List of works - Simon Pierce

A global method for calculating plant CSR ecological strategies applied across biomes world-wide

article

Allocating CSR plant functional types: the use of leaf economics and size traits to classify woody and herbaceous vascular plants

article

An evolutionary perspective on leaf economics: phylogenetics of leaf mass per area in vascular plants

scientific article

Architectural and physiological heterogeneity within the synflorescence of the pseudoviviparous grass Poa alpina var. vivipara L

scientific article published on 01 October 2000

Are morpho-functional traits reliable indicators of inherent relative growth rate for prealpine calcareous grassland species?

scientific article published in 2008

Asymbiotic germination of the White Mountain Orchid (Pseudorchis albida) from immature seed on media enriched with complex organics or phytohormones

Can CSR classification be generally applied outside Britain?

scientific article published in 2010

Carbon isotope ratio and the extent of daily CAM use by Bromeliaceae

article

Climate and genome size shape the intraspecific variation in ecological adaptive strategies of a cosmopolitan grass species

scientific article published on 5 July 2024

Climatic and evolutionary contexts are required to infer plant life history strategies from functional traits at a global scale

scientific article published on 27 February 2021

Combined use of leaf size and economics traits allows direct comparison of hydrophyte and terrestrial herbaceous adaptive strategies.

scientific article published on 14 February 2012

Comment on "Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness".

scientific article

Community-level variation in plant functional traits and ecological strategies shapes habitat structure along succession gradients in alpine environment

scientific article published on 18 May 2020

Cytotoxic constituents of Alectra and Striga species

Disturbance is the principal α-scale filter determining niche differentiation, coexistence and biodiversity in an alpine community

scientific article published in 2007

Domestic gardens play a dominant role in selecting alien species with adaptive strategies that facilitate naturalization

scientific article published in 2019

Ecology and floristic composition of heathlands in the Po basin and the Southern Alps (NW Italy)

article

Endemism in recently diverged angiosperms is associated with polyploidy

scientific article published on 04 February 2022

Enzymatic scarification of Anacamptis morio (Orchidaceae) seed facilitates lignin degradation, water uptake and germination.

scientific article published on 19 January 2018

Functional biogeography of Neotropical moist forests: Trait–climate relationships and assembly patterns of tree communities

scientific article published on 25 May 2021

General allometric scaling of net primary production agrees with plant adaptive strategy theory and has tipping points

article

Genetic diversity patterns of the orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis at the edges of its distribution range

scientific article published in 2016

How well do seed production traits correlate with leaf traits, whole-plant traits and plant ecological strategies?

article

Hydrophobic trichome layers and epicuticular wax powders in Bromeliaceae

scientific article published on August 2001

Identifying population thresholds for flowering plant reproductive success: the marsh gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe) as a flagship species of humid meadows and heathland

article

Implications for biodiversity conservation of the lack of consensus regarding the humped-back model of species richness and biomass production

scientific article published in 2013

Increasing the germination percentage of a declining native orchid ( Himantoglossum adriaticum ) by pollen transfer and outbreeding between populations

scientific article published on 14 April 2019

Iridoid glucosides of Paederota bonarota and the relationships between Paederota and Veronica

scientific article published in 2007

Linking plant strategies and plant traits derived by radiative transfer modelling

article

Ontogenetic shifts in plant ecological strategies

article

Outbreeding and asymbiotic germination in the conservation of the endangered Italian endemic orchidOphrys benacensis

article

Pea seed extracts stimulate germination of the terrestrial orchidOphrys apiferaHuds. during a habitat restoration project

scientific article published in 2013

Perspectives on the scientific legacy of J. Philip Grime

scientific article published on 18 August 2023

Pladias Database of the Czech flora and vegetation

scientific article published in 2021

Plant adaptive responses during primary succession are associated with functional adaptations in ground beetles on deglaciated terrain

article

Plant community attributes affect dry grassland orchid establishment

article

Plant invasion and naturalization are influenced by genome size, ecology and economic use globally

scientific article published on 13 February 2024

Plant secondary metabolite diversity reflects both phylogeny and ecological adaptation

