Climate and soil factors drive the functional and phylogenetic assembly of Qinghai-Tibetan grassland communities via multiple paths

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 83; pp. 109 - 117
• Main Authors: Kang, Xiaomei, Liu, Yanjun, Wu, Xinyang, Duan, Lijie, Jiang, Jiachang, Zhang, Aoran, Qi, Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.03.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: applied ecology; China; climate; climate change; Community assembly; Functional diversity; grasslands; humidity; leaf area; leaves; Phylogenetic diversity; phylogeny; plant communities; plant height; Qinghai-Tibetan grasslands; Seed mass; soil; solar radiation; species; Specific leaf area; temperature; China; Community assembly; Qinghai-Tibetan grasslands; Phylogenetic diversity; Specific leaf area; Seed mass; Functional diversity

•Climate is the most important factor shaping functional and phylogenetic grassland diversity.•Soil factors indirectly and weakly affect functional and phylogenetic community structure.•Temperature affects mainly the functional community structure of plant size traits.•Precipitation and humidity mai...