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 …

Over the past 15 years, 3 million hectares of forests have been converted into shrublands or
grasslands in the Mediterranean countries of the European Union. Fire and drought are the …

Leaf toughness is thought to enhance physical defense and leaf lifespan. Here, we
evaluated the relative importance of tissue‐level leaf traits vs lamina thickness, as well as …

• Premise of the study: Plant species differ widely in the leaf biomass invested per unit area
(LMA). LMA can be explained by variation in leaf thickness and/or density, both of which are …

Increases in leaf mass per area (LMA) are commonly observed in response to
environmental stresses and are achieved through increases in leaf thickness and/or leaf …

Aim To test our hypothesis that trees change the allocation and the proportion of different
nutrients between leaves and wood to maximize growth along climatic gradients. Location C …

Cell wall fibre and lamina density may interactively affect leaf toughness and leaf lifespan.
Here, we tested this with seedlings of 24 neotropical tree species differing in shade …

Leaf structure and water relations were studied in a temperate population of Avicennia
marina subsp. australasica along a natural salinity gradient [28 to 49 parts per thousand …

Water availability is one of the key environmental factors that affect plant establishment and
distribution. In many regions water availability will decline with climate change, exposing …

In Mediterranean countries, in the year 2017, extensive surfaces of forests were damaged by
wildfires. In the Vesuvius National Park, multiple summer wildfires burned 88% of the …