Linking Leaf Functional Traits with Soil and Climate Factors in Forest Ecosystems in China [PDF]
Plants, 2022 Plant leaf functional traits can reflect the adaptive strategies of plants to environmental changes. Exploring the patterns and causes of geographic variation in leaf functional traits is pivotal for improving ecological theory at the macroscopic scale ...
Xingyu Zhou +5 more
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Impact of canopy vertical height on leaf functional traits in a Cunninghamia lanceolata common garden experiment in Dagangshan [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPlant functional traits represent resource acquisition strategies and, consequently, reflect ecosystem functions. As a critical focus on functional trait research, the study of intraspecific variation and vertical gradients in canopies can better reveal ...
Tingyu Xu +3 more
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Intraspecific variations in leaf functional traits of Cunninghamia lanceolata provenances [PDF]
BMC Plant Biology, 2023 Background Studies on intra-specific variability in leaf functional traits is important to evaluate adaptation of the species to predicted climate change, and to develop long-term conservation strategy.
Rui Xu +5 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Plasticity of plant functional traits plays an important role in plant growth and survival under changing climate. However, knowledge about how leaf functional traits respond to the multi-level N addition rates, multiple N compound and duration of N ...
Lu Sun +25 more
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Response of leaf functional traits to soil nutrients in the wet and dry seasons in a subtropical forest on an island [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 IntroductionIsland ecosystems often have a disproportionate number of endemic species and unique and fragile functional characteristics. However, few examples of this type of ecosystem have been reported.MethodsWe conducted a comprehensive field study on
Juanjuan Zhang +14 more
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The Effects of Soil Cover Thickness on Leaf Functional Traits of Vine Plants in Mining Areas Depend on Soil Enzyme Activities and Nutrient Cycling [PDF]
PlantsUnderstanding the interplay between plant leaf functional traits and plant and soil factors under different soil thicknesses is significant for quantifying the interaction between plant growth and the environment.
Ren Liu +7 more
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 Desert plants are zonal vegetation with unique functional traits and resource trade-offs in arid areas. The trade-off relationship among functional traits and adversity strategies of desert plants play a key role in their community construction.
Shanjia Li +6 more
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Vertical variation in leaf functional traits of Parashorea chinensis with different canopy layers [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceIntroductionCanopy species need to shift their ecological adaptation to improve light and water resources utilization, and the study of intraspecific variations in plant leaf functional traits based at individual scale is of great significance for ...
Nan Jin +23 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Leaf functional traits are widely used to detect and explain adaptations that enable plants to live under various environmental conditions. This study aims to determine the difference in leaf functional traits among four forest types of Pinus massoniana ...
Juan Qin, Zhouping Shangguan
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Differences and driving factors of leaf functional traits between old tree and mature tree of Pinus tabulaeformis in the Loess Plateau [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground Study the leaf functional traits is highly important for understanding the survival strategies and climate adaptability of old trees. In this study, the old (over 100 years old) and mature trees (about 50 years old) of Pinus tabulaeformis in ...
Yuting Lei, Zimao Feng, Zhong Zhao
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