Species‐specific trends and variability in plant functional traits across a latitudinal gradient in northern Alaska

• Published in: Journal of vegetation science Vol. 32; no. 3
• Main Authors: Betway, Katlyn R., Hollister, Robert D., May, Jeremy L., Oberbauer, Steven F., Botta‐Dukát, Zoltán
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2021
• Subjects: arctic; Climate change; Dry matter; Environmental conditions; Environmental gradient; growth form; Herbivores; International Tundra Experiment; intraspecific variation; Leaf area; Leaves; Normalized difference vegetative index; Partitioning; Plants; Polar environments; Shrubs; Species; tundra; Variability; Variance analysis; variance partitioning; Variation; Vegetation; Vegetation index; United States > US; Alaska

Questions Many studies explore how plant functional traits may change as the climate warms by observing traits over environmental gradients. The amount of intraspecific variation (ITV), however, is often unknown and unaccounted for in most trait‐based studies. Our objectives are to: (a) determine if...