Variation in leaf morphological, stomatal, and anatomical traits and their relationships in temperate and subtropical forests

Abstract Leaf functional traits have attracted the attention of ecologists for several decades, but few studies have systematically assessed leaf morphological traits (termed “economic traits”), stomatal (termed “hydraulic”), and anatomical traits of entire forest communities, thus it is unclear whe...

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Autores principales:	Congcong Liu, Ying Li, Li Xu, Zhi Chen, Nianpeng He
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2019
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:28bb75351dc14d908eb3d8bc50d1957e2021-12-02T15:09:31ZVariation in leaf morphological, stomatal, and anatomical traits and their relationships in temperate and subtropical forests10.1038/s41598-019-42335-22045-2322https://doaj.org/article/28bb75351dc14d908eb3d8bc50d1957e2019-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42335-2https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Leaf functional traits have attracted the attention of ecologists for several decades, but few studies have systematically assessed leaf morphological traits (termed “economic traits”), stomatal (termed “hydraulic”), and anatomical traits of entire forest communities, thus it is unclear whether their relationships are consistent among trees, shrubs, and herbs, and which anatomical traits should be assigned to economical or hydraulic traits. In this study, we collected leaf samples of 106 plant species in temperate forests and 164 plant species in subtropical forests and determined nine key functional traits. We found that functional traits differed between temperate and subtropical forests. Leaf traits also differed between different plant functional groups, irrespective of forest type; dry matter content, stomatal density, and cell tense ratio followed the order trees > shrubs > herbs, whereas specific leaf area and sponginess ratio showed the opposite pattern. The correlations of leaf traits were not consistent among trees, shrubs, and herbs, which may reflect different adaptive strategies. Principal component analysis indicated that leaf economics and hydraulic traits were uncoupled in temperate and subtropical forests, and correlations of anatomical traits and economic and hydraulic traits were weak, indicating anatomical traits should be emphasized in future studies.Congcong LiuYing LiLi XuZhi ChenNianpeng HeNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
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description	Abstract Leaf functional traits have attracted the attention of ecologists for several decades, but few studies have systematically assessed leaf morphological traits (termed “economic traits”), stomatal (termed “hydraulic”), and anatomical traits of entire forest communities, thus it is unclear whether their relationships are consistent among trees, shrubs, and herbs, and which anatomical traits should be assigned to economical or hydraulic traits. In this study, we collected leaf samples of 106 plant species in temperate forests and 164 plant species in subtropical forests and determined nine key functional traits. We found that functional traits differed between temperate and subtropical forests. Leaf traits also differed between different plant functional groups, irrespective of forest type; dry matter content, stomatal density, and cell tense ratio followed the order trees > shrubs > herbs, whereas specific leaf area and sponginess ratio showed the opposite pattern. The correlations of leaf traits were not consistent among trees, shrubs, and herbs, which may reflect different adaptive strategies. Principal component analysis indicated that leaf economics and hydraulic traits were uncoupled in temperate and subtropical forests, and correlations of anatomical traits and economic and hydraulic traits were weak, indicating anatomical traits should be emphasized in future studies.
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author	Congcong Liu Ying Li Li Xu Zhi Chen Nianpeng He
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title	Variation in leaf morphological, stomatal, and anatomical traits and their relationships in temperate and subtropical forests
title_short	Variation in leaf morphological, stomatal, and anatomical traits and their relationships in temperate and subtropical forests
title_full	Variation in leaf morphological, stomatal, and anatomical traits and their relationships in temperate and subtropical forests
title_fullStr	Variation in leaf morphological, stomatal, and anatomical traits and their relationships in temperate and subtropical forests
title_full_unstemmed	Variation in leaf morphological, stomatal, and anatomical traits and their relationships in temperate and subtropical forests
title_sort	variation in leaf morphological, stomatal, and anatomical traits and their relationships in temperate and subtropical forests
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2019
url	https://doaj.org/article/28bb75351dc14d908eb3d8bc50d1957e
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Variation in leaf morphological, stomatal, and anatomical traits and their relationships in temperate and subtropical forests

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