Effects of environmental factors on plant functional traits across different plant life forms in a temperate forest ecosystem

• Published in: New forests Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 125 - 142
• Main Authors: Cheng, Xiaoqin, Ping, Tain, Li, Zuzheng, Wang, Tian, Han, Hairong, Epstein, Howard E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abiotic factors; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotic factors; Canopies; Carbon content; Data collection; Empirical analysis; Environmental conditions; Environmental effects; Environmental factors; Forest ecosystems; Forestry; Herbivores; Leaf area; Leaves; Life Sciences; Nutrients; Phosphorus; Plant communities; Plant species; Redundancy; Soil moisture; Soil nutrients; Species; Temperate forests; Terrestrial ecosystems; Topography; Trees; Undergrowth; Understory; forest; Environmental factors; Plant functional traits; Life forms

Plant functional traits have been shown to vary with environmental conditions. However, we lack empirical data on how plant functional traits of different plant life forms respond to environmental factors. We studied the influence of environmental conditions on the distribution of plant functional t...