Most of the previous studies on functional traits focus exclusively on either seedlings or
trees. Little knowledge exists on the relationships between community level functional traits …

The seedling stage is a key phase in the regeneration dynamics of forest communities. The
functional diversity of tree seedlings is closely related to the structuring and functioning of …

Monitoring changes to growth-survival strategies is beneficial during plant growth and
development to understand the dynamics of community succession. We measured key leaf …

Aims: Leaf functional traits, as essential indicators of plant photosynthesis, effectively reflect
the species' strategies for survival, growth, and reproduction in response to environmental …

Trait-based approaches to calculate ecological strategy is important for understanding forest
succession dynamics. However, the functional traits and ecological strategy change during …

The seedling stage is generally the most important bottleneck for the successful
regeneration of trees in forests. The traits of seedlings, particularly biomass allocation and …

To explore whether leaf traits and trait relationships varied during progressive succession
within the understory and canopy layers, specific leaf area (SLA), leaf nitrogen (N) and …

Aims: Establishing the relationship between plant functional traits and community dynamics
is one of the core issues of functional ecology. Previous studies have found weak evidence …

Disturbances have created heterogeneous habitats for secondary and old-growth forests.
Under the assumption that ecologically similar species have similar functional traits …

Global plant trait studies have revealed fundamental trade-offs in plant resource economics.
We evaluated such trait trade-offs during secondary succession in two species-rich tropical …