Aerial traits |
Aerial traits |
Aerial traits |
Aerial traits |
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Specific Leaf Area (SLA)
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Proxy of plant photosynthetic capacity and resource acquisition
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Ratio of area and dry mass of leaf
(mm2.mg−1)
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temperature [a, ab, b, c, d], nutrients [a, e, ab], moisture
[f, g],
light [ac]
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Competition for light [h, i], above-ground competition [j, g],
facilitation [i]
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Leaf Dry Matter Content (LDMC) |
Proxy of physical resistance of leaves
and resources storage |
Ratio of dry and fresh masses of leaf
(mg.g−1) |
Temperature [b, c], moisture [k,
g], soil nutrients [e, k], water nutrients [l] |
Competition
[m, g] |
Height |
Allow optimal light exposure |
Shortest distance between the
upper limit of the main photosynthetic tissues and the ground level (cm) |
Temperature [a, n], water availability [o, p, g], water depth
[q], soil nutrients [a, r] |
Aerial competition [m, i],
belowground competition [i, g], facilitation [i] |
Clonal traits |
Clonal traits |
Clonal traits |
Clonal traits |
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Internode length |
Plant ability to exploit local environment and to
disperse at short distance |
Distance between two successive ramets (cm) |
Soil nutrients [t, u, v, s], light [ac, w] |
Spatial
competition [m, x, s] |
Specific internode mass |
Proxy of resources allocation for clonal
multiplication and storage |
Ratio of dry mass and length of connection
(mg.cm-1) |
Soil nutrients [s, t] |
Competition
[m] |
Root traits |
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Maximum root length |
Acquisition of nutrients |
Length of the longest
root (cm) |
Temperature [a, ad, n], soil nutrients [a, e] |
Competition [y] |
Specific root mass |
Proxy of resources storage |
Ratio of dry mass and
length of root (mg.cm-1) |
Temperature [a, q],
nutrients [a, e], Moisture [a, n] |
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