Traits along the leaf economics spectrum are associated with communities of foliar endophytic symbionts

Leaf traits of plants worldwide are classified according to the Leaf Economics Spectrum (LES), which links leaf functional traits to evolutionary life history strategies. As a continuum ranging from thicker, tough leaves that are low in nitrogen (N) to thinner, softer, leaves that are high in N, the...

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Main Authors: Peter H. Tellez, A. Elizabeth Arnold, Ashton B. Leo, Kaoru Kitajima, Sunshine A. Van Bael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.927780/full