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Linking species traits to agroecosystem services: a functional analysis of weed communities

P Bàrberi ORCID G Bocci S Carlesi ORCID L Armengot ORCID J M Blanco‐Moreno F X Sans
Weed Research Vol. 58 No. 2 pp. 76-88 · Wiley
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Abstract
SummaryThere is a growing interest in the use of functional approaches for the study of weed assemblages, to disentangle underlying processes determining their composition and dynamics. Functional approaches are based on the assumption that weed community composition and dynamics can be best explained by a set of species traits expressing their response to agricultural disturbance. This knowledge should help develop more sustainable, ecologically based weed management systems. Trait‐based data required for this kind of analysis are available from various sources, but most of them either cover mainly non‐weedy species or, in the case of weed‐focussed trait databases, they cover a limited number of species. In this work, we present a trait database for 240 weed species common throughout Europe, including not only response traits but also effect traits, that is linked to selected agroecosystem services and disservices. A case study is presented where our weed trait database is used in conjunction with appropriate statistical analysis to highlight the distribution of weed functional groups in soyabean crop communities from an experiment including different tillage and weed management systems. Finally, we discuss the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of this functional approach. By highlighting the links between weed species and agroecosystem (dis)services, this approach could be a useful resource for scientists, farm managers and policymakers.
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Published
Jan 16, 2018
Vol/Issue
58(2)
Pages
76-88
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Authors
P
P Bàrberi

Institute of Life Sciences Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Pisa Italy

G
G Bocci

Institute of Life Sciences Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Pisa Italy

S
S Carlesi

Institute of Life Sciences Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Pisa Italy

L
L Armengot

Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences & IRBio Agroecosystems Research Group University of Barcelona Barcelona Spain; FiBL Frick Switzerland

J
J M Blanco‐Moreno

Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences & IRBio Agroecosystems Research Group University of Barcelona Barcelona Spain

F
F X Sans

Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences & IRBio Agroecosystems Research Group University of Barcelona Barcelona Spain

Funding
TILMAN-ORG project
FP7 ERA-NET CORE Organic II Funding Bodies
Cite This Article
P Bàrberi, G Bocci, S Carlesi, et al. (2018). Linking species traits to agroecosystem services: a functional analysis of weed communities. Weed Research, 58(2), 76-88. https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12283
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