Broad- and small-scale environmental gradients drive variation in chemical, but not morphological, leaf traits of vascular epiphytes

Valeria Guzman-Jacob (Corresponding author), Nathaly R. Guerrero-Ramirez, Dylan Craven, Gustavo Brant Paterno, Amanda Taylor, Thorsten Kroemer, Wolfgang Wanek, Gerhard Zotz, Holger Kreft

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1858-1872
Number of pages15
JournalFunctional Ecology
Volume36
Issue number8
Early online date6 Jun 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2022

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 106026 Ecosystem research

Keywords

  • bromeliads
  • chemical and morphological traits
  • elevational gradient
  • Mexico
  • orchids
  • photosynthetic pathways
  • trait-environment relationships
  • tropical forests
  • CARBON-ISOTOPE DISCRIMINATION
  • CRASSULACEAN ACID METABOLISM
  • N-15 NATURAL-ABUNDANCE
  • NITROGEN-CONTENT
  • FOREST CANOPY
  • R PACKAGE
  • PLANTS
  • PHOSPHORUS
  • SOIL
  • TEMPERATURE
  • trait–environment relationships

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