Temperature and plant-available soil phosphorus drive intraspecific variation in plant economic traits of <i>Schima superba</i> across an elevation gradient
Our findings show that the coordinated responses of individual traits to climate and soil properties underlie intraspecific variation in whole-plant resource-use strategies across environmental gradients. These findings are contrary to recent studies that have found evidence of decoupling between above- and below-ground traits, which suggests that there is selection for coordination among traits in S. superba. Thus, our study enhances our understanding of the key drivers and the ecological significance of environmentally driven intraspecific trait variation.
Authors
- Dandan Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7905-8536)
- Ian J. Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8338-9143)
- Quanlin Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8972-2955)
- Jin-Gui DU
- Andrea C. Westerband
- Dongliang Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9251-484X)
- Jinlong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1782-5781)
- Xueqin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2145-6253)
Institutions
- Fujian Normal University (CN)
- Australian Research Council (AU)
- Ministry of Science (ME)
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture (AU)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Botany
- Published
- 2024-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcae212
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.69
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Scholarship Council
- Fujian Provincial Department of Science and Technology