Katabuchi, M., Kembel, S. W., Kichenin, E., Kraft, N. J. B., Lagerstrom, A., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Li, Y. Z., Mason, N., Messier, J., Nakashizuka, T., McC Overton, J., Peltzer, D. A., Perez-Ramos, I. M., Pillar, V. D., Prentice, H. C., Richardson, S., Sasaki, T., Schamp, B. S., Schob, C., Shipley, B., Sundqvist, M., Sykes, M. T., Vandewalle, M. & Wardle, D. A. (2015) A global meta-analysis of the relative extent of intraspecific trait variation in plant communities. Ecology Letters, 18, 1406-1419.
  12. Tesitel, J., Fibich, P., de Bello, F., Chytry, M. & Leps, J. (2015) Habitats and ecological niches of root-hemiparasitic plants: an assessment based on a large database of vegetation plots. Preslia, 87, 87-108.
  1. Bila, K., Moretti, M., de Bello, F., Dias, A. T. C., Pezzatti, G. B., Van Oosten, A. R. & Berg, M. P. (2014) Disentangling community functional components in a litter-macrodetritivore model system reveals the predominance of the mass ratio hypothesis. Ecology and Evolution, 4, 408-416.
  2. Carboni, M., de Bello, F., Janecek, S., Dolezal, J., Hornik, J., Leps, J., Reitalu, T. & Klimesova, J. (2014) Changes in trait divergence and convergence along a productivity gradient in wet meadows. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 182, 96-105.
  3. Feld, C. K., de Bello, F. & Doledec, S. (2014) Biodiversity of traits and species both show weak responses to hydromorphological alteration in lowland river macroinvertebrates. Freshwater Biology, 59, 233-248.
  4. Homolova, L., Schaepman, M. E., Lamarque, P., Clevers, J., de Bello, F., Thuiller, W. & Lavorel, S. (2014) Comparison of remote sensing and plant trait-based modelling to predict ecosystem services in subalpine grasslands. Ecosphere, 5.
  5. Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., de Bello, F., Vandewalle, M., Leps, J. & Sykes, M. T. (2014) Species richness of limestone grasslands increases with trait overlap: evidence from within- and between-species functional diversity partitioning. Journal of Ecology, 102, 466-474.
  6. Majekova, M., de Bello, F., Dolezal, J. & Leps, J. (2014) Plant functional traits as determinants of population stability. Ecology, 95, 2369-2374.
  7. Niu, K. C., Choler, P., de Bello, F., Mirotchnick, N., Du, G. Z. & Sun, S. C. (2014) Fertilization decreases species diversity but increases functional diversity: A three-year experiment in a Tibetan alpine meadow. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 182, 106-112.
  8. Opik, M., de Bello, F., Price, J. N. & Fraser, L. H. (2014) New insights into vegetation patterns and processes. New Phytologist, 201, 383-387.
  9. Trivellone, V., Schoenenberger, N., Bellosi, B., Jermini, M., de Bello, F., Mitchell, E. A. D. & Moretti, M. (2014) Indicators for taxonomic and functional aspects of biodiversity in the vineyard agroecosystem of Southern Switzerland. Biological Conservation, 170, 103-109.
  10. Vandewalle, M., Purschke, O., de Bello, F., Reitalu, T., Prentice, H. C., Lavorel, S., Johansson, L. J. & Sykes, M. T. (2014) Functional responses of plant communities to management, landscape and historical factors in semi-natural grasslands. Journal of Vegetation Science, 25, 750-759.
  1. Chalmandrier, L., Munkemuller, T., Gallien, L., de Bello, F., Mazel, F., Lavergne, S. & Thuiller, W. (2013) A family of null models to distinguish between environmental filtering and biotic interactions in functional diversity patterns. Journal of Vegetation Science, 24, 853-864.
  2. de Bello, F., Carmona, C. P., Mason, N. W. H., Sebastia, M. T. & Leps, J. (2013) Which trait dissimilarity for functional diversity: trait means or trait overlap? Journal of Vegetation Science, 24, 807-819.
  3. de Bello, F., Klimesova, J., Herben, T., Prach, K. & Smilauer, P. (2013) Serious Research with Great Fun: the Strange Case of Jan Suspa Leps (and Other Plant Ecologists). Folia Geobotanica, 48, 297-306.
