Variation in leaf morphological, stomatal, and anatomical traits and their relationships in temperate and subtropical forests

Abstract Leaf functional traits have attracted the attention of ecologists for several decades, but few studies have systematically assessed leaf morphological traits (termed “economic traits”), stomatal (termed “hydraulic”), and anatomical traits of entire forest communities, thus it is unclear whe...

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Main Authors: Congcong Liu, Ying Li, Li Xu, Zhi Chen, Nianpeng He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42335-2