In temperate deserts, there are significant differences in #leaffunctionaltraits and #abovegroundbiomass of the #Erodiumoxyrrhynchum in different plant germination seasons during different stages of #biologicalsoilcrusts.

#phyllospheremicroorganisms | #plantlife_history

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Yangping Guo et al. explored the latitudinal variation in #LeafFunctionalTraits of an invasive salt-marsh plant ( #Spartinaalterniflora ) and its relationship with #Growth performance.

#AdaptiveMechanism | #CommonGarden | #LatitudinalGradient

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Leaf water-use efficiency varies by season and successional stage in tropical forests of Thailand

#leafgasexchange | #vaporpressuredeficit | #forestsuccession | #carbon_watertrade_off | #leaffunctionaltraits

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#CanopyNitrogenDeposition drives #PhyllosphereBacterialDiversity loss via foliar traits

#UnderstoryNDeposition | #PhyllosphereBacterialα/βDiversity | #RareSpecies | #CommunityAssemblyProcesses | #LeafFunctionalTraits

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【🎉Latest accepted article】
Regulatory effects of #BiologicalSoilCrusts on #AbovegroundBiomass accumulation of ephemeral plants in Temperate Desert

#ErodiumOxyrrhynchum | #LeafFunctionalTraits | #PhyllosphereMicroorganisms | #PlantLife_history

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Yuan-Yuan Cui et al. explored the response of Stipa breviflora’s succession strategy to changes in precipitation within the community.

#ClimateChange | #KeystoneSpecies | #SpeciesSuccession | #LeafFunctionalTraits | #DesertSteppe

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Facilitation drives tree seedling survival at alpine treelines

#Qinghai-TibetanPlateau | #TransplantExperiment | #LeafFunctionalTraits | #SolarRadiation

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💡 #LatitudinalVariation in #LeafFunctionalTraits of #SpartinaAlterniflora and its relationship with #GrowthPerformance.
Results:
1️⃣ #GeographicalVariation ➡️ climate & sedimentary variables;
2️⃣ #GeneticDifferentiation & #PhenotypicPlasticity➡️ leaf traits
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