Vein Network and Climatic Factors Predict the Leaf Economic Spectrum of Desert Plants in Xinjiang, China

The leaf economic spectrum (LES) has been repeatedly verified with regional and global datasets. However, the LES of desert plants and its drivers has not been fully explored at the species level. In this study, we sampled three desert perennial plant species (<i>Alhagi sparsifolia</i>,...

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Main Authors: Yi Du, Yulin Zhang, Zichun Guo, Zhihao Zhang, Fanjiang Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Plants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/3/581