Lichen specific thallus mass and secondary compounds change across a retrogressive fire-driven chronosequence [PDF]
, 2012 In the long-term absence of major disturbances ecosystems enter a state of retrogression, which involves declining soil fertility and consequently a reduction in decomposition rates.
Asplund, Johan +2 more
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Landscape context mediates the relationship between plant functional traits and decomposition [PDF]
, 2019 Aims: It has been well demonstrated that several interacting endogenous and exogenous factors influence decomposition. However, teasing apart the direct and indirect effects of these factors to predict decomposition patterns in heterogenous landscapes ...
Harline, K +4 more
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Functional Mapping of Multiple Dynamic Traits
, 2016 Many biological phenomena undergo developmental changes in time and space. Functional mapping, which is aimed at mapping genes that affect developmental patterns, is instrumental for studying the genetic architecture of biological changes.
Cao, Jiguo +4 more
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Linking Aboveground Traits to Root Traits and Local Environment: Implications of the Plant Economics Spectrum. [PDF]
, 2019 The plant economics spectrum proposes that ecological traits are functionally coordinated and adapt along environmental gradients. However, empirical evidence is mixed about whether aboveground and root traits are consistently linked and which ...
Fang, Miao +5 more
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Above and belowground community strategies respond to different global change drivers [PDF]
, 2019 Environmental changes alter the diversity and structure of communities. By shifting the range of species traits that will be successful under new conditions, environmental drivers can also dramatically impact ecosystem functioning and resilience.
Adair, Karen L. +6 more
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Effect of simulated warming on leaf functional traits of urban greening plants. [PDF]
BMC Plant Biol, 2020 AbstractBackgroundResponse and adaptation strategies of plants to the environment have always been the core issues in ecological research. So far, relatively little study exists on its functional traits responses to warming, especially in an urban environment.
Zhu J +6 more
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Leaf functional traits in maize in intercropping
, 2021 Yield gains in intercropping are greatest in systems with maize. We studied functional trait plasticity in maize leaves in intercrops to assess the possible contribution to crop carbon accumulation. We compared leaves at different growth stages and positions on the maize plant in sole crops and intercrops. Responses of maize leaves to shading from faba
Dong, B. +5 more
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Shoot growth of woody trees and shrubs is predicted by maximum plant height and associated traits
, 2017 1. The rate of elongation and thickening of individual branches (shoots) varies across plant species. This variation is important for the outcome of competition and other plant-plant interactions.
Alicia M. Cook (4377190) +12 more
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Variable thermal plasticity of leaf functional traits in Andean tropical montane forests
Plant, Cell & Environment, 2023 AbstractTropical montane forests (TMFs) are biodiversity hotspots and provide vital ecosystem services, but they are disproportionately vulnerable to climate warming. In the Andes, cold‐affiliated species from high elevations are being displaced at the hot end of their thermal distributions by warm‐affiliated species migrating upwards from lower ...
Andrew J. F. Cox +7 more
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Physiological drought responses improve predictions of live fuel moisture dynamics in a Mediterranean forest. [PDF]
, 2018 The moisture content of live fuels is an important determinant of forest flammability. Current approaches for modelling live fuel moisture content typically focus on the use of drought indices.
Arteaga López, Carles +4 more
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