Which is a better predictor of plant traits: temperature or precipitation? - Moles, Angela T; Perkins, Sarah E; Laffan, Shawn W; Flores‐Moreno, Habacuc; Awasthy, Monica; Tindall, Marianne L; Sack, Lawren; Pitman, Andy; Kattge, Jens; Aarssen, Lonnie W; Anand, Madhur; Bahn, Michael; et al. (Journal of vegetation science, 2014)
Keywords: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Annual plants; atmospheric precipitation; Biological and medical sciences; Climate; compound leaves; dispersal syndrome; Ecological genetics; Forest ecology; functional traits; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; leaf life span; Moles; nitrogen fixation; photosynthetic pathway; plant available water; Plant ecology; plant height; plant life span; Plants; Precipitation; seed mass; SPECIAL FEATURE: VEGETATION PATTERNS AND THEIR UNDERLYING PROCESSES; specific leaf area; spinescence; Synecology; temperature; Vascular plants; Vegetation; Climate; Temperature; Predictor; Functional trait; Dispersal syndrome; Compound leaves; Spinescence; Plant; Precipitation; Seed mass; Nitrogen fixation; Plant sciences; Specific leaf area; Plant height; Mass surface; Leaf life span; Photosynthetic pathway; Plant ecology; Plant leaf; Longevity; Plant life span; Syndrome; Functionality; Functional traits; Photosynthesis