| Effects of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning: a consensus of current knowledge DU Hooper, FS Chapin III, JJ Ewel, A Hector, P Inchausti, S Lavorel, ... Ecological monographs 75 (1), 3-35, 2005 | 9794 | 2005 |
| Consequences of changing biodiversity FS Chapin Iii, ES Zavaleta, VT Eviner, RL Naylor, PM Vitousek, ... Nature 405 (6783), 234-242, 2000 | 6004 | 2000 |
| 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 |
| Predicting changes in community composition and ecosystem functioning from plant traits: revisiting the Holy Grail S Lavorel, E Garnier Functional ecology 16 (5), 545-556, 2002 | 3979 | 2002 |
| Climate change threats to plant diversity in Europe W Thuiller, S Lavorel, MB Araújo, MT Sykes, IC Prentice Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102 (23), 8245-8250, 2005 | 3091 | 2005 |
| 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 |
| TRY–a global database of plant traits J Kattge, S Diaz, S Lavorel, IC Prentice, P Leadley, G Bönisch, E Garnier, ... Global change biology 17 (9), 2905-2935, 2011 | 2797 | 2011 |
| 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 |
| The global spectrum of plant form and function S Díaz, J Kattge, JHC Cornelissen, IJ Wright, S Lavorel, S Dray, B Reu, ... Nature 529 (7585), 167-171, 2016 | 2745 | 2016 |
| Mechanisms underlying the impacts of exotic plant invasions JM Levine, M Vilà, CMD Antonio, JS Dukes, K Grigulis, S Lavorel Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences …, 2003 | 2162 | 2003 |
| Ecosystem service supply and vulnerability to global change in Europe D Schröter, W Cramer, R Leemans, IC Prentice, MB Araújo, NW Arnell, ... science 310 (5752), 1333-1337, 2005 | 2113 | 2005 |
| 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 |
| TRY plant trait database–enhanced coverage and open access J Kattge, G Bönisch, S Díaz, S Lavorel, IC Prentice, P Leadley, ... Global change biology 26 (1), 119-188, 2020 | 1492 | 2020 |
| Plant functional classifications: from general groups to specific groups based on response to disturbance S Lavorel, S McIntyre, J Landsberg, TDA Forbes Trends in Ecology & Evolution 12 (12), 474-478, 1997 | 1464 | 1997 |
| Scaling environmental change through the community‐level: A trait‐based response‐and‐effect framework for plants KN Suding, S Lavorel, FS Chapin Iii, JHC Cornelissen, S DIAz, E Garnier, ... Global Change Biology 14 (5), 1125-1140, 2008 | 1370 | 2008 |
| Plant trait responses to grazing–a global synthesis S Díaz, S Lavorel, SUE McIntyre, V Falczuk, F Casanoves, DG Milchunas, ... Global change biology 13 (2), 313-341, 2007 | 1340 | 2007 |
| Towards an assessment of multiple ecosystem processes and services via functional traits F De Bello, S Lavorel, S Díaz, R Harrington, JHC Cornelissen, ... Biodiversity and Conservation 19, 2873-2893, 2010 | 1213 | 2010 |
| Assessing functional diversity in the field–methodology matters! S Lavorel, K Grigulis, S McIntyre, NSG Williams, D Garden, J Dorrough, ... Functional Ecology 22 (1), 134-147, 2008 | 1006 | 2008 |
| Rare species support vulnerable functions in high-diversity ecosystems D Mouillot, DR Bellwood, C Baraloto, J Chave, R Galzin, ... PLoS biology 11 (5), e1001569, 2013 | 964 | 2013 |