干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Plant trait networks reveal adaptation strategies in the drylands of China

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DOI	10.1186/s12870-023-04273-0
	Plant trait networks reveal adaptation strategies in the drylands of China
	Wang, Xiaoting; Ji, Mingfei; Zhang, Yahui; Zhang, Liang; Akram, Muhammad Adnan; Dong, Longwei; Hu, Weigang; Xiong, Junlan; Sun, Ying; Li, Hailin; Degen, Abraham Allan; Ran, Jinzhi; Deng, Jianming
通讯作者	Deng, JM
来源期刊	BMC PLANT BIOLOGY
ISSN	1471-2229
出版年	2023
卷号	23 期号:1
英文摘要	BackgroundPlants accomplish multiple functions by the interrelationships between functional traits. Clarifying the complex relationships between plant traits would enable us to better understand how plants employ different strategies to adapt to the environment. Although increasing attention is being paid to plant traits, few studies focused on the adaptation to aridity through the relationship among multiple traits. We established plant trait networks (PTNs) to explore the interdependence of sixteen plant traits across drylands.ResultsOur results revealed significant differences in PTNs among different plant life-forms and different levels of aridity. Trait relationships for woody plants were weaker, but were more modularized than for herbs. Woody plants were more connected in economic traits, whereas herbs were more connected in structural traits to reduce damage caused by drought. Furthermore, the correlations between traits were tighter with higher edge density in semi-arid than in arid regions, suggesting that resource sharing and trait coordination are more advantageous under low drought conditions. Importantly, our results demonstrated that stem phosphorus concentration (SPC) was a hub trait correlated with other traits across drylands.ConclusionsThe results demonstrate that plants exhibited adaptations to the arid environment by adjusting trait modules through alternative strategies. PTNs provide a new insight into understanding the adaptation strategies of plants to drought stress based on the interdependence among plant functional traits.
英文关键词	Plant functional traits Interdependence Plant traits networks Adaptation strategies Arid environment
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold, Green Published
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000989810500002
WOS关键词	LEAF ECONOMICS SPECTRUM ; FUNCTIONAL STRATEGIES ; BIOLOGICAL NETWORKS ; BIOMASS ALLOCATION ; SOIL ; DIVERSITY ; EVOLUTION ; DENSITY ; CLIMATE ; LEAVES
WOS类目	Plant Sciences
WOS研究方向	Plant Sciences
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/395592
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wang, Xiaoting,Ji, Mingfei,Zhang, Yahui,et al. Plant trait networks reveal adaptation strategies in the drylands of China[J],2023,23(1).
APA	Wang, Xiaoting.,Ji, Mingfei.,Zhang, Yahui.,Zhang, Liang.,Akram, Muhammad Adnan.,...&Deng, Jianming.(2023).Plant trait networks reveal adaptation strategies in the drylands of China.BMC PLANT BIOLOGY,23(1).
MLA	Wang, Xiaoting,et al."Plant trait networks reveal adaptation strategies in the drylands of China".BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 23.1(2023).