  4. de Bello, F., Lavorel, S., Lavergne, S., Albert, C. H., Boulangeat, I., Mazel, F. & Thuiller, W. (2013) Hierarchical effects of environmental filters on the functional structure of plant communities: a case study in the French Alps. Ecography, 36, 393-402.
  5. de Bello, F. & Mudrak, O. (2013) Plant traits as indicators: loss or gain of information? Applied Vegetation Science, 16, 353-354.
  6. de Bello, F., Vandewalle, M., Reitalu, T., Leps, J., Prentice, H. C., Lavorel, S. & Sykes, M. T. (2013) Evidence for scale- and disturbance-dependent trait assembly patterns in dry semi-natural grasslands. Journal of Ecology, 101, 1237-1244.
  7. Dias, A. T. C., Berg, M. P., de Bello, F., Van Oosten, A. R., Bila, K. & Moretti, M. (2013) An experimental framework to identify community functional components driving ecosystem processes and services delivery. Journal of Ecology, 101, 29-37.
  8. Dvorsky, M., Dolezal, J., Kopecky, M., Chlumska, Z., Janatkova, K., Altman, J., de Bello, F. & Rehakova, K. (2013) Testing the Stress-Gradient Hypothesis at the Roof of the World: Effects of the Cushion Plant Thylacospermum caespitosum on Species Assemblages. Plos One, 8.
  9. Hejda, M. & de Bello, F. (2013) Impact of plant invasions on functional diversity in the vegetation of Central Europe. Journal of Vegetation Science, 24, 890-897.
  10. Janecek, S., de Bello, F., Hornik, J., Bartos, M., Cerny, T., Dolezal, J., Dvorsky, M., Fajmon, K., Janeckova, P., Jiraska, S., Mudrak, O. & Klimesova, J. (2013) Effects of land-use changes on plant functional and taxonomic diversity along a productivity gradient in wet meadows. Journal of Vegetation Science, 24, 898-909.
  11. Lavorel, S., Storkey, J., Bardgett, R. D., de Bello, F., Berg, M. P., Le Roux, X., Moretti, M., Mulder, C., Pakeman, R. J., Diaz, S. & Harrington, R. (2013) A novel framework for linking functional diversity of plants with other trophic levels for the quantification of ecosystem services. Journal of Vegetation Science, 24, 942-948.
  12. Mason, N. W. H. & de Bello, F. (2013) Functional diversity: a tool for answering challenging ecological questions. Journal of Vegetation Science, 24, 777-780.
  13. Mason, N. W. H., de Bello, F., Mouillot, D., Pavoine, S. & Dray, S. (2013) A guide for using functional diversity indices to reveal changes in assembly processes along ecological gradients. Journal of Vegetation Science, 24, 794-806.
  14. Mladek, J., Mladkova, P., Hejcmanova, P., Dvorsky, M., Pavlu, V., De Bello, F., Duchoslav, M., Hejcman, M. & Pakeman, R. J. (2013) Plant Trait Assembly Affects Superiority of Grazer’s Foraging Strategies in Species-Rich Grasslands. Plos One, 8.
  15. Moretti, M., de Bello, F., Ibanez, S., Fontana, S., Pezzatti, G. B., Dziock, F., Rixen, C. & Lavorel, S. (2013) Linking traits between plants and invertebrate herbivores to track functional effects of land-use changes. Journal of Vegetation Science, 24, 949-962.
  16. Albert, C. H., de Bello, F., Boulangeat, I., Pellet, G., Lavorel, S. & Thuiller, W. (2012) On the importance of intraspecific variability for the quantification of functional diversity. Oikos, 121, 116-126.
  1. Bouasria, A., Mustafa, T., De Bello, F., Zinger, L., Lemperiere, G., Geremia, R. A. & Choler, P. (2012) Changes in root-associated microbial communities are determined by species-specific plant growth responses to stress and disturbance. European Journal of Soil Biology, 52, 59-66.
  2. Carmona, C. P., Azcarate, F. M., de Bello, F., Ollero, H. S., Leps, J. & Peco, B. (2012) Taxonomical and functional diversity turnover in Mediterranean grasslands: interactions between grazing, habitat type and rainfall. Journal of Applied Ecology, 49, 1084-1093.
