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Island influences on plant functional traits and trait-trait associations across species- and community-scales.
The New phytologist - 1 May 2026
Song Yanjun, McDowell Nate G, Zhang Zengke, Pivovaroff Alexandria L, Xu Mingshan, Ren Wentao, He Dong, Yan En-Rong, Delzon Sylvain
Abstract excerpt
The island rule predicts gigantism or dwarfism in body size of island species relative to their mainland counterparts. However, whether other functional traits shift and whether trait-trait associations on islands differ between species and community levels remains unclear. We measured 13 carbon- and water-related functional traits in 37 shared tree species across 35 eastern Chinese islands and 66 nearby mainland...
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