Effects of functional composition on plant competitors, stress-tolerators, ruderals ecological strategies in forest communities across different climatic zones.

ABSTRACT: Ecological strategies identified by plant functional traits are valuable descriptors for understanding species, populations, communities, and ecosystems in response to environmental conditions. Ecological strategies, in conjunction with the functional structure of plant communities, serve as crucial tools for investigating complex relationships among the environment, vegetation, and ecosystem functions. However, it remains unclear whether the functional structure (specifically, community-weighted mean [CWM] traits) accurately reflects the optimal ecological strategies in forest communities. Here, we gathered seven functional traits for each species from four distinct forest vegetation types across four climatic zones, including leaf area (LA), specific leaf area (SLA), leaf dry matter cont

SUBMITTER: Han X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11371659 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature