LEAF FUNCTIONAL TRAITS OF PLANTS OF ALPINE PASTURES AT THE EASTERN QINGHAI-TIBETAN PLATEAU
https://doi.org/10.1234/XXXX-XXXX-2015-1-46-52
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-tussock grasses and the lowest SLA was in group of sedges and rushs, 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.
About the Authors
T. G. ElumeevaRussian Federation
V. G. Onipchenko
Russian Federation
Wu. Yan
Институт биологии г. Ченду Китайской академии наук, 610041, КНР, г. Ченду.
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Elumeeva T.G., Onipchenko V.G., Yan W. LEAF FUNCTIONAL TRAITS OF PLANTS OF ALPINE PASTURES AT THE EASTERN QINGHAI-TIBETAN PLATEAU. Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 16. Biologiya. 2015;(1):46-52. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.1234/XXXX-XXXX-2015-1-46-52
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