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The existing data used are available from the original publishers. The new data are archived on Figshare at the following link: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.19087640.v1.
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We acknowledge members of the EDGE lab at the University of Gothenburg for stimulating discussions that inspired this comment. Special thanks to A. Bjorkman and R. Bjork for their feedback on the manuscript and to K. Happonen for help with data collection.
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Hagan, J.G., Henn, J.J. & Osterman, W.H.A. Plant traits alone are good predictors of ecosystem properties when used carefully. Nat Ecol Evol 7, 332–334 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01920-x
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