  3. de Bello, F. (2012) The quest for trait convergence and divergence in community assembly: are null-models the magic wand? Global Ecology and Biogeography, 21, 312-317.
  4. de Bello, F., Janecek, S., Leps, J., Dolezal, J., Mackova, J., Lanta, V. & Klimesova, J. (2012) Different plant trait scaling in dry versus wet Central European meadows. Journal of Vegetation Science, 23, 709-720.
  5. de Bello, F., Price, J. N., Munkemuller, T., Liira, J., Zobel, M., Thuiller, W., Gerhold, P., Gotzenberger, L., Lavergne, S., Leps, J., Zobel, K. & Partel, M. (2012) Functional species pool framework to test for biotic effects on community assembly. Ecology, 93, 2263-2273.
  6. Gotzenberger, L., de Bello, F., Brathen, K. A., Davison, J., Dubuis, A., Guisan, A., Leps, J., Lindborg, R., Moora, M., Partel, M., Pellissier, L., Pottier, J., Vittoz, P., Zobel, K. & Zobel, M. (2012) Ecological assembly rules in plant communities-approaches, patterns and prospects. Biological Reviews, 87, 111-127.
  7. Kleyer, M., Dray, S., de Bello, F., Leps, J., Pakeman, R. J., Strauss, B., Thuiller, W. & Lavorel, S. (2012) Assessing species and community functional responses to environmental gradients: which multivariate methods? Journal of Vegetation Science, 23, 805-821.
  8. Macek, P., Klimes, L., Adamec, L., Dolezal, J., Chlumska, Z., de Bello, F., Dvorskry, M. & Rehakova, K. (2012) Plant Nutrient Content Does Not Simply Increase with Elevation under the Extreme Environmental Conditions of Ladakh, NW Himalaya. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research, 44, 62-66.
  9. Mason, N. W. H., Richardson, S. J., Peltzer, D. A., de Bello, F., Wardle, D. A. & Allen, R. B. (2012) Changes in coexistence mechanisms along a long-term soil chronosequence revealed by functional trait diversity. Journal of Ecology, 100, 678-689.
  10. Munkemuller, T., de Bello, F., Meynard, C. N., Gravel, D., Lavergne, S., Mouillot, D., Mouquet, N. & Thuiller, W. (2012) From diversity indices to community assembly processes: a test with simulated data. Ecography, 35, 468-480.
  11. Yoccoz, N. G., Brathen, K. A., Gielly, L., Haile, J., Edwards, M. E., Goslar, T., von Stedingk, H., Brysting, A. K., Coissac, E., Pompanon, F., Sonstebo, J. H., Miquel, C., Valentini, A., de Bello, F., Chave, J., Thuiller, W., Wincker, P., Cruaud, C., Gavory, F., Rasmussen, M., Gilbert, M. T. P., Orlando, L., Brochmann, C., Willerslev, E. & Taberlet, P. (2012) DNA from soil mirrors plant taxonomic and growth form diversity. Molecular Ecology, 21, 3647-3655.
  1. de Bello, F., Dolezal, J., Dvorsky, M., Chlumska, Z., Rehakova, K., Klimesova, J. & Klimes, L. (2011) Cushions of Thylacospermum caespitosum (Caryophyllaceae) do not facilitate other plants under extreme altitude and dry conditions in the north-west Himalayas. Annals of Botany, 108, 567-573.
  2. de Bello, F., Dolezal, J., Ricotta, C. & Klimesova, J. (2011) Plant clonal traits, coexistence and turnover in East Ladakh, Trans-Himalaya. Preslia, 83, 315-327.
  3. de Bello, F., Lavorel, S., Albert, C. H., Thuiller, W., Grigulis, K., Dolezal, J., Janecek, S. & Leps, J. (2011) Quantifying the relevance of intraspecific trait variability for functional diversity. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2, 163-174.
  4. Dolezal, J., Maskova, Z., Leps, J., Steinbachova, D., de Bello, F., Klimesova, J., Tackenberg, O., Zemek, F. & Kvet, J. (2011) Positive long-term effect of mulching on species and functional trait diversity in a nutrient-poor mountain meadow in Central Europe. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 145, 10-28.
  5. Dvorsky, M., Dolezal, J., de Bello, F., Klimesova, J. & Klimes, L. (2011) Vegetation types of East Ladakh: species and growth form composition along main environmental gradients. Applied Vegetation Science, 14, 132-147.
