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Discrepancy in coordination and variation of root and leaf traits among herbaceous and shrub species in the desert, China

dc.contributor.authorJing Ma
dc.contributor.authorTaotao Wang
dc.contributor.authorTaotao Wang
dc.contributor.authorTaotao Wang
dc.contributor.authorHongyong Wang
dc.contributor.authorYiming Chen
dc.contributor.authorJie Yang
dc.contributor.authorTingting Xie
dc.contributor.authorLishan Shan
dc.contributor.otherCollege of Forestry, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
dc.contributor.otherState Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China
dc.contributor.otherXinjiang Key Laboratory of Desert Plant Roots Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China
dc.contributor.otherCele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems, Hotan City, Cele, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
dc.contributor.otherCollege of Forestry, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
dc.contributor.otherCollege of Forestry, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
dc.contributor.otherCollege of Forestry, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
dc.contributor.otherCollege of Forestry, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
dc.contributor.otherCollege of Forestry, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-09T05:15:27Z
dc.date.available2025-10-09T05:15:27Z
dc.date.issued01-11-2024
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1485542/full
dc.identifier.urihttp://digilib.fisipol.ugm.ac.id/repo/handle/15717717/40884
dc.description.abstractIntroductionAlterations in life forms could simultaneously influence the variability of fine root and leaf traits. However, our understanding of the organ-level coordination and patterns of variation in fine root and leaf traits among desert herbs and shrubs with distinct habits remains limited.MethodsConsequently, this study examined the leaf and fine root traits of 9 shrubs and 9 herbs across three desert habitats through Sperman's correlation analysis, principal component analysis (PCA), and standardized major axis (SMA) analysis as a means of identifying the hub traits and the resource trade-off strategies employed by desert plants to adapt to their environment.ResultsThe results showed that the extent of coordination between leaf and root traits, defined as similarity, was contingent upon the life form. While the traits in shrubs were completely decoupled, those in herbs exhibited a high degree of coordination. The traits related to water acquisition and storage are highly connected and do not depend on traits and life forms. Most leaves and fine roots were primarily loaded along the PC1 and PC2 axes of principal component analysis.DiscussionSuggesting that herbs and shrubs each adopt the most advantageous trait syndrome in accordance with their life form to acquire and conserve resources. The leaf economic spectrum and the root economic spectrum evolved independently, showing no dependence on the variations in life form. In conclusion, in desert plants, leaf and root variations occur independently along two axes, with traits associated with water acquisition playing a neutral role in their ecological strategy.
dc.language.isoEN
dc.publisherFrontiers Media S.A.
dc.subject.lccPlant culture
dc.titleDiscrepancy in coordination and variation of root and leaf traits among herbaceous and shrub species in the desert, China
dc.typeArticle
dc.description.keywordslife form
dc.description.keywordshub traits
dc.description.keywordsleaf economics spectrum
dc.description.keywordsroot economics spectrum
dc.description.keywordsecological strategy
dc.description.doi10.3389/fpls.2024.1485542
dc.title.journalFrontiers in Plant Science
dc.identifier.e-issn1664-462X
dc.identifier.oaioai:doaj.org/journal:d708c49d6a9e424490ced4464f856f9d


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