Permafrost carbon emissions in a changing Arctic
Arctic permafrost stores nearly 1,700 billion metric tons of frozen and thawing carbon.
Anthropogenic warming threatens to release an unknown quantity of this carbon to the …
Anthropogenic warming threatens to release an unknown quantity of this carbon to the …
Biochar amendment alters root morphology of maize plant: Its implications in enhancing nutrient uptake and shoot growth under reduced irrigation regimes
H Wan, X Liu, Q Shi, Y Chen, M Jiang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Biochar amendment provides multiple benefits in enhancing crop productivity
and soil nutrient availability. However, whether biochar addition affects root morphology and …
and soil nutrient availability. However, whether biochar addition affects root morphology and …
Aridity drives plant biogeographical sub regions in the Caatinga, the largest tropical dry forest and woodland block in South America
Our aims were to quantify and map the plant sub regions of the the Caatinga, that covers
844,453 km2 and is the largest block of seasonally dry forest in South America. We …
844,453 km2 and is the largest block of seasonally dry forest in South America. We …
Patterns of intraspecific trait variation along an aridity gradient suggest both drought escape and drought tolerance strategies in an invasive herb
Abstract Background and Aims In water-limited landscapes, some plants build structures that
enable them to survive with minimal water (drought resistance). Instead of making structures …
enable them to survive with minimal water (drought resistance). Instead of making structures …
Degradation shifts plant communities from S-to R-strategy in an alpine meadow, Tibetan Plateau
T Zhou, G Hou, J Sun, N Zong, P Shi - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The replacement of dominant sedges/grasses with secondary forbs is common in alpine
rangelands, but the underlying plant ecological strategies and their relevance to leaf traits …
rangelands, but the underlying plant ecological strategies and their relevance to leaf traits …
Variation of plant CSR strategies across a precipitation gradient in the alpine grasslands on the northern Tibet Plateau
J Yu, G Hou, T Zhou, P Shi, N Zong, J Sun - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Identifying ecological strategies based on functional traits can help us better understand
plants' adaptations and changes in ecological processes, and thus predict the impact of …
plants' adaptations and changes in ecological processes, and thus predict the impact of …
Coordination of economics spectra in leaf, stem and root within the genus Artemisia along a large environmental gradient in China
R Liu, X Yang, R Gao, Z Huang… - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The plant economics spectrum provides a fundamental framework for understanding
functional trait variation along environmental gradients. However, it is unclear whether there …
functional trait variation along environmental gradients. However, it is unclear whether there …
Short gradient, but distinct plant strategies: The CSR scheme applied to subtropical forests
MF Rosenfield, SC Müller… - Journal of Vegetation …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Questions Plant communities in transitional zones between ecosystem types have
potentially a large range of ecological strategies, even along short gradients. Exploring …
potentially a large range of ecological strategies, even along short gradients. Exploring …
A systematic review of leaf and wood traits in the Neotropics: environmental gradients and functionality
Key message Resource-limited environments showed a tendency towards conservative and
coupled leaf and wood traits, while displaying an acquisitive and decoupled pattern in …
coupled leaf and wood traits, while displaying an acquisitive and decoupled pattern in …
Co-ordination between xylem anatomy, plant architecture and leaf functional traits in response to abiotic and biotic drivers in a nurse cushion plant
Abstract Background and Aims Plants in dry Mediterranean mountains experience a double
climatic stress: at low elevations, high temperatures coincide with water shortage during …
climatic stress: at low elevations, high temperatures coincide with water shortage during …