Morphological and physicochemical traits of leaves of different life-forms of various broadleaf woody plants in interior Alaska

Autor:	Tanaka Kenzo, Yojiro Mastuura, Ayumi Tanaka-Oda, Larry D. Hinzman
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	0106 biological sciences Global and Planetary Change Ecology Botany Forestry Biology Adaptation 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences 010606 plant biology & botany Woody plant
Zdroj:	Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 46:1475-1482
ISSN:	1208-6037 0045-5067
DOI:	10.1139/cjfr-2015-0417
Popis:	The morphological and physicochemical traits of leaves are important in terms of plant adaptation to various growth environments, because such traits play central roles in various functions including photosynthesis. We measured the toughness, mass per unit area (LMA), nitrogen content, and δ15N levels of the leaves of different life-forms of 39 broadleaf woody plants in interior Alaska. The plants were divided into three life-forms based on the maximum height of adult plants: understory (15N values reflected the presence of root symbionts such as ericoid mycorrhiza or Frankia sp. Our results suggest that leaf traits may affect both the life-form of the host plants and leaf longevity in both evergreen and deciduous species.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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