Understanding the global variation of plant strategies is essential for unravelling eco-
evolutionary processes and ecosystem functions. Variation in ten fundamental aboveground …

Niche theory has been widely used in ecology; however, few studies have attempted to
combine information on functional and ecological niches (ie, variation in traits and …

Abstract Background and Aims The whole-plant economics spectrum describes coordination
between organ-level traits that together determine resource-use strategies and is relevant …

Coppice management is returning to be a widespread silvicultural practice across European
forests. However, its effects on understorey species remain poorly understood, particularly in …

Methods Here, we measured a series of leaf traits of 12 succulent plants and 27 non-
succulent plants in desert grassland ecosystems of the Hexi Corridor, northwest of China …

Both climatic and edaphic conditions are currently undergoing significant changes on a
global scale. Early studies have suggested that climate and soil together shape plant …

Plant functional traits determine how individual plants cope with varying environmental
conditions, and extensive literature supports their role in influencing ecosystem properties …

Biodiversity is a multidimensional concept spanning the diversity of organismal form and
function (functional diversity) together with taxonomic and genetic diversity. In the case of …

Leaf functional traits (LFTs) have become a popular topic in ecological research in recent
years. Here, we measured eight LFTs, namely leaf area (LA), specific leaf area (SLA), leaf …

In this study, we aimed at investigating the mechanisms underlying the coexistence of a
native and an invasive macrophyte (Egeria najas and Hydrilla verticillata), by analyzing the …