Authors
Jenny C Ordoñez, Peter M Van Bodegom, Jan‐Philip M Witte, Ian J Wright, Peter B Reich, Rien Aerts
Publication date
2009/3
Journal
Global Ecology and Biogeography
Volume
18
Issue
2
Pages
137-149
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Description
Aim This first global quantification of the relationship between leaf traits and soil nutrient fertility reflects the trade‐off between growth and nutrient conservation. The power of soils versus climate in predicting leaf trait values is assessed in bivariate and multivariate analyses and is compared with the distribution of growth forms (as a discrete classification of vegetation) across gradients of soil fertility and climate.
Location All continents except for Antarctica.
Methods Data on specific leaf area (SLA), leaf N concentration (LNC), leaf P concentration (LPC) and leaf N:P were collected for 474 species distributed across 99 sites (809 records), together with abiotic information from each study site. Individual and combined effects of soils and climate on leaf traits were quantified using maximum likelihood methods. Differences in occurrence of growth form across soil fertility and climate were determined by one‐way …
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A global study of relationships between leaf traits, climate and soil measures of nutrient fertility
JC Ordoñez, PM Van Bodegom, JPM Witte, IJ Wright… - Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2009