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The complexity of trait-environment performance landscapes in a local subtropical forest.
The New phytologist - 1 Feb 2021
Li Yuanzhi, Jiang Yuan, Shipley Bill, Li Buhang, Luo Wenqi, Chen Yongfa, Zhao Kangning, He Dong, Rodríguez-Hernández Diego I, Chu Chengjin
Abstract excerpt
That functional traits should affect individual performance and, in turn, determine fitness and population growth, is a foundational assumption of trait-based ecology. This assumption is, however, not supported by a strong empirical base. Here, we measured simultaneously two individual performance metrics (survival and growth), seven traits and 10 environmental properties for each of 3981 individuals of 205...
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