Species Diversity Regulates Ecological Strategy Spectra of Forest Vegetation Across Different Climatic Zones.

ABSTRACT: Ecological strategy is the tactics employed by species in adapting to abiotic and biotic conditions. The ecological strategy spectrum is defined as the relative proportion of species in different ecological strategy types within a community. Determinants of ecological strategy spectrum of plant community explored by most previous studies are about abiotic factors. Yet, the roles of biotic factors in driving variations of ecological strategy spectra of forest communities across different geographic regions remains unknown. In this study, we established 200 0.04-ha forest dynamics plots (FDPs) and measured three-leaf functional traits of tree and shrub species in four forest vegetation types across four climatic zones. Based on Grime's competitor, stress-tolerator, ruderal (CSR) triangular f

SUBMITTER: Han X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8924497 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature