Climate-trait relationships exhibit strong habitat specificity in plant communities across Europe

Nature Communications, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 14(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 9, 2023

Abstract Ecological theory predicts close relationships between macroclimate and functional traits. Yet, global climatic gradients correlate only weakly with the trait composition of local plant communities, suggesting that important factors have been ignored. Here, we investigate consistency climate-trait for communities in European habitats. Assuming are better accounted more narrowly defined habitats, assigned > 300,000 vegetation plots to hierarchically classified habitats modelled effects climate on community-weighted means four key traits using generalized additive models. We found predictive power increased from broadly specific leaf area root length, but not height seed mass. Although generally predicted distribution all traits, its varied, habitat-specificity increasing toward conclude is an determinant terrestrial future predictions must consider how defined.

Язык: Английский

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Covariation among reproductive traits in flowering plants shapes their interactions with pollinators

Functional Ecology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 37(7), С. 2072 - 2084

Опубликована: Апрель 23, 2023

Abstract Globally, plants display enormous variation in life‐history strategies and trait combinations. However, evidence suggests that evolutionary physiological constraints limit the number of plant ecological strategies. Although there have been recent advances understanding correlations among traits, reproductive traits are rarely considered, despite their key role shaping interactions with pollinators. Here, using a global dataset 18 for 1506 species, we investigate spectrum flowering to identify how it shapes We show over 50% all is explained by first two axes, which represent negative correlation between flower size, autonomous selfing floral size. In addition, these axes were associated identity visits distinct pollinator guilds. explain relatively small amount variance highlighting need incorporate other factors along fully large‐scale patterns plant–pollinator interactions. Our study identifies major at macro‐ecological scale. These findings emphasise importance considering form function, explore beyond morphological broaden our Read free Plain Language Summary this article on Journal blog.

Язык: Английский

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Plant Strategies

Oxford University Press eBooks, Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Июль 27, 2023

Abstract Plants have evolved a remarkable array of adaptive solutions to the existential problem survival and reproduction in world where disturbances can be deadly, resources are scarce, competition is cutthroat. inherited phenotypic traits that increased their chance success, these indicators strategies for establishment survival. A plant strategy thought as “how species sustains population” (Westoby, 1998, p. 214) because all successful must positive demographic outcomes habitats which they adapted. This book aims articulate coherent framework studying unifies demography with functional ecology advance prediction ecology. Central this traits: heritable morphological, physiological, phenological attributes plants influence therefore drive fitness differences among species.

Язык: Английский

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The importance of trait selection in ecology

Nature, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 618(7967), С. E29 - E30

Опубликована: Июнь 28, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Drought response in herbaceous plants: A test of the integrated framework of plant form and function

Functional Ecology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 38(3), С. 679 - 691

Опубликована: Янв. 2, 2024

Abstract Multidimensional trait frameworks are increasingly used to understand plant strategies for growth and survival. However, it is unclear if developed at a global level can be applied in local communities how well these frameworks—based largely on morphological traits—align with physiology response stress. We tested the ability of an integrated framework form function characterise seedling variation drought among 22 grasses forbs common semi‐arid grassland. measured above‐ground below‐ground traits, survival explore linked three dimensions (resource conservation, microbial collaboration, size) associated as non‐morphological (e.g. physiological traits) that under‐represented frameworks. found support globally‐recognised axes representing trade‐offs tissue investment (leaf nitrogen, leaf mass per area, root density), resource uptake (root diameter, specific length), size (shoot mass). contrast patterns, conservation gradients were oppositely aligned: density was positively correlated N rather than area. This likely reflects different annual perennial herbaceous species, fast‐growing species invested lower roots less nitrogen‐rich leaves maximise plant‐level carbon assimilation. Species longer minimised water loss through small low leaf‐level transpiration rates, best predicted by principal component axis size. Contrary our expectations, seedlings did not align or collaboration suggesting functional achieve similar survival, long they minimise loss. Our results also show within communities, expected relationships could decoupled some groups performance combinations. The effectiveness mean values predicting highlights value trait‐based methods versatile tool understanding ecological processes locally across various ecosystems. Read free Plain Language Summary this article Journal blog.

