Does local soil factor drive functional leaf trait variation? A test on Neilingding Island, South China

Abstract Leaf traits were affected by soil factors and displayed varietal differences in forest. However, few examples have been reported on the Island ecosystems. We comprehensively investigated 9 leaf traits (leaf length, leaf width, leaf area, SLA, leaf fresh weight, leaf C content, leaf N conten...

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Main Authors: Sen Tong, Juanjuan Zhang, Xueting Qiao, Buhang Li, Qiong Yang, Ping Hu, Shixiao Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-04-01
Series:BMC Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-024-02227-0