scholarly journals Consistent Grime’s CSR Strategy of Daisy Fleabane Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. despite Its High Morphological Variability—A Case Study from Zagreb and Medvednica Mt., Croatia

Diversity ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Damjana Levačić ◽  
Sven D. Jelaska
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area ◽  
Specific Leaf Area ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Morphological Variability ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Leaf Dry Matter Content ◽  
Csr Strategy ◽  
Erigeron Annuus

Alongside the direct destruction of natural habitats and changes in land use, invasive species are considered one of the greatest threats to global biodiversity. Daisy fleabane Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. is among the most widespread invasive plants in Croatia. Invasions of E. annuus may be aided by morphological variability, which this study investigates. The variability of life traits (stem height, fresh and dry leaf mass, length, width and leaf area, specific leaf area, and leaf dry matter content) was examined among 18 locations throughout Zagreb and Medvednica Mt. Overall, 87 plant specimens and 435 leaves were measured and analysed using univariate and multivariate statistics. Viable populations were recorded in diverse habitat types, mostly with marked human impact. We determined Grime’s CR plant life strategies for all, except for two localities with C/CR plant strategies. Two populations with a more pronounced competitive strategy had high leaf dry matter content, with smaller leaves and medium height stems. Significant differences between the localities were found, with the specific leaf area (SLA) and plant height being the most diverse. Despite its high morphological variability, daisy fleabane had a consistent CSR strategy, which likely enables its widespread invasions across variable habitats.

scholarly journals Leaf dry matter content is better at predicting above‐ground net primary production than specific leaf area

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 1336-1344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Mark Smart ◽  
Helen Catherine Glanville ◽  
Maria del Carmen Blanes ◽  
Lina Maria Mercado ◽  
Bridget Anne Emmett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Production ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Specific Leaf Area ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Net Primary Production ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Leaf Dry Matter Content

scholarly journals Relationships among the leaf traits in temperate forest tree species in Uttarakhand, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Rawat ◽  
Kusum Arunachalam ◽  
Ayyandar Arunachalam
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area ◽  
Specific Leaf Area ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Temperate Forest ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Leaf Traits ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Leaf Dry Matter Content ◽  
Temperate Forest Ecosystem

Abstract Background: The primary function of the leaf is the production of the food and interchange the gases between the atmosphere and the plant surface. Establishing the relationship among the leaf traits is essential to understand the ecosystem functioning in the forest ecosystem. Here, the present study proposes a framework for species-level relationships between the traits in the temperate forest ecosystem. Methodology: Three morphological (leaf area, specific leaf area and leaf dry matter content), three chemical (leaf carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous content) and six physiological (chlorophyll, photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, intrinsic water use efficiency, transpiration rate, intercellular CO2 concentration) leaf traits were analysed in 10 woody tree species of temperate forest using linear mixed modelling. Results: Results showed that the leaf carbon was the only trait influencing the most to leaf area, specific leaf area and leaf dry matter content and leads to maximum variation in the functioning of the forest ecosystem. Conclusion: The results suggested that consideration of plant traits, and especially the leaf traits, increases the ability to describe variation in the functioning of the forest ecosystem. This study indicated that leaf carbon act as the significant predictor of leaf trait variation among the different species in the temperate forest ecosystem of the Indian Himalayan region.

scholarly journals Is leaf dry matter content a better predictor of soil fertility than specific leaf area?

2011 ◽  
Vol 108 (7) ◽  
pp. 1337-1345 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. Hodgson ◽  
G. Montserrat-Martí ◽  
M. Charles ◽  
G. Jones ◽  
P. Wilson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Specific Leaf Area ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Leaf Dry Matter Content

scholarly journals Physiological plasticity of main tree species of lowland hornbeamoak forest as a results of forest gap regeneration

2016 ◽  
pp. 99-103
Author(s):  
Árpád Szalacsi ◽  
Gergely Király ◽  
Szilvia Veres
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area ◽  
Specific Leaf Area ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Light Condition ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Plant Production ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Plant Life ◽  
Sun And Shade ◽  
Opening Process

Specific leaf area (SLA) of English oak (Quercus robur L.) and hornbeam (Carpinus betulus L.) as members of Querco robori-Carpinetum were investigated in two different habitat in terms of gap forest management: in the gap and in the inert forest. The artificial opening process of the forest resulted in more light for growing saplings and need for acclimatization. Photosynthesis is one of the most important ways for plant life and plant production basically influenced by altered light condition resulted in opening process. Efficient photosynthesis is important for plant life, plant production, but species-dependent plasticity of photosynthesis makes one species more tolerant, than others. The specific leaf area is acceptable parameters for characterising plant production, dry matter content and leaf structure. The dry matter content based on known leaf area is higher in oak both sun and shade leaves, than hornbeam. The different place of leaves in the canopy of trees did not influence the values of SLA.

scholarly journals Specific Leaf Area and Dry Matter Content Estimate Thickness in Laminar Leaves

2005 ◽  
Vol 96 (6) ◽  
pp. 1129-1136 ◽  
Author(s):  
DENIS VILE ◽  
ÉRIC GARNIER ◽  
BILL SHIPLEY ◽  
GÉRARD LAURENT ◽  
MARIE-LAURE NAVAS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area ◽  
Specific Leaf Area ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Dry Matter Content
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