Background insect herbivory for green and fallen leaves from five major broadleaved tree species.

Leaf non-structural carbohydrates dominantly drive background insect herbivory of temperate tree species in Northeast China.

#DamagedLeafArea | #QuantitativeEvaluation | #LeafTraits | #StructuralTraits | #SecondaryMetabolites

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The leaf economics spectrum drives soil nitrification in subtropical forests Our study reveals that the leaf economics spectrum facilitates soil nitrification via cascading effects on litter N content, soil ammonium availability, an

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The leaf economics spectrum drives soil #Nitrification in subtropical forests

#Ammonia_oxidizingArchaea | #LeafTraits | #ResourceUseStrategies | #TreeSpecies

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Frontiers | TPS5 and TOR signaling components are determinants of Populus balsamifera leaf morphology Variation in leaf morphology in plant species predicts long-term growth and yield. Consequently, we aim to understand the genetic basis of natural variation ...

Using GWAS + deep learning, we show that balsam poplar TERPENE SYNTHASE5 is a key regulator of leaf size and shape. doi.org/10.3389/fpls... #poplar #GWAS #deeplearning #leaftraits

Schematic diagram of experimental design: (a) the locations of the artificial light at night blocks and control blocks outside in the greenhouse of Hefei High-tech Agricultural Park, Letters of “I” and “N” on behalf of invasive plants and native plants; (b) photograph of the experiment during the day; (c) photograph of the experiment at night.

Ting-Ting Liu et al. the effects of different intensities of #ArtificialLightAtNight on functional traits of invasive and native plants.

#InvasivePlants | #NativePlants | #PhotosyntheticRate | #LeafTraits | #Biomass

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Impacts of leaf traits on vegetation optical properties in Earth system modeling - Nature Communications Earth system models often categorize plants to just a few functional types, and plant characteristics are defined per type, neglecting their diversity. The authors show how the use of plant traits can...

Most models still use broad “tropical tree” or “grass” categories with fixed optics.

But real leaves vary in chlorophyll, thickness, & water content — and it matters. A lot.

Trait-based optics = better realism, better predictions.
#EarthSystem #CliMA #LeafTraits

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Climate effects on spatial variation in leaf size and shape of the seven species evaluated by partial RDA.

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Spatiotemporal variation in #LeafSize and shape in response to climate

Core:
#GeographicalPatterns and temporal trends in leaf size

#ClimateChange | #HerbariumSpecimens | #LeafTraits | #Paleo-climateReconstruction

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Relationship between leaf pH and leaf elemental concentrations of (a) C, (b) N, (c) P, (d) K, (e) Ca, (f) Mg, (g) Fe, (h) Mn and (i) Na for woody plants and herbs in arid regions.

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💡 Coordination between #LeafpH and other #LeafTraits are divergent among life-forms and eco-geographic regions in plants of northern China.
Relationships: leaf pH & leaf structure traits & leaf chemical traits
#Macro-Ecology
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🌱 New in Nature Communications!
We show that replacing plant functional types with trait-based leaf optics into CESM & CliMA improves surface reflectance, shifts albedo >5 W/m², and alters regional climate projections.
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#Climate #LandModeling #LeafTraits

#Leaf is the main organ of photosynthesis. Ruoxuan Liu et al. pointed out that #LeafOrder plays a critical role in mediating the responses of #LeafTraits of #ClonalGrasses to the ratios of NH4+-N/NO3−-N in a semi-arid grassland.
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Australian botanists + ecologists, what conferences, trainings, and other #ECR opportunities do you recommend for a new #postdoc from the northern hemisphere? I'm interested in #PlantEcology, #LeafTraits, #fluxes, #fungi, #coding, #OpenScience, #microclimate, and #SoilCarbon.

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