Matching biological traits to environmental conditions in marine benthic ecosystems

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Assessment of ecosystem function following marine aggregate dredging (2008, background): “characteristics of species present in an assemblage to indicate aspects of their ecological functioning ( Bremner et al., 2006 ).”
Functional traits as indicators of biodiversity response to land use changes across ecosystems and organisms (2010, background): “…application have, nevertheless, been investigated through a dozen of papers in freshwater and marine ecology (e.g., Statzner et al. 2001; Bonada et al. 2006; Diaz et al. 2008; for freshwater environment and e.g., Bremner et al. 2006; Mouillot et al. 2006; for marine or transitional environments).”
Patterns in Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Macrobenthic Invertebrates Across Seagrass Habitats: a Case Study in Atlantic Canada (2015, methodology): “Summation across species (S) provides a measure of the occurrence of that trait category within each core (Bremner et al. 2006).”
Incorporating ecological functioning into the designation and management of marine protected areas (2008, background): “Table 2 Biological traits identified as indicators of key aspects of functioning in potential MPAs ( Bremner et al. 2006a ) 1. Maximum size 15. Resource capture method”