Shi G1, ZY Liu1, T Baoyin1, J Sun2, JJ Duan3, XL Li3, GF Yang4
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.87, pp. 236-241, 2018, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2018.87.236
Abstract Plant functional traits and their effects on rangeland
ecosystem function have received much attention by ecologists.
However, the importance of functional traits and the interactive effects
of grazing exclusion and climate are poorly understood. This
study, therefore, aimed to analyse the response of Leymus chinensis
functional traits in long-term grazing exclusion in different habitats
(rainless typical steppe and rainy meadow steppe). This study showed
that although the sensitivity and variability of different traits were
similar in two steppe habitats, phenotypic plasticity of L. chinensis
in meadow steppe was significantly higher than typical steppes.
With the increased degree of plasticity, the… More >
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