  6. Klimesova, J., de Bello, F. & Herben, T. (2011) Searching for the Relevance of Clonal and Bud Bank Traits Across Floras and Communities. Folia Geobotanica, 46, 109-115.
  7. Klimesova, J., Dolezal, J., Dvorsky, M., de Bello, F. & Klimes, L. (2011) Clonal Growth Forms in Eastern Ladakh, Western Himalayas: Classification and Habitat Preferences. Folia Geobotanica, 46, 191-217.
  8. Lavorel, S., de Bello, F., Grigulis, K., Leps, J., Garnier, E., Castro, H., Dolezal, J., Godolets, C., Quetier, F. & Thebault, A. (2011) Response of herbaceous vegetation functional diversity to land use change across five sites in europe and israel. Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution, 57, 53-72.
  9. Leps, J., de Bello, F., Smilauer, P. & Dolezal, J. (2011) Community trait response to environment: disentangling species turnover vs intraspecific trait variability effects. Ecography, 34, 856-863.
  10. Mason, N. W. H., de Bello, F., Dolezal, J. & Leps, J. (2011) Niche overlap reveals the effects of competition, disturbance and contrasting assembly processes in experimental grassland communities. Journal of Ecology, 99, 788-796.
  11. Sebastia, M. T., Palero, N. & de Bello, F. (2011) Changes in management modify agro-diversity in sainfoin swards in the Eastern Pyrenees. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 31, 533-540.
  12. Viard-Cretat, F., de Bello, F., Eriksson, O., Colace, M. P. & Lavorel, S. (2011) Filtering of seed traits revealed by convergence and divergence patterns in subalpine grasslands. Basic and Applied Ecology, 12, 423-431.
  1. de Bello, F., Lavergne, S., Meynard, C. N., Leps, J. & Thuiller, W. (2010) The partitioning of diversity: showing Theseus a way out of the labyrinth. Journal of Vegetation Science, 21, 992-1000.
  2. de Bello, F., Lavorel, S., Diaz, S., Harrington, R., Cornelissen, J. H. C., Bardgett, R. D., Berg, M. P., Cipriotti, P., Feld, C. K., Hering, D., da Silva, P. M., Potts, S. G., Sandin, L., Sousa, J. P., Storkey, J., Wardle, D. A. & Harrison, P. A. (2010) Towards an assessment of multiple ecosystem processes and services via functional traits. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19, 2873-2893.
  3. de Bello, F., Lavorel, S., Gerhold, P., Reier, U. & Partel, M. (2010) A biodiversity monitoring framework for practical conservation of grasslands and shrublands. Biological Conservation, 143, 9-17.
  4. Harrington, R., Anton, C., Dawson, T. P., de Bello, F., Feld, C. K., Haslett, J. R., Kluvankova-Oravska, T., Kontogianni, A., Lavorel, S., Luck, G. W., Rounsevell, M. D. A., Samways, M. J., Settele, J., Skourtos, M., Spangenberg, J. H., Vandewalle, M., Zobel, M. & Harrison, P. A. (2010) Ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation: concepts and a glossary. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19, 2773-2790.
  5. Harrison, P. A., Vandewalle, M., Sykes, M. T., Berry, P. M., Bugter, R., de Bello, F., Feld, C. K., Grandin, U., Harrington, R., Haslett, J. R., Jongman, R. H. G., Luck, G. W., da Silva, P. M., Moora, M., Settele, J., Sousa, J. P. & Zobel, M. (2010) Identifying and prioritising services in European terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19, 2791-2821.
  6. Thuiller, W., Gallien, L., Boulangeat, I., de Bello, F., Munkemuller, T., Roquet, C. & Lavergne, S. (2010) Resolving Darwin’s naturalization conundrum: a quest for evidence. Diversity and Distributions, 16, 461-475.
  7. Vandewalle, M.*, de Bello, F.*, Berg, M. P., Bolger, T., Doledec, S., Dubs, F., Feld, C. K., Harrington, R., Harrison, P. A., Lavorel, S., da Silva, P. M., Moretti, M., Niemela, J., Santos, P., Sattler, T., Sousa, J. P., Sykes, M. T., Vanbergen, A. J. & Woodcock, B. A. (2010) Functional traits as indicators of biodiversity response to land use changes across ecosystems and organisms. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19, 2921-2947. (*shared first authors)
  1. de Bello, F., Buchmann, N., Casals, P., Leps, J. & Sebastia, M. T. (2009) Relating plant species and functional diversity to community delta C-13 in NE Spain pastures. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 131, 303-307.
