Leaf Multi-Element Network Reveals the Change of Species Dominance Under Nitrogen Deposition.

ABSTRACT: Elements are important functional traits reflecting plant response to climate change. Multiple elements work jointly in plant physiology. Although a large number of studies have focused on the variation and allocation of multiple elements in plants, it remains unclear how these elements co-vary to adapt to environmental change. We proposed a novel concept of the multi-element network including the mutual effects between element concentrations to more effectively explore the alterations in response to long-term nitrogen (N) deposition. Leaf multi-element networks were constructed with 18 elements (i.e., six macronutrients, six micronutrients, and six trace elements) in this study. Multi-element networks were species-specific, being effectively discriminated irrespective of N deposition leve

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7862345 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature