Causes and consequences of variation in leaf mass per area (LMA): a meta‐analysis

H Poorter, Ü Niinemets, L Poorter, IJ Wright… - New …, 2009‏ - Wiley Online Library
Here, we analysed a wide range of literature data on the leaf dry mass per unit area (LMA).
In nature, LMA varies more than 100‐fold among species. Part of this variation (c. 35%) can …

Plant ecological strategies: some leading dimensions of variation between species

M Westoby, DS Falster, AT Moles… - Annual review of …, 2002‏ - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract An important aim of plant ecology is to identify leading dimensions of ecological
variation among species and to understand the basis for them. Dimensions that can readily …

Physiological and structural tradeoffs underlying the leaf economics spectrum

Y Onoda, IJ Wright, JR Evans, K Hikosaka… - New …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
The leaf economics spectrum (LES) represents a suite of intercorrelated leaf traits
concerning construction costs per unit leaf area, nutrient concentrations, and rates of carbon …

Global relationships in tree functional traits

DS Maynard, L Bialic-Murphy, CM Zohner… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Due to massive energetic investments in woody support structures, trees are subject to
unique physiological, mechanical, and ecological pressures not experienced by herbaceous …

Evaluation of morphological, physiological, and biochemical traits for assessing drought resistance in eleven tree species

N Bhusal, M Lee, H Lee, A Adhikari, AR Han… - Science of the Total …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The frequency and severity of drought are expected to increase due to climate change;
therefore, selection of tree species for afforestation should consider drought resistance of the …

Corrigendum to: New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

N Perez-Harguindeguy, S Diaz, E Garnier… - Australian Journal of …, 2016‏ - CSIRO Publishing
Plant functional traits are the features (morphological, physiological, phenological) that
represent ecological strategies and determine how plants respond to environmental factors …

Responses to drought stress in Prunus sargentii and Larix kaempferi seedlings using morphological and physiological parameters

N Bhusal, M Lee, AR Han, A Han, HS Kim - Forest Ecology and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The frequency and severity of drought are expected to increase due to climate change;
therefore, drought tolerance of tree species should be considered before planting for …

A handbook of protocols for standardised and easy measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

JHC Cornelissen, S Lavorel, E Garnier… - Australian journal of …, 2003‏ - CSIRO Publishing
There is growing recognition that classifying terrestrial plant species on the basis of their
function (into'functional types') rather than their higher taxonomic identity, is a promising way …

Microbial community dynamics alleviate stoichiometric constraints during litter decay

C Kaiser, O Franklin, U Dieckmann, A Richter - Ecology letters, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Under the current paradigm, organic matter decomposition and nutrient cycling rates are a
function of the imbalance between substrate and microbial biomass stoichiometry …

A leaf-height-seed (LHS) plant ecology strategy scheme

M Westoby - Plant and soil, 1998‏ - Springer
A leaf-height-seed (LHS) plant ecology strategy scheme is proposed. The axes would be
specific leaf area SLA (light-capturing area deployed per dry mass allocated), height of the …