Article
Intraspecific variability of leaf form and function across habitat types.
Ecology letters - 1 Mar 2024
Puglielli Giacomo, Bricca Alessandro, Chelli Stefano, Petruzzellis Francesco, Acosta Alicia T R, Bacaro Giovanni, Beccari Eleonora, Bernardo Liliana, Bonari Gianmaria, Bolpagni Rossano, Boscutti Francesco, Calvia Giacomo, Campetella Giandiego, Cancellieri Laura, Canullo Roberto, Carbognani Michele, Carboni Marta, Carranza Maria Laura, Castellani Maria Beatrice, Ciccarelli Daniela, Coppi Andrea, Cutini Maurizio, Dalla Vecchia Alice, Dalle Fratte Michele, de Francesco Maria Carla, De Frenne Pieter, De Sanctis Michele, de Simone Leopoldo, Di Cecco Valter, Fanelli Giuliano, Farris Emmanuele, Ferrara Arianna, Fenu Giuseppe, Filibeck Goffredo, Gasperini Cristina, Gargano Domenico, Kindermann Elisabeth, La Bella Greta, Lastrucci Lorenzo, Lazzaro Lorenzo, Maccherini Simona, Marignani Michela, Mugnai Michele, Naselli-Flores Luigi, Passalacqua Nicodemo Giuseppe, Pavanetto Nicola, Petraglia Alessandro, Rota Francesco, Santoianni Lucia Antonietta, Schettino Aldo, Selvi Federico, Stanisci Angela, Trotta Giacomo, Vangansbeke Pieter, Varricchione Marco, Vuerich Marco, Wellstein Camilla, Tordoni Enrico
Abstract excerpt
Trait-based ecology has already revealed main independent axes of trait variation defining trait spaces that summarize plant adaptive strategies, but often ignoring intraspecific trait variability (ITV). By using empirical ITV-level data for two independent dimensions of leaf form and function and 167 species across five habitat types (coastal dunes, forests, grasslands, heathlands, wetlands) in the Italian...
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