Aboveground and belowground sizes are aligned in the unified spectrum of plant form and function
E Beccari, CP Carmona - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Understanding the global variation of plant strategies is essential for unravelling eco-
evolutionary processes and ecosystem functions. Variation in ten fundamental aboveground …
evolutionary processes and ecosystem functions. Variation in ten fundamental aboveground …
Ecological and functional niches comparison reveals differentiated resource‐use strategies and ecological thresholds in four key floating‐leaved macrophytes
A Dalla Vecchia, MB Castellani… - Limnology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Niche theory has been widely used in ecology; however, few studies have attempted to
combine information on functional and ecological niches (ie, variation in traits and …
combine information on functional and ecological niches (ie, variation in traits and …
Temperature and plant-available soil phosphorus drive intraspecific variation in plant economic traits of Schima superba across an elevation gradient
J Li, AC Westerband, IJ Wright, X Li, J Du… - Annals of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims The whole-plant economics spectrum (PES) describes
coordination between organ-level traits that together determine resource use strategies and …
coordination between organ-level traits that together determine resource use strategies and …
[HTML][HTML] Climate and soil explain contrasting intraspecific trait variability of widespread species over a large environmental gradient
X Chen, J Xie, Q Wu, H Zhang, Y Li - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2024 - Elsevier
Both climatic and edaphic conditions are currently undergoing significant changes on a
global scale. Early studies have suggested that climate and soil together shape plant …
global scale. Early studies have suggested that climate and soil together shape plant …
[HTML][HTML] Functional ecology of plant communities as a guide for vegetation management
Plant functional traits determine how individual plants cope with varying environmental
conditions, and extensive literature supports their role in influencing ecosystem properties …
conditions, and extensive literature supports their role in influencing ecosystem properties …
Can we leverage botanical gardens to study global plant functional diversity?
G Puglielli - Diversity and Distributions, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity is a multidimensional concept spanning the diversity of organismal form and
function (functional diversity) together with taxonomic and genetic diversity. In the case of …
function (functional diversity) together with taxonomic and genetic diversity. In the case of …
[HTML][HTML] Leaf Functional Traits and Their Influencing Factors in Six Typical Vegetation Communities
Y Xing, S Deng, Y Bai, Z Wu, J Luo - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Leaf functional traits (LFTs) have become a popular topic in ecological research in recent
years. Here, we measured eight LFTs, namely leaf area (LA), specific leaf area (SLA), leaf …
years. Here, we measured eight LFTs, namely leaf area (LA), specific leaf area (SLA), leaf …
Unexpected coexistence of a native and an invasive macrophyte: a functional versus environmental niche perspective
FM Florêncio, A Rosado, RP Leal, AD Vecchia - Hydrobiologia, 2024 - Springer
In this study, we aimed at investigating the mechanisms underlying the coexistence of a
native and an invasive macrophyte (Egeria najas and Hydrilla verticillata), by analyzing the …
native and an invasive macrophyte (Egeria najas and Hydrilla verticillata), by analyzing the …
Intraspecific Trait Variation in Seedlings Reveals Independence Between Leaf and Root Traits but a Lack of an Independent “Collaboration Axis” Belowground
SAZ Schaffer‐Morrison, I Ibáñez… - Plant‐Environment …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plant functional traits help determine resource acquisition strategies. Global trends at the
interspecific scale suggest independence between leaf and root traits described by three …
interspecific scale suggest independence between leaf and root traits described by three …
Intraspecific and intraindividual trait variability decrease with tree species richness in a subtropical tree biodiversity experiment
P Castro Sanchez-Bermejo, CP Carmona… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Phenotypic variability within tree species responds to local tree species richness. However,
we lack evidence on how different sources of trait variation shape tree-tree interactions …
we lack evidence on how different sources of trait variation shape tree-tree interactions …