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Microanatomical traits track climate gradients for a dominant C4 grass species across the Great Plains, USA.
Annals of botany - 24 Mar 2021
Bachle Seton, Nippert Jesse B
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Andropogon gerardii is a highly productive C4 grass species with a large geographic range throughout the North American Great Plains, a biome characterized by a variable temperate climate. Plant traits are often invoked to explain growth rates and competitive abilities within broad climate gradients. For example, plant competition models typically predict that species with large geographic...
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