[HTML][HTML] Quantifying leaf-trait co-variation and strategies for ecosystem functioning of Quercus leucotrichophora (Ban Oak) forest in Himalaya

R Singh, M Rawat, R Pandey - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Leaf functional traits determine a plant's survival and growth. Variation in leaf traits control
the functioning of forest ecosystem. The study examines the variation in 18 leaf traits (4 …

Mapping seasonal leaf nutrients of mangrove with sentinel-2 images and XGBoost method

J Miao, J Zhen, J Wang, D Zhao, X Jiang, Z Shen… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Monitoring the seasonal leaf nutrients of mangrove forests helps one to understand the
dynamics of carbon (C) sequestration and to diagnose the availability and limitation of …

[HTML][HTML] An increase in intercropped species richness improves plant water use but weakens the nutrient status of both intercropped plants and soil in rubber–tea …

F Zhao, B Yang, X Zhu, S Ma, E Xie, H Zeng… - Agricultural Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a relatively successful agroforestry system, whether the addition of more intercropped
species in the rubber–tea agroforestry system extends the benefits is still unknown but worth …

Mapping canopy traits over Quebec using airborne and spaceborne imaging spectroscopy

T Miraglio, NC Coops, CIB Wallis, AL Crofts… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The advent of new spaceborne imaging spectrometers offers new opportunities for
ecologists to map vegetation traits at global scales. However, to date most imaging …

Global patterns of leaf construction traits and their covariation along climate and soil environmental gradients

K Xing, Ü Niinemets, Z Rengel, Y Onoda, J Xia… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Leaf functional traits and their covariation underlie plant ecological adaptations along
environmental gradients, but there is limited information on the global covariation patterns of …

Within leaf nitrogen allocation regulates the photosynthetic behavior of xerophytes in response to increased soil rock fragment content

X Zhang, H Hu, F Li, L Huang, W Bao - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
There is limited information on how plant functional traits vary with soil rock fragment content
(RFC), especially for xerophytes growing in stony soils. We examined leaf functional traits of …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of functional traits responsible for environmental vulnerability of Cedrus deodara in temperate forests of Western Himalaya

R Pandey, M Rawat, A Pathak, D Mehta, N Bala… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change is impacting forest tree species adversely and making the ecological system
vulnerable. The present study attempts to assess the internal vulnerability of Cedrus …

Phosphorus Fertigation Conferred Lodging Tolerance and Improved Grain Quality in Chenopodium quinoa via Enhanced Root Proliferation and Stalk Strength

Y Deng, L Zhao, S Anwar, LG Zhang, F Shafiq… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2022 - Springer
Root architectural traits are most affected by phosphorus (P), one of the most limiting primary
macro-nutrients in the soil. In a 2-year field experiment, variations in P-dependent root …

Forest liming in the face of climate change: the implications of restorative liming for soil organic carbon in mature German forests

O van Straaten, L Kulp, GO Martinson, DP Zederer… - Soil, 2023 - soil.copernicus.org
Forest liming is a management tool that has and continues to be used extensively across
northern Europe to counteract acidification processes from anthropogenic sulfur and …

Physiological and Biochemical Traits of Needles Imply That Understory Light Conditions in the Growing Season May Be Favorable to Pinus koraiensis Trees

W Li, B Li, X Ma, S Saha, H Wu, P Zhang, H Shen - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Light is often considered the primary factor leading to the regeneration failure of Korean
pines (Pinus koraiensis) under the forest canopy. However, studies on the effect of light on …