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Relating Stomatal Conductance to Leaf Functional Traits.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE - 12 Oct 2015
Kröber Wenzel, Plath Isa, Heklau Heike, Bruelheide Helge
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Leaf functional traits are important because they reflect physiological functions, such as transpiration and carbon assimilation. In particular, morphological leaf traits have the potential to summarize plants strategies in terms of water use efficiency, growth pattern and nutrient use. The leaf economics spectrum (LES) is a recognized framework in functional plant ecology and reflects a gradient of increasing...
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