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CSRcalculator: A reproducible framework for understanding plant ecological strategies

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Understanding how plants respond to environmental change is essential for conserving biodiversity and managing ecosystems under climate change. We developed CSRcalculator, an open‐source platform that brings together major competitor, stress‐tolerator, ruderal (CSR) models to make ecological strategy classification accessible, reproducible and scalable.
Teddy Gaskin, Ben Crick, Manny Wright, Amanda P. Cavanagh, Katharina Huber, Zoran Nikoloski, John N. Ferguson   +6 more
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Receptive Meaning‐Recall Knowledge of Derivational Morphology Among EFL Learners: A Case for L1‐Population‐Specific Assessment

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Vocabulary knowledge plays a crucial role in L2 proficiency, significantly impacting learners' reading comprehension. Although extensive research has explored whether knowledge of base words extends to recognition of derivational forms, results are inconsistent, especially among learners from non‐Indo‐European linguistic backgrounds.
Mastoor Al‐Kaboody, Geoffrey G. Pinchbeck, Joseph P. Vitta, Christopher Nicklin, Paweł Mandera, Stuart McLean   +5 more
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Effect of perforated foil and polypropylene fibre covers on assimilation leaf area of early potato cultivars

Plant, Soil and Environment, 2007
This paper presents the results of a three-year research on the effect of perforated polyethylene foil and polypropylene fibre covering at various lengths of plant cover period (2 and 3 weeks after plant emergence) on the assimilation leaf area of early ...
W. Wadas, E. Kosterna
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Elevated CO2 advances vegetation phenology

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.PLS URL: https://fesummaries.wordpress.com/2026/06/26/elevated‐co2‐advances‐vegetation‐phenology/ Abstract The continuous rise in atmospheric CO2 concentration has profoundly altered vegetation structure and function across terrestrial ecosystems.
Yuanyi Gao, Lin Ma, Guang Zhao, Hua Liu, Qingyang Rao, Yanmin Teng, Yanzhen Hou, Haojie Guo, Jing Zhao, Xiaolin Sun, Xinyu Guo, Ziyang Peng, Yangjian Zhang   +12 more
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Nitrogen addition and ecosystem functioning: Both species abundances and traits alter community structure and function

Ecosphere, 2018
Increased nutrient inputs can cause shifts in plant community composition and plant functional traits, both of which affect ecosystem function. We studied community‐ and species‐level leaf functional trait changes in a full factorial nitrogen (N ...
Anna R. Tatarko, Johannes M. H. Knops
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Trait responses to competition are mostly parallel among competitor plants but can cause convergence or divergence in key traits

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Plants competing for resources exhibit different traits than plants which are not. Phenotypic plasticity can shape competition by altering trait differences between competitors.
Julia Bebout, Juliana Loaiza, Alexander Gillert, Elsa Cleland   +3 more
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Leaf length-to-width ratio links non-destructive area estimation to functional trait variation in the pachymorph bamboo Neosinocalamus affinis across subtropical China

Scientific Reports
The leaf length-to-width (L/W) ratio is a simple morphological descriptor that may integrate information about leaf allometry, hydraulic architecture and resource-use strategy, yet its potential to simultaneously improve non-destructive leaf-area ...
Miao Liu, Chunju Cai, Guanglu Liu, Xiaopeng Shi, Shuguang Li, Shaohui Fan   +5 more
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The length of the dry season may be associated with leaf scleromorphism in cerrado plants

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2015
Despite limitations of low fertility and high acidity of the soils, the cerrado flora is the richest amongst savannas. Many cerrado woody species show sclerophyllous leaves, which might be related to the availability of water and nutrients in the soil ...
MARCELO C. SOUZA, AUGUSTO C. FRANCO, MUNDAYATAN HARIDASAN, DAVI R. ROSSATTO, JANAÍNA F. DE ARAÚJO, LEONOR P.C. MORELLATO, GUSTAVO HABERMANN   +6 more
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Functional traits can explain coordinated seedling responses to drought and freezing stress

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Limited plant establishment creates demographic bottlenecks that can alter vegetation trajectories in changing environments, yet it is unclear how common eco‐evolutionary indicators of plant strategy shape early response to key stressors.
Julie E. Larson, Bradley J. Butterfield, Seth M. Munson, Dylan F. Neuhaus, Stella M. Copeland   +4 more
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Multi‐gradient warming reshapes functional traits and adaptive responses of alpine meadow plants

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Plant functional traits in alpine meadows are critical indicators of ecosystem responses to climate warming, yet dynamic changes in trait networks across warming gradients and their consequences for community functions remain poorly understood.
Zhiwei Yan, Feipeng Ren, Haocun Zhao, Baoyang Sun, Hao Li, Jinquan Huang, Jigen Liu   +6 more
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