How woody plants adjust above‐and below‐ground traits in response to sustained drought

L Rowland, JA Ramírez‐Valiente, IP Hartley… - New …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Future increases in drought severity and frequency are predicted to have substantial impacts
on plant function and survival. However, there is considerable uncertainty concerning what …

How to improve scaling from traits to ecosystem processes

J Chacón-Labella, C Hinojo-Hinojo, T Bohner… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2023‏ - cell.com
Scaling approaches in ecology assume that traits are the main attributes by which
organisms influence ecosystem functioning. However, several recent empirical papers have …

The ontogenetic dimension of plant functional ecology

KE Barton - Functional Ecology, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Plant functional strategies change considerably as plants develop, driven by intraindividual
variability in anatomical, morphological, physiological and architectural traits …

Eff-UNet++: A novel architecture for plant leaf segmentation and counting

S Bhagat, M Kokare, V Haswani, P Hambarde… - Ecological …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Leaf segmentation learns more about leaf-level traits such as leaf area, count, stress, and
development phases. In plant phenoty**, segmentation and counting of plant organs like …

Linking trait network parameters with plant growth across light gradients and seasons

Q Rao, J Chen, Q Chou, W Ren, T Cao… - Functional …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Reduced light availability induced by eutrophication has dramatically affected the growth of
submerged macrophytes and caused their rapid decline globally in lakes. Functional traits …

Accounting for trait variability and coordination in predictions of drought‐induced range shifts in woody plants

J Martínez‐Vilalta, R García‐Valdés, A Jump… - New …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Functional traits offer a promising avenue to improve predictions of species range shifts
under climate change, which will entail warmer and often drier conditions. Although the …

Phenotypic integration does not constrain phenotypic plasticity: differential plasticity of traits is associated to their integration across environments

S Matesanz, M Blanco‐Sánchez… - New …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Understanding constraints to phenotypic plasticity is key given its role on the response of
organisms to environmental change. It has been suggested that phenotypic integration, the …

Leaf phenotypic plasticity coupled with integration facilitates the adaptation of plants to enhanced N deposition

XM Shi, JH Qi, AX Liu, S Zakari, L Song - Environmental Pollution, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The response of leaf functional traits can provide vital insight into the adaptive strategies of
plants under global change. However, empirical knowledge on the acclimation of functional …

Leaf functional traits and resource use strategies facilitate the spread of invasive plant Parthenium hysterophorus across an elevational gradient in western …

P Sharma, S Rathee, M Ahmad, MH Siddiqui… - BMC Plant …, 2024‏ - Springer
Parthenium hysterophorus L.(Asteraceae) is a highly prevalent invasive species in
subtropical regions across the world. It has recently been seen to shift from low (subtropical) …

Trade-offs and trait integration in tree phenotypes: consequences for the sustainable use of genetic resources

J Climent, R Alía, K Karkkainen, C Bastien… - Current Forestry …, 2024‏ - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review In this review, we synthesise current knowledge on trade-offs
among traits in key fitness dimensions and identify major research gaps with the intention of …