C:N:P Stoichiometry and Leaf Traits of Halophytes in an Arid Saline Environment, Northwest China

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 3; p. e0119935
• Main Authors: Wang, Lilong, Zhao, Guanxiang, Li, Meng, Zhang, Mingting, Zhang, Lifang, Zhang, Xinfang, An, Lizhe, Xu, Shijian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 23.03.2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Aridity; Biodiversity; Carbon - analysis; Chemical elements; Desert environments; Deserts; Distribution patterns; Dry matter; Ecology; Ecosystem; Ecosystems; Environment; Functional groups; Halophytes; Information management; Laboratories; Leaf area; Leaves; Life sciences; Nitrogen; Nitrogen - analysis; Nutrient availability; Nutrients; Nutrients in soil; Phosphorus; Phosphorus - analysis; Physiology; Plant growth; Plant Leaves - chemistry; Poaceae - chemistry; Poaceae - growth & development; Precipitation; Restoration; Saline environments; Salinity; Salinization; Salt-Tolerant Plants - physiology; Soil - chemistry; Soil nutrients; Soil properties; Soil salinity; Stoichiometry; Studies; Vegetation; Woody plants; China

Salinization is an important and increasingly prevalent issue which has broad and profound effects on plant survival and distribution pattern. To understand the patterns and potential drivers of leaf traits in saline environments, we determined the soil properties, leaf morphological traits (specifi...