Shading Gradients Drive Differential Responses of Leaf Traits in an Early Community Germinated by Forest Topsoil

Seedling performance in the early stage is crucial to natural forest restoration, and functional traits have been widely employed in exploring plant adaptation under field conditions. However, the responses and variabilities of leaf traits have not been clearly defined at the light gradients that ar...

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Main Authors: Fajun Chen, Gaojuan Zhao, Youxin Shen, Zhenjiang Li, Beilin Tan, Hong Zhu, Qinghe Wang, Xun Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/8/600