Article
Leaf-level coordination principles propagate to the ecosystem scale.
Nature communications - 4 Jul 2023
Gomarasca Ulisse, Migliavacca Mirco, Kattge Jens, Nelson Jacob A, Niinemets Ülo, Wirth Christian, Cescatti Alessandro, Bahn Michael, Nair Richard, Acosta Alicia T R, Arain M Altaf, Beloiu Mirela, Black T Andrew, Bruun Hans Henrik, Bucher Solveig Franziska, Buchmann Nina, Byun Chaeho, Carrara Arnaud, Conte Adriano, da Silva Ana C, Duveiller Gregory, Fares Silvano, Ibrom Andreas, Knohl Alexander, Komac Benjamin, Limousin Jean-Marc, Lusk Christopher H, Mahecha Miguel D, Martini David, Minden Vanessa, Montagnani Leonardo, Mori Akira S, Onoda Yusuke, Peñuelas Josep, Perez-Priego Oscar, Poschlod Peter, Powell Thomas L, Reich Peter B, Šigut Ladislav, van Bodegom Peter M, Walther Sophia, Wohlfahrt Georg, Wright Ian J, Reichstein Markus
Abstract excerpt
Fundamental axes of variation in plant traits result from trade-offs between costs and benefits of resource-use strategies at the leaf scale. However, it is unclear whether similar trade-offs propagate to the ecosystem level. Here, we test whether trait correlation patterns predicted by three well-known leaf- and plant-level coordination theories - the leaf economics spectrum, the global spectrum of plant form...
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