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Aridity drives coordinated trait shifts but not decreased trait variance across the geographic range of eight Australian trees.
The New phytologist - 1 Feb 2021
Anderegg Leander D L, Loy Xingwen, Markham Ian P, Elmer Christina M, Hovenden Mark J, HilleRisLambers Janneke, Mayfield Margaret M
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Large intraspecific functional trait variation strongly impacts many aspects of communities and ecosystems, and is the medium upon which evolution works. Yet intraspecific trait variation is inconsistent and hard to predict across traits, species and locations. We measured within-species variation in leaf mass per area (LMA), leaf dry matter content (LDMC), branch wood density (WD), and allocation to stem area vs...
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