  2. de Bello, F., Thuiller, W., Leps, J., Choler, P., Clement, J. C., Macek, P., Sebastia, M. T. & Lavorel, S. (2009) Partitioning of functional diversity reveals the scale and extent of trait convergence and divergence. Journal of Vegetation Science, 20, 475-486.
  3. Feld, C. K., da Silva, P. M., Sousa, J. P., de Bello, F., Bugter, R., Grandin, U., Hering, D., Lavorel, S., Mountford, O., Pardo, I., Partel, M., Rombke, J., Sandin, L., Jones, K. B. & Harrison, P. (2009) Indicators of biodiversity and ecosystem services: a synthesis across ecosystems and spatial scales. Oikos, 118, 1862-1871.
  4. Gross, N., Kunstler, G., Liancourt, P., de Bello, F., Suding, K. N. & Lavorel, S. (2009) Linking individual response to biotic interactions with community structure: a trait-based framework. Functional Ecology, 23, 1167-1178.
  5. Klimesova, J. & de Bello, F. (2009) CLO-PLA: the database of clonal and bud bank traits of Central European flora. Journal of Vegetation Science, 20, 511-516.
  6. Luck, G. W., Harrington, R., Harrison, P. A., Kremen, C., Berry, P. M., Bugter, R., Dawson, T. P., de Bello, F., Diaz, S., Feld, C. K., Haslett, J. R., Hering, D., Kontogianni, A., Lavorel, S., Rounsevell, M., Samways, M. J., Sandin, L., Settele, J., Sykes, M. T., van den Hove, S., Vandewalle, M. & Zobel, M. (2009) Quantifying the Contribution of Organisms to the Provision of Ecosystem Services. Bioscience, 59, 223-235.
  7. Macek, P., Mackova, J. & de Bello, F. (2009) Morphological and ecophysiological traits shaping altitudinal distribution of three Polylepis treeline species in the dry tropical Andes. Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology, 35, 778-785.
  8. Moretti, M., de Bello, F., Roberts, S. P. M. & Potts, S. G. (2009) Taxonomical vs. functional responses of bee communities to fire in two contrasting climatic regions. Journal of Animal Ecology, 78, 98-108.
  1. Sebastia, M. T., de Bello, F., Puig, L. & Taull, M. (2008) Grazing as a factor structuring grasslands in the Pyrenees. Applied Vegetation Science, 11, 215-U23.
  2. Klimesova, J., Latzel, V., de Bello, F. & van Groenendael, J. M. (2008) Plant functional traits in studies of vegetation changes in response to grazing and mowing: towards a use of more specific traits. Preslia, 80, 245-253.
  1. Diaz, S., Lavorel, S., de Bello, F., Quetier, F., Grigulis, K. & Robson, M. (2007) Incorporating plant functional diversity effects in ecosystem service assessments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 104, 20684-20689.
  2. de Bello, F., Leps, J. & Sebastia, M. T. (2007) Grazing effects on the species-area relationship: Variation along a climatic gradient in NE Spain. Journal of Vegetation Science, 18, 25-34.
  3. de Bello, F., Leps, J., Lavorel, S. & Moretti, M. (2007) Importance of species abundance for assessment of trait composition: an example based on pollinator communities. Community Ecology, 8, 163-170.
  1. Leps, J., de Bello, F., Lavorel, S. & Berman, S. (2006) Quantifying and interpreting functional diversity of natural communities: practical considerations matter. Preslia, 78, 481-501.
  2. de Bello, F., Leps, J. & Sebastia, M. T. (2006) Variations in species and functional plant diversity along climatic and grazing gradients. Ecography, 29, 801-810.
  3. Barnard, R. L., de Bello, F., Gilgen, A. K. & Buchmann, N. (2006) The delta O-18 of root crown water best reflects source water delta O-18 in different types of herbaceous species. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 20, 3799-3802.
  1. de Bello, F., Leps, J. & Sebastia, M. T. (2005) Predictive value of plant traits to grazing along a climatic gradient in the Mediterranean. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42, 824-833.