Scientists present 28 recommendations for studying plant intraspecific trait variation.
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Juniper Kiss
Invaders and Natives show different variability in Hawaii
Native and invading plants vary differently in leaf shape in response to climate. Curiously, sometimes the native plants are more acquisitive than the invaders.
Alex Assiry
Winter is coming: plant freezing resistance as a key functional trait
Mediterranean annual seedlings need to survive winter freezing temperatures to produce seeds in the spring. Pescador et al. test whether functional structure related to plant freezing resistance is structured according...
botanyone
Ecophysiology of recalcitrant seed persistence
Dominant tree species in northern temperate forests, for example oak and beech, produce desiccation-sensitive seeds. Despite the potentially major influence of this functional trait on the regeneration and distribution...