Язык: Английский

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Toward a coordinated understanding of hydro‐biogeochemical root functions in tropical forests for application in vegetation models

New Phytologist, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 242(2), С. 351 - 371

Опубликована: Фев. 28, 2024

Summary Tropical forest root characteristics and resource acquisition strategies are underrepresented in vegetation global models, hampering the prediction of forest–climate feedbacks for these carbon‐rich ecosystems. Lowland tropical forests often have globally unique combinations high taxonomic functional biodiversity, rainfall seasonality, strongly weathered infertile soils, giving rise to distinct patterns traits functions compared with higher latitude We provide a roadmap integrating recent advances our understanding belowground function into focusing on water nutrient acquisition. offer comparisons empirical model that represent important processes forests. focus on: (1) fine‐root soil exploration, (2) coupling trade‐offs vs acquisition, (3) aboveground–belowground linkages plant use. suggest avenues representing extremely diverse communities computationally manageable ecologically meaningful groups models linked hydro‐nutrient functions. undergoing warming, shifting regimes, exacerbation scarcity caused by elevated atmospheric CO 2 . The accurate representation is crucial interactions this biome climate.

Язык: Английский

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Monitoring wetland plant diversity from space: Progress and perspective

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 130, С. 103943 - 103943

Опубликована: Май 28, 2024

Wetlands are the one of ecosystems with highest biodiversity, ecological service functions and carbon storage. Affected by synergistic impacts human activities climate change, global wetland area has decreased 35 % since 1970, far-reaching implications on biodiversity loss. Compared manual ground investigations, remote sensing is considered to be most promising method for monitoring change in order formulate effective conservation strategies due its characteristics non-contact detection, low cost timely. Here we used bibliometric analyze study sites, methods, conclusions shortcomings published papers globally over past 60 years monitoring. We show that distribution wetlands was uneven, mostly concentrated United States, China Northern Europe. Current researches mainly focused coastal, marsh estuarine wetlands, while other (e.g., lake riparian artificial peatlands high-altitude high-latitude peatlands) were still lacking. Overall, 20 platforms sensors used, near infrared shortwave length (780 ∼ 1100 nm) reliable sensitive spectral region. Among various estimation accuracy nonlinear, multi-independent variables, hyperspectral models generally higher than those linear, single-factor multispectral models, respectively. The affected both sampling time plant phenology. Most studies taxonomic within-habitat diversity (α-diversity) single-layer communities (grassland), few paid attentions functional phylogenetic inter-habitat (β-diversity) region (γ-diversity) multi-layer (forest shrubland), biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) relationships. suggest prospective should strengthen globally. multi-dimensional data mined fused provide new high accuracy. focus scale effects (α, β γ), BEF relationships, environmental gradients.

Язык: Английский

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Revisiting the root economics space—its applications, extensions and nuances advance our understanding of fine-root functioning

Plant and Soil, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 24, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Soil phosphorus drives plant trait variations in a mature subtropical forest

Global Change Biology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 28(10), С. 3310 - 3320

Опубликована: Март 2, 2022

Earth system models are implementing soil phosphorus dynamic and plant functional traits to predict changes in global forests. However, the linkage between lacks empirical evidence, especially mature Here, we examined constraint on a subtropical forest based observations of 9943 individuals from 90 species 5-ha plot 405 15 an adjacent 10-year nutrient-addition experiment. We first confirmed pervasive limitation tree growth leaf N:P ratios. Then, found that dominated multidimensional trait variations plot. Soil content explained 44% 53% variance defining main space across communities, respectively. Lastly, much stronger effects most than nitrogen at both community levels This study provides evidence for consistent pattern evergreen broadleaf East Asian monsoon region. These findings shed light predominant role forests, providing new insights incorporate predicting future vegetation dynamics.

Язык: Английский

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Environmental variation drives the decoupling of leaf and root traits within species along an elevation gradient

Annals of Botany, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 130(3), С. 419 - 430

Опубликована: Апрель 11, 2022

Abstract Background and Aims Plant performance is enhanced by balancing above- below-ground resource uptake through the intraspecific adjustment of leaf root traits. It assumed that these organ adjustments are at least partly coordinated, so analogous traits broadly covary. Understanding extent such leaf–root trait covariation would strongly contribute to our understanding how plants match use strategies as their environment changes, but comprehensive studies lacking. Methods We measured from 11 species, well climate, soil vegetation properties along a 1000-m elevation gradient in French Alps. determined varied gradient, what this variation was way different respond environmental cues acting spatial scales (i.e. within between elevations), whether pairs covaried species. Key Results Leaf patterns diverged: across species were largely consistent, whereas highly idiosyncratic. also observed that, when compared with leaves, greater traits, due strong effects local same elevation), while landscape-level elevations) minor. Overall, correlations nearly absent. Conclusions Our study suggests gradients landscape level, heterogeneity properties, drivers decoupling This plant acquisition highlights can exhibit diverse whole-plant acclimation modify uptake, improving resilience change.

Язык: Английский

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