Heteroblastic species show an abrupt change in morphology at a fixed ontogenetic stage, and are relatively frequent in Mediterranean type ecosystems with regular fires. Using the Restionaceae from the southern African...
Tag - leaf economics spectrum
Alex Assiry
Intraspecific variation in soy across the leaf economics spectrum
Leaf economics traits are central in understanding and predicting the effects of plant biodiversity on ecosystem functioning. Using soybean (Glycine max) – one of the world’s most widespread crops, Hayes et al. show...
Ecophysiology of four co-occurring Lycophyte species: an investigation of functional convergence
Modern clubmosses (Lycophytes) are a vestige of their gargantuan carboniferous ancestors that dominated the paleoflora flora for millions of years. The group has a broad global distribution ranging from tundra to...
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Testing models for the leaf economics spectrum with leaf and whole-plant traits in Arabidopsis thaliana
The leaf economics spectrum (LES) is a global set of patterns that describes correlations between functional traits (e.g. carbon assimilation rate, lifespan) that determine terrestrial resource fluxes. Several classes...
