Compression of life zones along elevational gradients in mountains supports diverse
vegetation types, and therefore offers ideal setting to study plant functional traits. Functional …

Background Leaf nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) resorption is a fundamental adaptation
strategy for plant nutrient conservation. However, the relative roles that environmental …

Potassium is essential for plant growth. However, our understanding of potassium in plant
materials is limited due to a lack of systematic studies. Here, we measured potassium …

Both climate and environment changes can lead to variations in leaf morphological traits
within or among herbaceous species. However, evidence for leaf morphological traits of …

Leaf ecophysiological traits are known to change with leaf and tree age. In the present study,
we measured the effect of leaf and tree age on leaf ecophysiological and morphological …

Plants require a number of essential elements in different proportions for ensuring their
growth and development. The elemental concentrations in leaves reflect the functions and …

Plant functional traits serve as a bridge between plants, the environment, and ecosystem
function, playing an important role in predicting the changes in ecosystem function that occur …

A variable future climate would lead to changes in the biomass allocation pattern of plant
communities, but its divergent changes under different environments have not been clearly …

Introduction Light use efficiency (LUE) is a crucial determinant of plant productivity, while
leaf functional traits directly affect ecosystem functions. However, it remains unclear how …

Variations in functional traits serve as measures of plants' ability to adapt to environment.
Exploring the patterns of functional traits of desert plants along elevational gradients is …