Latitudinal, soil and climate effects on key leaf traits in northeastern China

Abstracts: The spatial differentiation of plant functional traits reflects the survival strategies of plants to adapt to climate change. However, the mechanisms that guide this phenomenon, especially along latitude gradients, remain unclear. Leaf traits data, namely specific leaf area, leaf nitrogen...

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Main Authors: Hede Gong, Qingjiang Cui, Jie Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235198941930722X