Leaf physiological traits and their importance for species success in a Mediterranean grassland

Title:

Leaf physiological traits and their importance for species success in a Mediterranean grassland

Creator:

Tsialtas, J. T., Pritsa, T. S., and Veresoglou, D. S.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:831cc01f-ae28-4a26-a409-a6b6f2148524
uuid:831cc01f-ae28-4a26-a409-a6b6f2148524
issn:0300-3604
doi:10.1023/B:PHOT.0000046155.40940.0c

Subject:

carbon isotope discrimination, chlorophyll, leaf water content, nitrogen, photosynthesis, and specific leaf area

Type:

model:article and TEXT

Format:

bez média and svazek

Description:

We related leaf physiological traits of four grassland species (Poa pratensis, Lolium perenne, Festuca valida, and Taraxacum officinale), dominant in a Mediterranean grassland, to their origin and success at community level. From early May to mid-June 1999, four leaf samplings were done. Species originating from poor environments (P. pratensis, F. valida) had low carbon isotope discrimination (Δ), specific leaf area (SLA), leaf water and mineral contents, and net photosynthetic rate on mass basis (Pmass) but high chlorophyll content. The reverse traits were evident for the fast-growing species (L. perenne, T. officinale). Under the resource-limiting conditions (soil nitrogen and water) of the Mediterranean grassland, the physiological traits of P. pratensis and F. valida showed to be more adapted to these conditions leading to high species abundance and dominance. and J. T. Tsialtas, T. S. Pritsa, D. S. Veresoglou.

Language:

Multiple languages

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
policy:public

Coverage:

371-376

Source:

Photosynthetica | 2004 Volume:42 | Number:3

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