Latitudinal pattern and the driving factors of leaf functional traits in 185 shrub species across eastern China

doi:10.1093/jpe/rtx065

	Latitudinal pattern and the driving factors of leaf functional traits in 185 shrub species across eastern China
	Luo, Yongkai 1; Hu, Huifeng ; Zhao, Mengying 1; Li, He ; Liu, Shangshi 1; Fang, Jingyun2,3
	2019
发表期刊	JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY
ISSN	1752-9921
卷号	12 期号:1 页码:67-77
摘要	Aims To explore the pattern of the leaf functional traits of shrub species along a latitudinal gradient in eastern China and determine the driving factors of leaf trait variation at a large scale. Methods We investigated the leaf thickness (LT), leaf area (LA), specific leaf area (SLA) and leaf dry mass content (LDMC) of 185 shrub species from 13 sites across eastern China. The trends of these four-leaf traits were analyzed with respect to latitude, and the differences between different life forms (e.g., evergreen and deciduous) and habitats (e.g., understory and typical) were compared. We quantified the effects of the plant life forms and environmental factors on the leaf traits via mixed-model analyses. Important Findings The LT and LA decreased, whilst and the LDMC increased, as the latitude increased, and significant differences in these traits were observed between the different plant life forms. The LT and LA were smaller, whereas the SLA and LDMC were larger in deciduous shrubs than in evergreen shrubs. Among the different habitats, the LA and SLA were larger, while the LDMC was smaller in understory shrubs than in typical shrub species. These results indicate that typical shrub species are better adapted to drier environments, as indicated by a reduced LT and increased LDMC. Furthermore, general linear models showed that variations in the four-leaf traits with respect to latitude were mainly caused by a shift in plant life forms.
关键词	shrub species leaf functional traits latitude trend different life forms eastern China
学科领域	Plant Sciences ; Ecology ; Forestry
DOI	10.1093/jpe/rtx065
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS关键词	DRY-MATTER CONTENT ; GLOBAL PATTERNS ; NITROGEN ADDITION ; COMMUNITY-LEVEL ; SOIL FERTILITY ; WOODY-PLANTS ; GROWTH-RATE ; AREA ; CLIMATE ; ECONOMICS
WOS研究方向	Plant Sciences ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Forestry
WOS记录号	WOS:000461146700007
出版者	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
文献子类	Article
出版地	OXFORD
EISSN	1752-993X
资助机构	National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [31470498, 31330012] ; Chinese National Basic Research ProgramNational Basic Research Program of China [2015CB954201, 2014CB954303] ; Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of Sciences [XDA05050701]
作者邮箱	huifhu@ibcas.ac.cn
作品OA属性	Bronze
引用统计	被引频次：18[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.ibcas.ac.cn/handle/2S10CLM1/19735
专题	植被与环境变化国家重点实验室
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Bot, State Key Lab Vegetat & Environm Change, 20 Nanxincun, Beijing 100093, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, 19 A Yuquan Rd, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 3.Peking Univ, Minist Educ, Coll Urban & Environm Sci, 5 Yiheyuan Rd, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China 4.Peking Univ, Minist Educ, Key Lab Earth Surface Proc, 5 Yiheyuan Rd, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Luo, Yongkai,Hu, Huifeng,Zhao, Mengying,et al. Latitudinal pattern and the driving factors of leaf functional traits in 185 shrub species across eastern China[J]. JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY,2019,12(1):67-77.
APA	Luo, Yongkai,Hu, Huifeng,Zhao, Mengying,Li, He,Liu, Shangshi,&Fang, Jingyun.(2019).Latitudinal pattern and the driving factors of leaf functional traits in 185 shrub species across eastern China.JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY,12(1),67-77.
MLA	Luo, Yongkai,et al."Latitudinal pattern and the driving factors of leaf functional traits in 185 shrub species across eastern China".JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY 12.1(2019):67-77.

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