Many facets of plant form and function are reflected in general cross‐taxa scaling
relationships. Metabolic scaling theory (MST) and the leaf economics spectrum (LES) have …

Studies of size‐related plant traits have established a suite of mathematical functions
describing whole plant investment and allocation. In parallel, studies of plant 'economic …

Seed plants vary tremendously in size and morphology; however, variation and covariation
in plant traits may be governed, at least in part, by universal biophysical laws and biological …

A central goal of evolutionary biology is the development of a general predictive theory that
incorporates the various forces structuring biological diversity. In this article, we argue that a …

The leaf economics spectrum (LES) provides a useful framework for examining species
strategies as shaped by their evolutionary history. However, that spectrum, as originally …

The leaf economics spectrum (LES) describes a major axis of plant functional trait variation
worldwide, defining suites of leaf traits aligned with resource-acquisitive to resource …

Life history strategies of most organisms are constrained by resource allocation patterns that
follow a 'slow-fast continuum'. It opposes slow growing and long-lived organisms with late …

Linking functional traits to plant growth is critical for scaling attributes of organisms to the
dynamics of ecosystems, and for understanding how selection shapes integrated botanical …

Phenotypic plasticity is a key mechanism by which plants respond to changing or
heterogeneous conditions. Efforts to predict phenotypic plasticity across plant species have …

The leaf economics spectrum (LES) has been an organizing framework of plant functional
ecology for the past decade. The LES describes a set of trade‐offs among traits related to …