P. Denelle

GIFT an R package to access the Global Inventory of Floras and Traits

The paper introduces GIFT version 3.0, a global plant database with expanded checklists and an R-package for accessing its data.

The contribution of plant life and growth forms to global gradients of vascular plant diversity

The paper quantifies how different plant forms contribute to global vascular plant diversity gradients and identifies environmental and phylogenetic factors shaping their distribution.

Machine learning improves global models of plant diversity

The paper uses machine learning and statistical models to predict global plant diversity patterns based on environmental data, achieving high accuracy for species and phylogenetic richness.

Assembly of functional diversity in an oceanic island flora

The paper analyzes the functional trait space of Tenerife's flora, finding that long-distance dispersal and speciation processes drive functional divergence, while cladogenesis leads to functional convergence.

Distinguishing the signatures of local environmental filtering and regional trait range limits in the study of trait-environment relationships

The paper identifies a new effect, the Trait-Gradient Boundary Effect, that influences trait-environment relationships by distinguishing between local environmental filtering and regional trait range limits.