Global patterns of plant functional traits and their relationships to climate

Abstract Plant functional traits (FTs) determine growth, reproduction and survival strategies of plants adapted to their growth environment. Exploring global geographic patterns of FTs, their covariation and their relationships to climate are necessary steps towards better-founded predictions of how...

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Published in:Communications Biology
Main Authors: Jiaze Li, Iain Colin Prentice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-09-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-06777-3