Leaf Functional Traits Vary in Urban Environments: Influences of Leaf Age, Land-Use Type, and Urban–Rural Gradient
An increasing number of studies have focused on the response and adaptation of plants to urbanization by comparing differences in leaf functional traits between urban and rural sites. However, considerable uncertainties remain because differences in land-use type have not frequently been taken into...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.681959/full |