Pseudoviviparous reproduction of Poa alpina var. vivipara L. (Poaceae) during long-term exposure to elevated atmospheric CO2

scientific article published on May 2003

Quantifying relative extinction risks and targeting intervention for the orchid flora of a natural park in the European preAlps

scientific article

Role of environmental filtering and functional traits for species coexistence in a harsh tropical montane ecosystem

scientific article published on 19 October 2020

Ruderals naturalize, competitors invade: Varying roles of plant adaptive strategies along the invasion continuum

scientific article published in 2022

Seed germination and conservation of endangered species from the Italian Alps: Physoplexis comosa and Primula glaucescens

article

Soil Application of Effective Microorganisms (EM) Maintains Leaf Photosynthetic Efficiency, Increases Seed Yield and Quality Traits of Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Plants Grown on Different Substrates ⬇️

scientific article published on 10 May 2019

Soil-mediated filtering organizes tree assemblages in regenerating tropical forests

scientific article published in 2017

Species evenness affects ecosystem processes in situ via diversity in the adaptive strategies of dominant species

article

Stomatal vs. genome size in angiosperms: the somatic tail wagging the genomic dog?

scientific article (publication date: April 2010)

TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

scientific article published on 31 December 2019

The Evolutionary Strategies that Shape Ecosystems

The association of leaf sulfur content with the leaf economics spectrum and plant adaptive strategies

scientific article published on 27 May 2021

The functional basis of a primary succession resolved by CSR classification

scientific article published in 2006

The global spectrum of plant form and function

scientific article

The intimacy between sexual traits and Grime’s CSR strategies for orchids coexisting in semi-natural calcareous grassland at the Olive Lawn

scientific article published in 2014

The leaf economics spectrum of Poaceae reflects variation in survival strategies

scientific article published in 2007

The role of CAM in high rainfall cloud forests: an in situ comparison of photosynthetic pathways in Bromeliaceae

article

The role of adaptive strategies in plant naturalization

article

The survival strategy of the alpine endemic Primula glaucescens is fundamentally unchanged throughout its climate envelope despite superficial phenotypic variability

scientific article published in 2008

Why are many anthropogenic agroecosystems particularly species-rich?

scientific article published in 2014

List of works by Simon Pierce

A global method for calculating plant CSR ecological strategies applied across biomes world-wide

Allocating CSR plant functional types: the use of leaf economics and size traits to classify woody and herbaceous vascular plants

An evolutionary perspective on leaf economics: phylogenetics of leaf mass per area in vascular plants

Architectural and physiological heterogeneity within the synflorescence of the pseudoviviparous grass Poa alpina var. vivipara L

Are morpho-functional traits reliable indicators of inherent relative growth rate for prealpine calcareous grassland species?

Asymbiotic germination of the White Mountain Orchid (Pseudorchis albida) from immature seed on media enriched with complex organics or phytohormones

Can CSR classification be generally applied outside Britain?

Carbon isotope ratio and the extent of daily CAM use by Bromeliaceae

Climate and genome size shape the intraspecific variation in ecological adaptive strategies of a cosmopolitan grass species

Climate and genome size shape the intraspecific variation in ecological adaptive strategies of a cosmopolitan grass species

Climatic and evolutionary contexts are required to infer plant life history strategies from functional traits at a global scale

Combined use of leaf size and economics traits allows direct comparison of hydrophyte and terrestrial herbaceous adaptive strategies.

Comment on "Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness".

