Gap-filling a spatially explicit plant trait database: comparing imputation methods and different levels of environmental information

The ubiquity of missing data in plant trait databases may hinder trait-based analyses of ecological patterns and processes. Spatially explicit datasets with information on intraspecific trait variability are rare but offer great promise in improving our understanding of functional biogeography. A...

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Main Authors: R. Poyatos, O. Sus, L. Badiella, M. Mencuccini, J. Martínez-Vilalta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-05-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://www.biogeosciences.net/15/2601/2018/bg-15-2601-2018.pdf