Do Bryophyte Elemental Concentrations Explain Their Morphological Traits?

ABSTRACT: Differences in the elemental composition of plants, mainly C, N, and P, have been shown to be related to differences in their nutritional status, and their morphological and functional traits. The relationship between morphological traits and micronutrients and trace elements, however, has been much less studied. Additionally, in bryophytes, research devoted to investigating these relationships is still very scarce. Here, we analysed 80 samples from 29 aquatic and semi-aquatic (hygrophytic) moss species living in Mediterranean springs to investigate the relationship between moss nutrient concentrations and their micro- and macroscopic morphological traits and growth forms. We found that, across species, the elemental concentration of mosses was more tightly linked to macroscopic traits tha

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Martinez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8398013 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature