Leaf traits and their interrelationship of 23 plant species in southeast of Keerqin Sandy Lands, China

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 332-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinhuan Liu ◽  
Dehui Zeng ◽  
Don Koo Lee ◽  
Zhiping Fan ◽  
Lei Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Leaf Traits ◽  
Keerqin Sandy Lands

Within-species correlations in leaf traits of three boreal plant species along a latitudinal gradient

Plant Ecology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 208 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margus Pensa ◽  
Helen Karu ◽  
Aarne Luud ◽  
Kristel Kund
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Latitudinal Gradient ◽  
Leaf Traits

scholarly journals Data on Herbivore Performance and Plant Herbivore Damage Identify the Same Plant Traits as the Key Drivers of Plant–Herbivore Interaction

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 865
Author(s):  
Zuzana Münzbergová ◽  
Jiří Skuhrovec
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Plant Traits ◽  
Leaf Traits ◽  
Leaf Damage ◽  
Herbivore Damage ◽  
Herbivore Performance ◽  
Physical Defense ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Herbivore Interactions ◽  
Plant Herbivore

Data on plant herbivore damage as well as on herbivore performance have been previously used to identify key plant traits driving plant–herbivore interactions. The extent to which the two approaches lead to similar conclusions remains to be explored. We determined the effect of a free-living leaf-chewing generalist caterpillar, Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), on leaf damage of 24 closely related plant species from the Carduoideae subfamily and the effect of these plant species on caterpillar growth. We used a wide range of physical defense leaf traits and leaf nutrient contents as the plant traits. Herbivore performance and leaf damage were affected by similar plant traits. Traits related to higher caterpillar mortality (higher leaf dissection, number, length and toughness of spines and lower trichome density) also led to higher leaf damage. This fits with the fact that each caterpillar was feeding on a single plant and, thus, had to consume more biomass of the less suitable plants to obtain the same amount of nutrients. The key plant traits driving plant–herbivore interactions identified based on data on herbivore performance largely corresponded to the traits identified as important based on data on leaf damage. This suggests that both types of data may be used to identify the key plant traits determining plant–herbivore interactions. It is, however, important to carefully distinguish whether the data on leaf damage were obtained in the field or in a controlled feeding experiment, as the patterns expected in the two environments may go in opposite directions.

Leaf traits indicate survival strategies among 42 dominant plant species in a dry, sandy habitat, China

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 477-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinhuan Liu ◽  
Dehui Zeng ◽  
Zhiping Fan ◽  
David Pepper ◽  
Guangsheng Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Leaf Traits ◽  
Survival Strategies ◽  
Dominant Plant Species ◽  
Sandy Habitat

scholarly journals Tooth-billed Bowerbirds Scenopoeetes dentirostris select leaves of an introduced species as a novel court ornament following major habitat disturbance

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 30-37
Author(s):  
J.D.A. Grant ◽  
C. Bailey ◽  
C. Morris
Keyword(s):  
Introduced Species ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Forest Disturbance ◽  
Leaf Traits ◽  
Habitat Disturbance ◽  
Tobacco Plants ◽  
Tobacco Leaves ◽  
Solanum Mauritianum

Following major forest disturbance by Cyclone Larry in 2006, Tooth-billed Bowerbirds Scenopoeetes dentirostris commonly used leaves of the introduced Wild Tobacco Solanum mauritianum as court ornaments, whereas these leaves were very rarely used beforehand. Their use continued for up to 12 years, declining in parallel with their availability. Leaf traits considered likely to influence ornament choice (e.g. size, brightness, retention of colour) were investigated for tobacco and other commonly used plant species, but none of these traits clearly accounted for the patterns of leaf choice. Nor did observations support a cultural basis for leaf choice, with birds in widely separated groups using tobacco leaves. Observed longer-term shifts in leaf choice and the availability/use data lead to the suggestion that the increased abundance of tobacco plants after the cyclone may have triggered the use of its leaves as a ‘novel’ resource.

Responses of leaf traits to submergence stress and analysis of the economic spectrum of plant species in an aquatic-terrestrial ecotone, the Li River

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
黄端 HUANG Duan ◽  
王冬梅 WANG Dongmei ◽  
任远 REN Yuan ◽  
覃云斌 QIN Yunbin ◽  
吴林川 WU Linchuan
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Leaf Traits ◽  
Submergence Stress

Foliar nutrients in relation to growth, allocation and leaf traits in seedlings of a wide range of woody plant species and types

Oecologia ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 111 (4) ◽  
pp. 460 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. C. Cornelissen ◽  
M. J. A. Werger ◽  
P. Castro-Díez ◽  
J. W. A. van Rheenen ◽  
A. P. Rowland
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Woody Plant ◽  
Leaf Traits ◽  
Foliar Nutrients ◽  
Woody Plant Species ◽  
Growth Allocation ◽  
Wide Range

scholarly journals Convergent Variations in the Leaf Traits of Desert Plants

Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 990
Author(s):  
Muhammad Adnan Akram ◽  
Xiaoting Wang ◽  
Weigang Hu ◽  
Junlan Xiong ◽  
Yahui Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Common Garden ◽  
Leaf Traits ◽  
C3 Plants ◽  
Desert Plant ◽  
K Value ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
C And N

Convergence is commonly caused by environmental filtering, severe climatic conditions and local disturbance. The basic aim of the present study was to understand the pattern of leaf traits across diverse desert plant species in a common garden, in addition to determining the effect of plant life forms (PLF), such as herb, shrub and subshrub, phylogeny and soil properties on leaf traits. Six leaf traits, namely carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), δ13C and leaf water potential (LWP) of 37 dominant desert plant species were investigated and analyzed. The C, N, K and δ13C concentrations in leaves of shrubs were found higher than herbs and subshrubs; however, P and LWP levels were higher in the leaves of subshrubs following herbs and shrubs. Moreover, leaf C showed a significant positive correlation with N and a negative correlation with δ13C. Leaf N exhibited a positive correlation with P. The relationship between soil and plant macro-elements was found generally insignificant but soil C and N exhibited a significant positive correlation with leaf P. Taxonomy showed a stronger effect on leaf C, N, P and δ13C than soil properties, explaining >50% of the total variability. C3 plants showed higher leaf C, N, P, K and LWP concentration than C4 plants, whereas C4 plants had higher δ13C than C3 plants. Legumes exhibited higher leaf C, N, K and LWP than nonlegumes, while nonlegumes had higher P and δ13C concentration than legumes. In all the species, significant phylogenetic signals (PS) were detected for C and N and nonsignificant PS for the rest of the leaf traits. In addition, these phylogenetic signals were found lower (K-value < 1), and the maximum K-value was noted for C (K = 0.35). The plants of common garden evolved and adapted themselves for their survival in the arid environment and showed convergent variations in their leaf traits. However, these variations were not phylogenetics-specific. Furthermore, marks of convergence found in leaf traits of the study area were most likely due to the environmental factors.

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