Variation of plant CSR strategies across a precipitation gradient in the alpine grasslands on the northern Tibet Plateau

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 838; no. Pt 3; p. 156512
• Main Authors: Yu, Jialuo, Hou, Ge, Zhou, Tiancai, Shi, Peili, Zong, Ning, Sun, Jian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 10.09.2022
• Subjects: Alpine grassland; alpine meadows; atmospheric precipitation; China; climate change; CSR strategies; environment; forbs; Leaf traits; nitrogen; phosphorus; plant adaptation; Precipitation gradient; soil; Soil resources availability; Tibetan Plateau; China; Alpine grassland; Tibetan Plateau; Precipitation gradient; Soil resources availability; Leaf traits; CSR strategies

Identifying ecological strategies based on functional traits can help us better understand plants' adaptations and changes in ecological processes, and thus predict the impact of climate change on ecosystems, especially in the vulnerable alpine grasslands. Herein, we investigated the plant CSR...