scholarly journals Plant Functional Traits Are the Mediators in Regulating Effects of Abiotic Site Conditions on Aboveground Carbon Stock-Evidence From a 30 ha Tropical Forest Plot

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wensheng Bu ◽  
Jihong Huang ◽  
Han Xu ◽  
Runguo Zang ◽  
Yi Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Functional Traits ◽  
Carbon Stock ◽  
Plant Functional Traits ◽  
Forest Plot ◽  
Site Conditions ◽  
Aboveground Carbon

Effects of soil and microclimatic conditions on the community-level plant functional traits across different tropical forest types

2015 ◽  
Vol 390 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 351-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Jiang ◽  
Runguo Zang ◽  
Xinghui Lu ◽  
Yunfeng Huang ◽  
Yi Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Functional Traits ◽  
Plant Functional Traits ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Microclimatic Conditions

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 Using Plant Functional Traits and Phylogenies to Understand Patterns of Plant Community Assembly in a Seasonal Tropical Forest in Lao PDR

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. e0130151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manichanh Satdichanh ◽  
Jérôme Millet ◽  
Andreas Heinimann ◽  
Khamseng Nanthavong ◽  
Rhett D. Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Plant Community ◽  
Functional Traits ◽  
Community Assembly ◽  
Lao Pdr ◽  
Plant Functional Traits ◽  
Plant Community Assembly

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
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