List of works - Norman W. H. Mason

A functional approach reveals community responses to disturbances

scientific article

A global meta-analysis of the relative extent of intraspecific trait variation in plant communities.

scientific article published on 28 September 2015

Accentuating the positive while eliminating the negative of alien tree invasions: a multiple ecosystem services approach to prioritising control efforts

scholarly article by Norman W. H. Mason et al published 22 November 2016 in Biological Invasions

Are endemics functionally distinct? Leaf traits of native and exotic woody species in a New Zealand forest. ⬇️

scientific article published on 2 May 2018

Changes in coexistence mechanisms along a long-term soil chronosequence revealed by functional trait diversity

article

Combining field experiments and predictive models to assess potential for increased plant diversity to climate-proof intensive agriculture.

scientific article

Disentangling drivers of tree population size distributions

article

Dissipation and sorption of six commonly used pesticides in two contrasting soils of New Zealand

scientific article

Does niche overlap control relative abundance in French lacustrine fish communities? A new method incorporating functional traits

scientific article

Evidence that niche specialization explains species-energy relationships in lake fish communities

scientific article

Fine-scale coexistence patterns along a productivity gradient in wet meadows: shifts from trait convergence to divergence

scientific article published in 2015

Functional characters combined with null models reveal inconsistency in mechanisms of species turnover in lacustrine fish communities

article

Functional diversity measures: an overview of their redundancy and their ability to discriminate community assembly rules

scientific article published in 2010

Functional structure of biological communities predicts ecosystem multifunctionality

scientific article

Functional traits reveal processes driving natural afforestation at large spatial scales

scientific article

Geographic isolation and climate govern the functional diversity of native fish communities in European drainage basins

scientific article published in 2012

Impacts of irrigation on soil C and N stocks in grazed grasslands depends on aridity and irrigation duration

scientific article

Incorporating measurement error in testing for changes in biodiversity

scientific article published in 2018

Invasive N-fixer Impacts on Litter Decomposition Driven by Changes to Soil Properties Not Litter Quality

Is the abundance of species determined by their functional traits? A new method with a test using plant communities

scientific article published on 21 March 2007

Leaf economics spectrum-productivity relationships in intensively grazed pastures depend on dominant species identity

scientific article

Nationally Representative Plot Network Reveals Contrasting Drivers of Net Biomass Change in Secondary and Old-Growth Forests

New multidimensional functional diversity indices for a multifaceted framework in functional ecology

scientific article

Propagating Uncertainty in Plot-based Estimates of Forest Carbon Stock and Carbon Stock Change

article

Quantifying multimodal trait distributions improves trait-based predictions of species abundances and functional diversity

article

Rare species drive local trait diversity in two geographically disjunct examples of a naturally rare alpine ecosystem in New Zealand

article

Relationships of plant traits and soil biota to soil functions change as nitrogen fertiliser rates increase in an intensively managed agricultural system

scientific article published in 2020

Resource-use efficiency drives overyielding via enhanced complementarity

scientific article published on 25 August 2020

Science for social licence to arrest an ecosystem-transforming invasion

scientific article published in 2022

Shoot flammability is decoupled from leaf flammability, but controlled by leaf functional traits

scientific article published in 2019

Stand development moderates effects of ungulate exclusion on foliar traits in the forests of New Zealand

article

The Density Awakens: A Reply to Blonder

scientific article published on 26 July 2016

Towards a consensus for calculating dendrogram-based functional diversity indices

scientific article published in 2008

Trait hierarchies and intraspecific variability drive competitive interactions in Mediterranean annual plants

scientific article published on 19 August 2019

Trait probability density (TPD): measuring functional diversity across scales based on TPD with R

scientific article published on 24 September 2019

Traits Without Borders: Integrating Functional Diversity Across Scales

scientific article published on 25 February 2016

Wood decay resistance moderates the effects of tree mortality on carbon storage in the indigenous forests of New Zealand

article

List of works by Norman W. H. Mason

A functional approach reveals community responses to disturbances

A global meta-analysis of the relative extent of intraspecific trait variation in plant communities.

Accentuating the positive while eliminating the negative of alien tree invasions: a multiple ecosystem services approach to prioritising control efforts

Are endemics functionally distinct? Leaf traits of native and exotic woody species in a New Zealand forest. ⬇️

Changes in coexistence mechanisms along a long-term soil chronosequence revealed by functional trait diversity

Combining field experiments and predictive models to assess potential for increased plant diversity to climate-proof intensive agriculture.

Disentangling drivers of tree population size distributions

Dissipation and sorption of six commonly used pesticides in two contrasting soils of New Zealand

Does niche overlap control relative abundance in French lacustrine fish communities? A new method incorporating functional traits

Evidence that niche specialization explains species-energy relationships in lake fish communities

Fine-scale coexistence patterns along a productivity gradient in wet meadows: shifts from trait convergence to divergence

Functional characters combined with null models reveal inconsistency in mechanisms of species turnover in lacustrine fish communities

Functional diversity measures: an overview of their redundancy and their ability to discriminate community assembly rules

Functional structure of biological communities predicts ecosystem multifunctionality

Functional traits reveal processes driving natural afforestation at large spatial scales

Geographic isolation and climate govern the functional diversity of native fish communities in European drainage basins

Impacts of irrigation on soil C and N stocks in grazed grasslands depends on aridity and irrigation duration

Incorporating measurement error in testing for changes in biodiversity

Invasive N-fixer Impacts on Litter Decomposition Driven by Changes to Soil Properties Not Litter Quality

Is the abundance of species determined by their functional traits? A new method with a test using plant communities

Leaf economics spectrum-productivity relationships in intensively grazed pastures depend on dominant species identity

Nationally Representative Plot Network Reveals Contrasting Drivers of Net Biomass Change in Secondary and Old-Growth Forests

New multidimensional functional diversity indices for a multifaceted framework in functional ecology

Propagating Uncertainty in Plot-based Estimates of Forest Carbon Stock and Carbon Stock Change

Quantifying multimodal trait distributions improves trait-based predictions of species abundances and functional diversity

Rare species drive local trait diversity in two geographically disjunct examples of a naturally rare alpine ecosystem in New Zealand

Relationships of plant traits and soil biota to soil functions change as nitrogen fertiliser rates increase in an intensively managed agricultural system

Resource-use efficiency drives overyielding via enhanced complementarity

Science for social licence to arrest an ecosystem-transforming invasion

Shoot flammability is decoupled from leaf flammability, but controlled by leaf functional traits

Stand development moderates effects of ungulate exclusion on foliar traits in the forests of New Zealand

The Density Awakens: A Reply to Blonder

Towards a consensus for calculating dendrogram-based functional diversity indices

Trait hierarchies and intraspecific variability drive competitive interactions in Mediterranean annual plants

Trait probability density (TPD): measuring functional diversity across scales based on TPD with R

Traits Without Borders: Integrating Functional Diversity Across Scales

Wood decay resistance moderates the effects of tree mortality on carbon storage in the indigenous forests of New Zealand