scholarly journals Research progress of trade-off relationships of plant functional traits

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (12) ◽  
pp. 1021-1035
Author(s):  
Yun-Yu HE ◽  
Shui-Liang GUO ◽  
Zhe WANG ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Traits ◽  
Plant Functional Traits ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Trade Off

Research progress and development of plant functional traits based on CiteSpace

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
张增可 ZHANG Zengke ◽  
王齐 WANG Qi ◽  
吴雅华 WU Yahua ◽  
刘兴诏 LIU Xingzhao ◽  
黄柳菁 HUANG Liujing
Keyword(s):  
Functional Traits ◽  
Plant Functional Traits ◽  
Research Progress

scholarly journals A plant economics spectrum of litter decomposition among coexisting fern species in a sub-tropical forest

2019 ◽  
Vol 125 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-155
Author(s):  
Dunmei Lin ◽  
Shufang Yang ◽  
Pengpeng Dou ◽  
Hongjuan Wang ◽  
Fang Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Functional Traits ◽  
Fine Roots ◽  
Plant Functional Traits ◽  
Resource Acquisition ◽  
Seed Plants ◽  
Decomposition Rates ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Fern Species

Abstract Background and Aims The plant economics spectrum theory provides a useful framework to examine plant strategies by integrating the co-ordination of plant functional traits along a resource acquisition–conservation trade-off axis. Empirical evidence for this theory has been widely observed for seed plants (Spermatophyta). However, whether this theory can be applied to ferns (Pteridophyta), a ubiquitous and ancient group of vascular plants, has rarely been evaluated so far. Methods We measured 11 pairs of plant functional traits on leaves and fine roots (diameter <2 mm) on 12 coexisting fern species in a sub-tropical forest. Litterbags of leaves and roots were placed in situ and exposed for 586 d to measure decomposition rates. The variation of traits across species and the co-ordination among traits within and between plant organs were analysed. Finally, the influence of the traits on decomposition rates were explored. Key Results Most leaf and root traits displayed high cross-species variation, and were aligned along a major resource acquisition–conservation trade-off axis. Many fern traits co-varied between leaves and fine roots, suggesting co-ordinated responses between above- and below-ground organs. Decomposition rates of leaves were significantly higher than those of fine roots, but they were significantly and positively correlated. Finally, our results highlight that the decomposition of both leaves and roots was relatively well predicted by the leaf and root economics spectra. Conclusions Our results support the existence of an acquisition–conservation trade-off axis within ferns and indicate that traits have important ‘afterlife’ effects on fern litter decomposition. We conclude that the plant economics spectrum theory that is commonly observed across seed plants can be applied to ferns species, thereby extending the generality of this theory to this ancient plant lineage in our study site. Our study further suggests that the evolutionary and ecological basis for the relationships among key economics traits appears to be similar between ferns and seed plants. Future studies involving larger data sets will be required to confirm these findings across different biomes at larger spatial scales.

scholarly journals Digging into the roots: understanding direct and indirect drivers of ecosystem service trade-offs in coastal grasslands via plant functional traits

2021 ◽  
Vol 193 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel A. Cebrián-Piqueras ◽  
Juliane Trinogga ◽  
Anastasia Trenkamp ◽  
Vanessa Minden ◽  
Martin Maier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Functional Traits ◽  
Environmental Gradients ◽  
Plant Functional Traits ◽  
Forage Production ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Leaf Economics Spectrum ◽  
Ecosystem Properties ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Leaf Economics

AbstractRecent empirical and theoretical approaches have called for an understanding of the processes underpinning ecosystem service provision. Environmental gradients have shown effects on key plant functional traits that subsequently explain ecosystem properties of several systems. However, little is known concerning how associations between plant functional traits, including both below- and aboveground plant components, predict ecosystem properties and independently measured final ecosystem services. Here, we modeled (1) the responses of the leaf and plant economics spectrum, Plant size axis, and root growth to environmental gradients and (2) how associations between plant functional traits explain trade-offs and synergies between multiple ecosystem properties and final services. Forty-four plots were studied in a coastal marsh landscape of the German North Sea Coast. We used a partial least square structural equation model approach to test the hypothesized model. We found (1) a negative covariation between plant traits pertaining to a size axis and traits explaining both plant growth (roots and stems) and the leaf economics spectrum; (2) this trade-off responded significantly to the land use gradient and nutrient availability, which were both strongly driven by the groundwater gradient; (3) this trade-off explained an initial major trade-off between carbon stocks, at one extreme of the axis, and both the habitat value to conserve endangered plants and forage production for meat and dairy products at the other extreme. However, a secondary trade-off between nature conservation value and forage production, explained by a trade-off between leaf economics spectrum and plant growth in response to the land use intensity gradient, was also found.

scholarly journals Bibliometric analysis of research trends and focuses of plant functional traits

2020 ◽  
Vol 615 ◽  
pp. 012102
Author(s):  
Ruiyu Fu ◽  
Zhonghua Zhang ◽  
Cong Hu ◽  
Xingbing Peng ◽  
Shaonuan Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Functional Traits ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Plant Functional Traits

scholarly journals Grazing alters species relative abundance by affecting plant functional traits in a Tibetan subalpine meadow

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qifang He ◽  
Kai Jiang ◽  
Weicheng Hou ◽  
Yang Zhao ◽  
Xinhang Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Traits ◽  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Plant Functional Traits ◽  
Subalpine Meadow

scholarly journals Revisiting the Holy Grail: using plant functional traits to understand ecological processes

2016 ◽  
Vol 92 (2) ◽  
pp. 1156-1173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Funk ◽  
Julie E. Larson ◽  
Gregory M. Ames ◽  
Bradley J. Butterfield ◽  
Jeannine Cavender-Bares ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Traits ◽  
Plant Functional Traits ◽  
Ecological Processes ◽  
Holy Grail
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