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Leaf functional traits of plants of alpine pastures at the Eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Leaf functional traits of plants of alpine pastures at the Eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Original data on leaf functional traits (leaf area and specific leaf area, SLA) in 80 vascular plant species in alpine plant communities of the Eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (Sichuan, China) are represented. Mean SLA was 192 ± 6 cm2/g, and mean leaf area was 2.38 ± 0.23 cm2. The highest mean SLA was observed in loose turf grasses and the lowest SLA was in the group of sedges and rushes; shrubs also had quite a low SLA. Among forbs, erosulate plants had higher SLA than rosette forming species. Our results mostly confirm leaf trait patterns for other regions. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Moscow University Biological Sciences Bulletin Springer Journals

Leaf functional traits of plants of alpine pastures at the Eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2015 by Allerton Press, Inc.
Subject
Life Sciences; Biochemistry, general; Cell Biology; Life Sciences, general; Plant Sciences; Zoology
ISSN
0096-3925
eISSN
1934-791X
DOI
10.3103/S0096392515010034
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Abstract

Original data on leaf functional traits (leaf area and specific leaf area, SLA) in 80 vascular plant species in alpine plant communities of the Eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (Sichuan, China) are represented. Mean SLA was 192 ± 6 cm2/g, and mean leaf area was 2.38 ± 0.23 cm2. The highest mean SLA was observed in loose turf grasses and the lowest SLA was in the group of sedges and rushes; shrubs also had quite a low SLA. Among forbs, erosulate plants had higher SLA than rosette forming species. Our results mostly confirm leaf trait patterns for other regions.

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Moscow University Biological Sciences BulletinSpringer Journals

Published: Apr 7, 2015

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