2013
  • Conti G, Enrico L, Casanoves F, Díaz S. Shrub biomass estimation in the semiarid Chaco forest: a contribution to the quantification of an underrated carbon stock. Annals of Forest Science (in press) DOI 10.1007/s13595-013-0285-9. Link to the abstract
  • Furey C, Tecco PA, Pérez Harguindeguy N, Giorgis MA, Grossi M. The importance of native and exotic plant identity and dominance on decomposition patterns in mountain woodlands of central Argentina.  Acta Oecologica (in press), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2012.12.005. PDF
  • Pérez-Harguindeguy N, Díaz S, Garnier E, Lavorel S, Poorter H, Jaureguiberry P, Bret-Harte MS, Cornwell WK, Craine JM, Gurvich DE, Urcelay C, Veneklaas EJ, Reich PB, Poorter L, Wright IJ, Ray P, Enrico L, Pausas JG, de Vos AC, Buchmann N, Funes G, Quétier F, Hodgson JG, Thompson K, Morgan HD, ter Steege H, van der Heijden MGA, Sack L, Blonder B, Poschlod P, Vaieretti MV, Conti G, Staver AC, Aquino S, Cornelissen JHC (2013) New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide. Australian Journal of Botany 61:167-234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/BT12225
  • Marinidou E, Finegan B, Jiménez-Ferrer G, Delgado D, Casanoves F (2013) Concepts and a methodology for evaluating environmental services from trees of small farms in Chiapas, México. Journal of Environmental Management 114:115-124. PDF
  • Conti G, Díaz S (2013) Plant functional diversity and carbon storage -an empirical test in semiarid forest ecosystems. Journal of Ecology 101:18-28. PDF


2012

  • Tecco P, Urcelay C, Díaz S, Cabido M, Pérez-Harguindeguy N. Contrasting functional trait syndromes underlay woody alien success in the same ecosystem. Austral Ecology (in press) DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02428.x. PDF
  • Carreño-Rocabado G, Peña-Claros M, Bongers F, Alarcon A, Licona JC, Poorter L (2012) Effects of disturbance intensity on species- and functional diversity in a tropical forest. Journal of Ecology 100:1453-1463. PDF
  • Silvetti F (2012) Trayectoria histórica de la territorialidad ganadera campesina en el oeste de la Provincia de Córdoba (Argentina). Agricultura, Socedad y Desarrollo 9(3):333-367. PDF
  • Pla L, Casanoves F, Di Rienzo J (2012) Quantifying Functional Biodiversity. Springer Ed. ISBN 978-94-007-2647-5. Link 
  •  Lohbeck M, Poorter L, Paz H, Pla, L, van Breugel M, Martínez-Ramos M, Bongers F (2012) Functional diversity changes during tropical forest succession. Perspectives in Plant Ecology and Evolution 14(2):89-96. PDF