Community-level variation in plant functional traits and ecological strategies shapes habitat structure along succession gradients in alpine environment

Cytotoxic constituents of Alectra and Striga species

Disturbance is the principal α-scale filter determining niche differentiation, coexistence and biodiversity in an alpine community

Domestic gardens play a dominant role in selecting alien species with adaptive strategies that facilitate naturalization

Ecology and floristic composition of heathlands in the Po basin and the Southern Alps (NW Italy)

Endemism in recently diverged angiosperms is associated with polyploidy

Enzymatic scarification of Anacamptis morio (Orchidaceae) seed facilitates lignin degradation, water uptake and germination.

Functional biogeography of Neotropical moist forests: Trait–climate relationships and assembly patterns of tree communities

General allometric scaling of net primary production agrees with plant adaptive strategy theory and has tipping points

Genetic diversity patterns of the orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis at the edges of its distribution range

How well do seed production traits correlate with leaf traits, whole-plant traits and plant ecological strategies?

Hydrophobic trichome layers and epicuticular wax powders in Bromeliaceae

Identifying population thresholds for flowering plant reproductive success: the marsh gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe) as a flagship species of humid meadows and heathland

Implications for biodiversity conservation of the lack of consensus regarding the humped-back model of species richness and biomass production

Increasing the germination percentage of a declining native orchid ( Himantoglossum adriaticum ) by pollen transfer and outbreeding between populations

Iridoid glucosides of Paederota bonarota and the relationships between Paederota and Veronica

Linking plant strategies and plant traits derived by radiative transfer modelling

Ontogenetic shifts in plant ecological strategies

Outbreeding and asymbiotic germination in the conservation of the endangered Italian endemic orchidOphrys benacensis

Pea seed extracts stimulate germination of the terrestrial orchidOphrys apiferaHuds. during a habitat restoration project

Perspectives on the scientific legacy of J. Philip Grime

Pladias Database of the Czech flora and vegetation

Plant adaptive responses during primary succession are associated with functional adaptations in ground beetles on deglaciated terrain

Plant community attributes affect dry grassland orchid establishment

Plant invasion and naturalization are influenced by genome size, ecology and economic use globally

Plant secondary metabolite diversity reflects both phylogeny and ecological adaptation

Pseudoviviparous reproduction of Poa alpina var. vivipara L. (Poaceae) during long-term exposure to elevated atmospheric CO2

Quantifying relative extinction risks and targeting intervention for the orchid flora of a natural park in the European preAlps

Role of environmental filtering and functional traits for species coexistence in a harsh tropical montane ecosystem

Ruderals naturalize, competitors invade: Varying roles of plant adaptive strategies along the invasion continuum

Seed germination and conservation of endangered species from the Italian Alps: Physoplexis comosa and Primula glaucescens

Soil Application of Effective Microorganisms (EM) Maintains Leaf Photosynthetic Efficiency, Increases Seed Yield and Quality Traits of Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Plants Grown on Different Substrates ⬇️

Soil-mediated filtering organizes tree assemblages in regenerating tropical forests

Species evenness affects ecosystem processes in situ via diversity in the adaptive strategies of dominant species

Stomatal vs. genome size in angiosperms: the somatic tail wagging the genomic dog?

TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

The Evolutionary Strategies that Shape Ecosystems

The association of leaf sulfur content with the leaf economics spectrum and plant adaptive strategies

The functional basis of a primary succession resolved by CSR classification

The global spectrum of plant form and function

The intimacy between sexual traits and Grime’s CSR strategies for orchids coexisting in semi-natural calcareous grassland at the Olive Lawn

The leaf economics spectrum of Poaceae reflects variation in survival strategies

The role of CAM in high rainfall cloud forests: an in situ comparison of photosynthetic pathways in Bromeliaceae

The role of adaptive strategies in plant naturalization

The survival strategy of the alpine endemic Primula glaucescens is fundamentally unchanged throughout its climate envelope despite superficial phenotypic variability

Why are many anthropogenic agroecosystems particularly species-rich?

Xenognosin production and tolerance to Striga asiatica infection of high-yielding maize cultivars