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| A handbook of protocols for standardised and easy measurement of plant functional traits worldwide JHC Cornelissen, S Lavorel, E Garnier, S Díaz, N Buchmann, DE Gurvich, ... Australian journal of Botany 51 (4), 335-380, 2003 | 5023 | 2003 |
| Corrigendum to: New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide N Perez-Harguindeguy, S Diaz, E Garnier, S Lavorel, H Poorter, ... Australian Journal of botany 64 (8), 715-716, 2016 | 4759 | 2016 |
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| The IPBES Conceptual Framework—connecting nature and people S Díaz, S Demissew, J Carabias, C Joly, M Lonsdale, N Ash, ... Current opinion in environmental sustainability 14, 1-16, 2015 | 2824 | 2015 |
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| Assessing nature's contributions to people S Díaz, U Pascual, M Stenseke, B Martín-López, RT Watson, Z Molnár, ... Science 359 (6373), 270-272, 2018 | 2766 | 2018 |
| Science for managing ecosystem services: Beyond the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment SR Carpenter, HA Mooney, J Agard, D Capistrano, RS DeFries, S Díaz, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106 (5), 1305-1312, 2009 | 2759 | 2009 |
| Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwide WK Cornwell, JHC Cornelissen, K Amatangelo, E Dorrepaal, VT Eviner, ... Ecology letters 11 (10), 1065-1071, 2008 | 2307 | 2008 |
| Biodiversity loss threatens human well-being S Díaz, J Fargione, FS Chapin III, D Tilman PLoS biology 4 (8), e277, 2006 | 2209 | 2006 |
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| Summary for policymakers of the global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem … S Díaz, Brondizio, E S., J Settele, HT Ngo, M M. Guèze, J Agard, ... IPBES Secretariat: Bonn, Germany, 56, 2019 | 2020* | 2019 |
| Incorporating plant functional diversity effects in ecosystem service assessments S Díaz, S Lavorel, F De Bello, F Quétier, K Grigulis, TM Robson Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104 (52), 20684-20689, 2007 | 1919 | 2007 |
| Why protect nature? Rethinking values and the environment KMA Chan, P Balvanera, K Benessaiah, M Chapman, S Díaz, ... Proceedings of the national academy of sciences 113 (6), 1462-1465, 2016 | 1827 | 2016 |
| The plant traits that drive ecosystems: evidence from three continents S Díaz, JG Hodgson, K Thompson, M Cabido, JHC Cornelissen, A Jalili, ... Journal of vegetation science 15 (3), 295-304, 2004 | 1820 | 2004 |
| Valuing nature’s contributions to people: the IPBES approach U Pascual, P Balvanera, S Díaz, G Pataki, E Roth, M Stenseke, ... Current opinion in environmental sustainability 26, 7-16, 2017 | 1808 | 2017 |
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