Plant functional traits

Plant functional traits are “chemical and physical aspects of plants—which are often cited as one of the drivers of ecosystem processes and functions.” (Brown and Anand, 2022)

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Brown, L., & Anand, M. 2022. “Plant functional traits as measures of ecosystem service provision.” Ecosphere 13, no. 2. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.3930.

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Shipra Singh

Postdoctoral fellow International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Shipra Singh is an IIASA postdoctoral fellow jointly affiliated with the Exploratory Modeling of Human-Natural Systems Research Group in the IIASA Advancing Systems Analysis Program and the Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation Research Group in the IIASA Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program. Her current research focuses on assessing the utilisation of Forest Ecosystem Services across environmental gradients in the Indian Himalayan region.