The worldwide leaf economics spectrum

Ian J. Wright; Peter B. Reich; Mark Westoby; David D. Ackerly; Zdravko Baruch; Frans Bongers; Jeannine Cavender-Bares; Terry Chapin; Johannes H. C. Cornelissen; Matthias Diemer; Jaume Flexas; Eric Garnier; Philip K. Groom; Javier Gulias; Kouki Hikosaka; Byron B. Lamont; Tali Lee; William Lee; Christopher Lusk; Jeremy J. Midgley; Marie-Laure Navas; Ülo Niinemets; Jacek Oleksyn; Noriyuki Osada; Hendrik Poorter; Pieter Poot; Lynda Prior; Vladimir I. Pyankov; Catherine Roumet; Sean C. Thomas; Mark G. Tjoelker; Erik J. Veneklaas; Rafael Villar

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The worldwide leaf economics spectrum

Ian J. Wright, Peter B. Reich, Mark Westoby, David D. Ackerly, Zdravko Baruch, Frans Bongers, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Terry Chapin, Johannes H. C. Cornelissen, Matthias Diemer, …

Nature (London), Vol.428(6985), pp.821-827

22/04/2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature02403

PMID: 15103368

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Bringing together leaf trait data spanning 2,548 species and 175 sites we describe, for the first time at global scale, a universal spectrum of leaf economics consisting of key chemical, structural and physiological properties. The spectrum runs from quick to slow return on investments of nutrients and dry mass in leaves, and operates largely independently of growth form, plant functional type or biome. Categories along the spectrum would, in general, describe leaf economic variation at the global scale better than plant functional types, because functional types overlap substantially in their leaf traits. Overall, modulation of leaf traits and trait relationships by climate is surprisingly modest, although some striking and significant patterns can be seen. Reliable quantification of the leaf economics spectrum and its interaction with climate will prove valuable for modelling nutrient fluxes and vegetation boundaries under changing land-use and climate.

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Titre: The worldwide leaf economics spectrum
Créateurs - sans rôle: Ian J. Wright - Macquarie University
Peter B. Reich - University of Minnesota
Mark Westoby - Macquarie University
David D. Ackerly - Stanford University
Zdravko Baruch - Departamento de Estudios Ambientales, Universidad Simón Bolivar
Frans Bongers - Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University
Jeannine Cavender-Bares - Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Terry Chapin - Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska
Johannes H. C. Cornelissen - Institute of Ecological Science, Department of Systems Ecology, Vrije Universiteit
Matthias Diemer - Institute für Umweltwissensch, University of Zurich
Jaume Flexas - Departament de Biologia, Laboratori de Fisiologia Vegetal, Universidad de Illes Balears
Eric Garnier - Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive
Philip K. Groom - Curtin University
Javier Gulias - Departament de Biologia, Laboratori de Fisiologia Vegetal, Universidad de Illes Balears
Kouki Hikosaka - Tohoku University
Byron B. Lamont - Curtin University
Tali Lee - University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
William Lee - Landcare Research
Christopher Lusk - Departamento de Botánica, Universidad de Concepción
Jeremy J. Midgley - University of Cape Town
Marie-Laure Navas - Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive
Ülo Niinemets - University of Tartu
Jacek Oleksyn - Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Dendrology
Noriyuki Osada - Nikko Botanical Garden, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo
Hendrik Poorter - Plant Ecophysiology, Utrecht University
Pieter Poot - School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia
Lynda Prior - Charles Darwin University
Vladimir I. Pyankov - Ural State University
Catherine Roumet - Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive
Sean C. Thomas - University of Toronto
Mark G. Tjoelker - Department of Forest Science, Texas A&M University
Erik J. Veneklaas - School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia
Rafael Villar - Area de Ecología, Campus de Rabanales, Universidad de Córdoba
Détails de publication: Nature (London), Vol.428(6985), pp.821-827
Éditeur: Nature Publishing Group UK
Nombre de pages: 7
Identifiants: 99136298509311
Unité académique: Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - CEFE
Langue: English
Type de ressource: Journal article