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Traits, strategies, and niches of liana species in a tropical seasonal rainforest.
Oecologia - 1 Jun 2021
Liu Qi, Sterck Frank J, Zhang Jiao-Lin, Scheire Arne, Konings Evelien, Cao Min, Sha Li-Qing, Poorter Lourens
Abstract excerpt
Plant functional traits and strategies hold the promise to explain species distribution, but few studies have linked multiple traits to multiple niche dimensions (i.e., light, water, and nutrients). Here, we analyzed for 29 liana species in a Chinese tropical seasonal rainforest how: (1) trait associations and trade-offs lead to different plant strategies; and (2) how these traits shape species' niche dimensions....
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