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Leaf metabolic traits reveal hidden dimensions of plant form and function.
Science advances - 1 Sept 2023
Walker Tom W N, Schrodt Franziska, Allard Pierre-Marie, Defossez Emmanuel, Jassey Vincent E J, Schuman Meredith C, Alexander Jake M, Baines Oliver, Baldy Virginie, Bardgett Richard D, Capdevila Pol, Coley Phyllis D, van Dam Nicole M, David Bruno, Descombes Patrice, Endara María-José, Fernandez Catherine, Forrister Dale, Gargallo-Garriga Albert, Glauser Gaëtan, Marr Sue, Neumann Steffen, Pellissier Loïc, Peters Kristian, Rasmann Sergio, Roessner Ute, Salguero-Gómez Roberto, Sardans Jordi, Weckwerth Wolfram, Wolfender Jean-Luc, Peñuelas Josep
Abstract excerpt
The metabolome is the biochemical basis of plant form and function, but we know little about its macroecological variation across the plant kingdom. Here, we used the plant functional trait concept to interpret leaf metabolome variation among 457 tropical and 339 temperate plant species. Distilling metabolite chemistry into five metabolic functional traits reveals that plants vary on two major axes of leaf...
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