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  Leaf trait relationships in Australian plant species

Wright, I. J., Groom, P. K., Lamont, B. B., Poot, P., Prior, L. D., Reich, P. B., et al. (2004). Leaf trait relationships in Australian plant species. Functional Plant Biology, 31(5), 551-558.

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Wright, I. J., Author
Groom, P. K., Author
Lamont, B. B., Author
Poot, P., Author
Prior, L. D., Author
Reich, P. B., Author
Schulze, E.-D.1, Author           
Veneklaas, E. J., Author
Westoby, M., Author
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1Department Biogeochemical Processes, Prof. E.-D. Schulze, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Society, ou_1497751              

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Free keywords: Dark respiration Leaf lifespan Photosynthesis Plant strategies Specific leaf area Nitrogen-use efficiency Life-span Isotope discrimination Northern australia Functional types High-rainfall Area Nutrient Nutrition Leaves Animal & Plant Sciences in Current Contents(R)/Life Sciences
 Abstract: Leaf trait data were compiled for 258 Australian plant species from several habitat types dominated by woody perennials. Specific leaf area (SLA), photosynthetic capacity, dark respiration rate and leaf nitrogen (N) and phosphorus ( P) concentrations were positively correlated with one another and negatively correlated with average leaf lifespan. These trait relationships were consistent with previous results from global datasets. Together, these traits form a spectrum of variation running from species with cheap but frequently replaced leaves to those with strategies more attuned to a nutrient-conserving lifestyle. Australian species tended to have SLAs at the lower end of the spectrum, as expected in a dataset dominated by sclerophyllous species from low fertility or low rainfall sites. The existence of broad-scale, 'global' relationships does not imply that the same trait relationships will always be observed in small datasets. In particular, the probability of observing concordant patterns depends on the range of trait variation in a dataset, which, itself, may vary with sample size or species-sampling properties such as the range of growth forms, plant functional 'types', or taxa included in a particular study. The considerable scatter seen in these broad-scale trait relationships may be associated with climate, physiology and phylogeny. [References: 32]

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Title: Functional Plant Biology
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Publ. Info: Collingwood, VIC, Australia : CSIRO Pub.
Pages: - Volume / Issue: 31 (5) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 551 - 558 Identifier: CoNE: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/journals/resource/954925516552
ISSN: 1445-4408