Seed mass is a central plant life history trait that varies and evolves due to selection by biotic
or abiotic factors. To determine the factors affecting seed mass variation among species and …

Variation in abiotic conditions along altitudinal gradients may sort plant species from
regional species pools according to their seed mass. With increasing elevation, seed mass …

With increasing elevation, seed mass is expected to be either larger for its advantage during
seedling establishment in stressful high-elevation environments (“stress-tolerance” …

It is widely assumed that seed mass, as a proxy of both dispersability and competitiveness,
can affect community composition and diversity. Numerous studies have validated the …

Quantifying intraspecific trait variation (ITV) is crucial for understanding species local
adaptation and regional distribution. Intraspecific seed mass variation (ITVsm) is expected to …

Seed mass is a basic trait in studies of functional ecology. Examining how seed mass is
affected by biotic and abiotic factors could improve our understanding of ecological …

Seed shape and seed volume are functionally important traits which are associated with
seed germination. To study the ecological and evolutionary significance of seed shape and …

Seeds are the colonizing propagules for many plants and may therefore contribute to the
filtering of species during the process of colonization and community assembly …

Seed weight varies by several orders of magnitude among vascular plant species. However,
the importance of potential drivers such as environmental conditions and plant functional …

In this paper, 633 species (involving 10 classes, 48 families, 205 genera) collected from the
alpine meadow on the eastern Qinghai-Tibet plateau were studied. We tested potential …