Plant strategies in relation to resource supply in mesic to wet environments: does theory mirror nature?

• Published in: The American naturalist Vol. 175; no. 2; p. 225
• Main Authors: Ordoñez, Jenny C, van Bodegom, Peter M, Witte, Jan-Philip M, Bartholomeus, Ruud P, van Hal, Jurgen R, Aerts, Rien
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2010
• Subjects: Ecosystem; Models, Biological; Netherlands; Oxygen - chemistry; Oxygen - metabolism; Photosynthesis; Plant Development; Plant Physiological Phenomena; Plants - anatomy & histology; Plants - classification; Water - chemistry; Netherlands

In ecology, strategy schemes based on propositions about the selection of plant attributes are common, but quantification of such schemes in relation to nutrient and water supply is lacking. Through structural equation modeling, we tested whether plant strategies related to nutrient and water/oxygen...