Spatial variation and mechanisms of leaf water content in grassland plants at the biome scale: evidence from three comparative transects

Abstract Leaf water content (LWC) has important physiological and ecological significance for plant growth. However, it is still unclear how LWC varies over large spatial scale and with plant adaptation strategies. Here, we measured the LWC of 1365 grassland plants, along three comparative precipita...

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Main Authors: Ruomeng Wang, Nianpeng He, Shenggong Li, Li Xu, Mingxu Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88678-7