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Variation in leaf morphological, stomatal, and anatomical traits and their relationships in temperate and subtropical forests

Scientific Reports, 2019
Leaf functional traits have attracted the attention of ecologists for several decades, but few studies have systematically assessed leaf morphological traits (termed “economic traits”), stomatal (termed “hydraulic”), and anatomical traits of entire ...
Congcong Liu, Ying Li, Li Xu, Zhi Chen, Nianpeng He   +4 more
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Single Grazing Is More Detrimental to Grasslands Than Mixed Grazing: Evidence From the Response of Functional Traits of Dominant Plants to Grazing Systems

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Plant functional traits reflect species ecological strategies and determine how plants respond to environmental changes, however, how dominant species in the Inner Mongolia grassland adapt to different grazing systems by changing their functional traits ...
Zheng Wang, Jinghui Zhang, Jinghui Zhang, Zhiyong Li, Huamin Liu, Lixin Wang, Lixin Wang, Wen Wang, Yang Wang, Cunzhu Liang   +9 more
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Intraspecific variability in functional traits matters : case study of Scots pine [PDF]

, 2014
Although intraspecific trait variability is an important component of species ecological plasticity and niche breadth, its implications for community and functional ecology have not been thoroughly explored.
Laforest-Lapointe Isabelle, Martínez Vilalta, Jordi,, Retana Alumbreros, Javier   +2 more
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Leaf functional diversity and environmental filtering in a tropical dry forest: Comparison between two geological substrates

Ecology and Evolution, 2023
The role of geological substrate in shaping plant community functional diversity remains poorly understood. Considering the involvement of leaves in the energy, water, and nutrient economics of plants, we hypothesized that leaves experience geology ...
Valentina Sandoval‐Granillo, Jorge A. Meave   +1 more
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Functional leaf traits of understory species: strategies to different disturbance severities [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2015
The specific leaf area (SLA) has been related to environmental disturbances, showing a positive correlation between the disturbances intensities and SLA in a plant community. These studies, however, assessed the responses of plant community as a whole, neglecting species attributes, such as the position in the vertical stratum of forests.
Prado Júnior, J., Schiavini, I., Vale, V., Lopes, S., Arantes, C., Oliveira, AP.   +5 more
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Seasonal variation of leaf thickness: An overlooked component of functional trait variability

Plant Biology, 2022
Abstract The dry and wet seasons in the Neotropics have strong effects on soil water and nutrient availability, as well as on forest dynamics. Despite these major effects on forest ecology, little is known on how leaf traits vary throughout the seasons in tropical rainforest trees.
Schmitt, S., Trueba, S., Coste, S., Ducouret, É., Tysklind, Niklas, Heuertz, M., Bonal, D., Burban, B., Hérault, B., Derroire, Géraldine   +9 more
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Differences in leaf traits of Spartina alterniflora between native and invaded habitats: Implication for evolution of alien species competitive ability increase

Ecological Indicators, 2022
The enemy release and pre-adaptation of alien species often drive their contemporary evolution across latitudinal gradients within its invasive and native ranges.
Wenwen Liu, Wenwei Wang, Yihui Zhang
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Individualistic responses of forest herb traits to environmental change [PDF]

, 2020
Intraspecific trait variation (ITV; i.e. variability in mean and/or distribution of plant attribute values within species) can occur in response to multiple drivers.
Blondeel, Haben, De Frenne, Pieter, De Lombaerde, Emiel, Depauw, Leen, Govaert, Sanne, Landuyt, Dries, Maes, Sybryn, Perring, Michael, Vangansbeke, Pieter, Verheyen, Kris   +9 more
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Leaf hydraulic conductance in relation to anatomical and functional traits during Populus tremula leaf ontogeny [PDF]

Tree Physiology, 2005
Leaf hydraulic conductance (K(leaf)) and several characteristics of hydraulic architecture and physiology were measured during the first 10 weeks of leaf ontogeny in Populus tremula L. saplings growing under control, mild water deficit or elevated temperature conditions. During the initial 3 weeks of leaf ontogeny, most measured characteristics rapidly
Krõõt, Aasamaa, Ulo, Niinemets, Anu, Sõber   +2 more
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Canopy Leaf Traits, Basal Area, and Age Predict Functional Patterns of Regenerating Communities in Secondary Subtropical Forests

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2021
Secondary forests originate from natural regeneration after fallow (succession) or restoration. Species assembly in these communities, which can affect ecosystem functions and successional trajectories, is very unpredictable. Trait-based trajectories can
Sandra Cristina Müller, Rodrigo Scarton Bergamin, Rodrigo Scarton Bergamin, Kauane Maiara Bordin, Joice Klipel, Milena Fermina Rosenfield, Milena Fermina Rosenfield   +6 more
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