Evidence for a ‘plant community economics spectrum’ driven by nutrient and water limitations in a Mediterranean rangeland of southern France

By I. Pérez-Ramos, C. Roumet, P. Cruz, A. Blanchard, P. Autran, Eric Garnier. 2012

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science

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A hyper‐arid environment shapes an inverse pattern of the fast–slow plant economics spectrum for above‐, but not below‐ground resource acquisition strategies (2018, background): “…such as water, carbon, and nutrients, the trade-off between acquisition and conservation of resources translates into different successful ecological strategies for plant communities at different points along a gradient (de la Riva, Tosto, et al., 2016; Pérez-Ramos et al., 2012; Reich, 2014).”
Root traits are multidimensional: specific root length is independent from root tissue density and the plant economic spectrum (2016, background): “…plant economics spectrum that is driven by the integration of leaf, stem and root traits has been proposed to explain ecological strategies for acquiring, processing and retaining multiple limiting resources (Freschet et al. 2010; P erez-Ramos et al. 2012; Reich 2014; de la Riva et al. 2016).”
The intrinsic dimensionality of plant traits and its relevance to community assembly (2014, background): “…evidence is mixed as to whether fine root traits are independent of leaf traits (Craine & Lee 2003; Tjoelker et al. 2005; Laughlin et al. 2010), or whether leaves and roots are functionally coordinated reflecting a ‘whole-plant economics spectrum’ (Freschet et al. 2010; P erez-Ramos et al. 2012).”
A plant economics spectrum in Mediterranean forests along environmental gradients: is there coordination among leaf, stem and root traits? (2016, background): “Recently, Pérez-Ramos et al. (2012) found evidence in Mediterranean grasslands that plant economics could be scaled up at the community level, with potential repercussions for relevant ecosystem processes and services (e.g. Freschet et al. 2013).”
Root functional parameters along a land‐use gradient: evidence of a community‐level economics spectrum (2015, background): “Despite this evidence, only few in situ studies have considered root traits at a community level (FP; functional parameters sensu Violle et al. 2007) (Holdaway et al. 2011; P erez-Ramos et al. 2012; Valverde-Barrantes et al. 2013).”
Tradeoffs between functional strategies for resource-use and drought-survival in Mediterranean rangeland species (2013, unknown): “Pérez-Ramos et al. / Environmental and Experimental Botany 87 (2013) 126– 136 129”
Fine-root trait plasticity of beech (Fagus sylvatica) and spruce (Picea abies) forests on two contrasting soils (2017, background): “…with thick fine-roots that live long, so that valuable plant resources are conserved (Eissenstat and Yanai 1997; Aerts and Chapin 2000; Wahl and Ryser 2000; Pérez-Ramos et al. 2012; Reich 2014); such relationships between fine-root traits and the soil environment might also exist within species.”