2011 
  • Altesor A, Barral M P, Booman G, Carreño L, Cristeche E, Isaac J P, Maceira N, Pérez-Harguindeguy N (2011) Servicios ecosistémicos: un marco conceptual en construcción. Aspectos conceptuales y operativos. In: Laterra P, Jobbágy E, Paruelo J (Eds). Valoración de Servicios Ecosistémicos. Conceptos, herramientas y aplicaciones para el ordenamiento territorial. Pp. 645-658. Ediciones INTA, Buenos Aires. ISBN 978-987-679-018-5. PDF (entire book)
  • Bakker MA, Carreño-Rocabado G, Poorter L (2011) Leaf traits and leaf economics spectrum predict litter decomposition rate of tropical trees and differ among land use types. Functional Ecology 25:473-483. PDF
  • Cáceres D, Silvetti F, Ferrer G, Soto G, Bisio C (2011) Los impactos de la agriculturización en el Norte de Córdoba. Descampesinización y persistencia. In: Castro NL, Pividera G (Eds). Repensar la Agricultura Familiar: Aportes para desentrañar la Complejidad Agraria Pampeana. Pp 77-96. CICCUS, Buenos Aires.
  • Casanoves F, Pla L, Di Rienzo J (2011) Valoración y análisis de la diversidad funcional y su relación con los servicios ecosistémicos. Serie Técnica CATIE. Informe Técnico No. 384. PDF
  • Casanoves F, Pla L, Di Rienzo J, Díaz S (2011) FDiversity: a software package for the integrated analysis of functional diversity. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2: 233-237.  Available online  HERE.
  • Díaz S, Quétier F, Trainor SF, Cáceres D (2011) Reply to Romero and Agrawal: Unpacking the specific links between biodiversity, ecosystem  services, and social diversity is an essential first step. PNAS 108(23): 197. Available online HERE.
  • Díaz S, Quétier F, Cáceres DM, Trainor SF, Pérez-Harguindeguy N, Bret-Harte MS, Finegan B, Peña-Claros M, Poorter L (2011) Linking functional diversity and social actor strategies in a framework for interdisciplinary analysis of nature's benefits to society. PNAS 108 (3): 895-902. Available online HERE.
  • García-Llorente M, Martín-López B, Díaz S, Montes C (2011) Can ecosystem properties be fully translated into service values? An economic valuation of aquatic plant services. Ecological Applications 21: 3083-3103. PDF
  • Jaureguiberry P, Bertone G, Díaz S (2011) A device for the standard measurement of shoot flammability in the field. Austral Ecology 36: 821-829. PDF
  • Kattge J, Díaz S, Lavorel S, Prentice IC, Leadley P, Bönisch G, Garnier E, Westoby M, Reich PB, Wright IJ, Cornelissen JHC et al. (and 124 other authors) (2011) TRY- a global database of plant traits. Global Change Biology 17(9): 2905-2935. PDF
  • Kattge J, Ogle K, et al. (2011) A generic structure for plant trait databases. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2, 202-213. PDF
  • Onoda Y, Westoby M, Adler P, Choong A, Clissold F, Cornelissen, J H C, Diaz S, Dominy N, Elgart A, Enrico L, Fine P, Howard J, Jalili A, Kitajima K, Kurokawa H, McArthur C, Lucas P, Markesteijn L, Perez Harguindeguy N, Poorter L, Richards L, Santiago L, Sosinski Jr E, Van Bael S, Warton D, Wright I, Wright S, Yamashita N (2011) Global patterns of leaf mechanical properties. Ecology Letters 14: 301–312. PDF
  • Rodríguez Bilella P (2011) Gobernanza y conflictos por el agua en territorios rurales pobres: estudio de caso en el oeste de Córdoba (Argentina). In: Miranda O (Ed). Estudios sociales del riego en la agricultura argentina. Pp 167-180. Ediciones INTA, Buenos Aires. ISBN 978-987-679-079-6
  • Rodríguez Bilella P. Strengthening the evaluation of sustainable development interventions: inputs from a social interfaces analysis and livelihood research. Environmental Policy and Governance (in press).

2010 
  • Cáceres D, Soto G, Ferrer G, Silvetti F, Bisio C. (2010). La expansión de la agricultura industrial en Argentina central. Su impacto en las estrategias campesinas. Cuadernos de Desarrollo Rural, 7(64): 91-119. PDF
  • Van Geffen KG , Poorter L, Sass-Klaassen U, van Logtestijn RSP, Cornelissen JHC (2010) The trait contribution to wood decomposition rates of 15 neotropical tree species. Ecology 91(12): 3686-3697. PDF
  • Tecco PA, Díaz S, Cabido M, Urcelay C (2010) Functional traits of alien plants across contrasting climatic and land use regimes: do aliens join the locals or try harder than them? Journal of Ecology 98(1): 17–27.

2009 
  • Urcelay C, Díaz S, Gurvich DE, Chapin FS III, Cuevas E & Domínguez LS (2009) Mycorrhizal community resilience in response to experimental plant functional type removals in a woody ecosystem. Journal of Ecology 97(6): 1291–1301. PDF
  • Díaz S, Hector A, Wardle D (2009) Biodiversity in forest carbon sequestration initiatives: not just a side benefit. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 1: 55-60. PDF
  • Aquino S (2009) Impactos humanos en la provisión de servicios ecosistémicos por bosques tropicales muy húmedos: un enfoque de ecología funcional. Tesis de Maestría. CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica.
  • Sandra Díaz was involved in writing a report on Ecosystem Change and Human Well-being which synthesizes research and monitoring priorities based on the findings of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. You can access the report here.
  • Several members of DiverSus have contributed to an IAI book on incorporating ecological knowledge into land-use decisions. The book is available in PDF format. Individual chapters by DiverSus members are available below:
  • ¤ Quétier et al. (2009): Making ecological knowledge relevant for land-use decision makers in Tiessen & Stewart: Applying Ecological Knowledge to Landuse Decisions, IICA-IAI-SCOPE.
  • ¤ Cáceres et al. (2009): Environmental winners and losers in Argentina’s soybean boom in Tiessen & Stewart: Applying Ecological Knowledge to Landuse Decisions, IICA-IAI-SCOPE.
  • ¤ Rodríguez-Bilella & Tapella (2009): Sustainable development in the context of new ruralities. The case of the Biodiversity Conservation Project in Argentina in Tiessen & Stewart: Applying Ecological Knowledge to Landuse Decisions, IICA-IAI-SCOPE.

2008 
  • Pla L, Casanoves F, Di Rienzo J, Fernandez F, Finegan B (2008) Confidence Intervals for Functional Diversity Indices Considering Species Abundance. XXIV International Biometric Conference. Dublin, Irland, 13-18 July 2008. Published in the abstracts for the XXIVth International Biometric Conference. PDF
  • Zak MR, Cabido M, Cáceres D, Díaz S (2008) What drives accelerated land cover change in central Argentina? Synergistic consequences of climatic, socio-economic and technological factors. Environmental Management 42: 181–189. PDF
  • Peña-Claros M, Fredericksen TS, Alarcón A, Blate GM, Choque U, Leaño C, Licona JC, Mostacedo B, Pariona W, Villegas Z, Putz FE (2008) Beyond reduced-impact logging: silvicultural treatments to increase growth rates of tropical trees. Forest Ecology and Management 7(20): 1458-1467. PDF
  • Poorter L (2008) The importance of cell wall-, gas-, and water content of tree stems for the performance and life history variation of tropical trees. Annals of Botany 102: 367-375. PDF
  • Bret-Harte MS, Mack MC, Goldsmith GR, Sloan DB, DeMarco J, Shaver GR, Ray PM, Biesinger Z, Chapin III FS (2008) Plant functional types do not predict biomass responses to removal and fertilization in Alaskan tussock tundra. Journal of Ecology 96: 713-726. PDF
  • Quétier F, Díaz S & the DiverSus consortium (2008) The effects of functional biodiversity on ecosystem processes, ecosystem services and sustainability: an interdisciplinary approach. Newsletter of the Global Land Project International Project Office, issue 3, January 2008: 28-31. PDF

2007
  • Conti G (2007) Functional biodiversity effects on carbon sequestration under different land use regimes in Dry Chaco, Argentina. Poster presented at the Alter-Net Summer School on "Trends in Biodiversity: European Ecosystems and Policy" in Peyresq, France, 01-14 September 2007.
  • Díaz S, Lavorel S, de Bello F, Quétier F, Grigulis K (2007) Incorporating plant functional diversity effects in ecosystem service assessments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 104(52): 20684-20689). This paper was awarded the Cozzarelli Prize by the National Academy of Science of the USA. PDF
  • Martín-López B, González JA, Díaz S, Castro I, García-Llorente M (2007) Biodiversidad y bienestar humano: el papel de la diversidad funcional. Ecosistemas 2007/3. Available online HERE
  • Quétier F, Tapella E, Conti G, Cáceres D, Díaz S (2007) Servicios ecosistémicos y actores sociales. Aspectos conceptuales y metodológicos para un estudio interdisciplinario. Gaceta Ecológica de México 84-85: 17-27. PDF
  • Vaieretti MV, Díaz S, Vile D, Garnier E (2007) Two measurement methods of leaf dry matter content produce similar results in a broad range of species. Annals of Botany 99: 955–958. PDF
  • Lavorel S, Díaz S, Cornelissen JHC, Garnier E, Harrison SP, McIntyre S, Pausas JG, Pérez-Harguindeguy N, Roumet C, Urcelay C (2007) Plant Functional Types: Are We Getting Any Closer to the Holy Grail? In: Canadell JG, Pataki D, Pitelka L (Eds) Terrestrial Ecosystems in a Changing World. Pp. 149-160. The IGBP Series, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg. This paper does not acknowledge the IAI but it is relevant to our network's activities.
  • Díaz S, Lavorel S, Chapin III FS, Tecco PA, Gurvich DE, Grigulis K (2007) Functional Diversity – at the Crossroads between Ecosystem Functioning and Environmental Filters. In: Canadell JG, Pataki D, Pitelka L (Eds) Terrestrial Ecosystems in a Changing World. Pp. 81-91. The IGBP Series, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg. This paper does not acknowledge the IAI but it is relevant to our network's activities.

2006 
  • Díaz S, Fargione J, Chapin III FS, Tilman D (2006) Biodiversity loss threatens human well-being. PLoS Biology 4(8): 1300-1305. This paper does not acknowledge the IAI but it is relevant to our network's activities. PDF
  • Díaz S (2006) Biodiversity and ecosystem services. En: Emmett Duffy J (Ed) Encyclopedia of Earth. Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington D.C. Electronic publication available online HERE