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Název: Plant morphological traits and ecological stoichiometry in disturbed vs . conserved forests.
Autoři: Guan X; College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China., Xia H; College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China., Li S; College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China., Yu S; The Administration Center of Zhejiang Jiulong Mountain National Nature Reserve, Lishui, China., Zheng Z; The Administration Center of Zhejiang Jiulong Mountain National Nature Reserve, Lishui, China., Liu J; The Administration Center of Zhejiang Jiulong Mountain National Nature Reserve, Lishui, China., Liu L; College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China.; The Administration Center of Zhejiang Jiulong Mountain National Nature Reserve, Lishui, China.
Zdroj: PeerJ [PeerJ] 2025 Oct 31; Vol. 13, pp. e20301. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Oct 31 (Print Publication: 2025).
Způsob vydávání: Journal Article
Jazyk: English
Informace o časopise: Publisher: PeerJ Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101603425 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2167-8359 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 21678359 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PeerJ Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Original Publication: Corte Madera, CA : PeerJ Inc.
Výrazy ze slovníku MeSH: Forests* , Plants*/anatomy & histology , Conservation of Natural Resources*, China ; Plant Leaves/anatomy & histology ; Ecosystem
Abstrakt: Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Global forests are currently facing significant anthropogenic disturbances. Previous research on plant functional traits has predominantly focused on relatively intact forests, often overlooking those that have experienced such disturbances. This oversight has lead to a scarcity of relevant data regarding disturbed forests in the global and Chinese plant functional trait databases, thereby limiting our understanding of the life history strategies employed by plants inhabiting these altered environments. This study presents data on 12 morphological traits and 24 ecological stoichiometry traits for 62 common species in disturbed forests and 43 species in conserved forests in East China. We analyzed the variability characteristics of these functional traits, explored functional trait differences between disturbed and conserved forests, and examined relationships among various functional traits to investigate disparities in life history strategies between the two forest types. The results indicated that the variability of plant functional traits was generally lower in disturbed forests compared to conserved ones. Most functional traits exhibited significant differences between the two forest types ( P < 0.05). Additionally, stronger correlations among functional traits were noted in disturbed forests. From a functional trait perspective, plants in disturbed forests displayed high trait correlations and formed trait combinations indicative of a resource conservative strategy characterized by low specific leaf area, high dry matter content and tissue density across leaves, twigs, barks and stems; alongside heightened carbon investment but reduced al locations for nitrogen and phosphorus. A comprehensive investigation of plant functional traits in both disturbed and conserved forests will enrich the global and Chinese trait databases, providing insights into how forest plants adapt to disturbances and informing ecological restoration in degraded areas.
(© 2025 Guan et al.)
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Contributed Indexing: Keywords: Adaptation strategy; Anthropogenic disturbances; Environments; Plant functional traits; Subtropical forests
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20251105 Date Completed: 20251105 Latest Revision: 20251107
Update Code: 20251107
PubMed Central ID: PMC12581922
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.20301
PMID: 41189568
Databáze: MEDLINE
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Abstrakt:Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.<br />Global forests are currently facing significant anthropogenic disturbances. Previous research on plant functional traits has predominantly focused on relatively intact forests, often overlooking those that have experienced such disturbances. This oversight has lead to a scarcity of relevant data regarding disturbed forests in the global and Chinese plant functional trait databases, thereby limiting our understanding of the life history strategies employed by plants inhabiting these altered environments. This study presents data on 12 morphological traits and 24 ecological stoichiometry traits for 62 common species in disturbed forests and 43 species in conserved forests in East China. We analyzed the variability characteristics of these functional traits, explored functional trait differences between disturbed and conserved forests, and examined relationships among various functional traits to investigate disparities in life history strategies between the two forest types. The results indicated that the variability of plant functional traits was generally lower in disturbed forests compared to conserved ones. Most functional traits exhibited significant differences between the two forest types ( P &lt; 0.05). Additionally, stronger correlations among functional traits were noted in disturbed forests. From a functional trait perspective, plants in disturbed forests displayed high trait correlations and formed trait combinations indicative of a resource conservative strategy characterized by low specific leaf area, high dry matter content and tissue density across leaves, twigs, barks and stems; alongside heightened carbon investment but reduced al locations for nitrogen and phosphorus. A comprehensive investigation of plant functional traits in both disturbed and conserved forests will enrich the global and Chinese trait databases, providing insights into how forest plants adapt to disturbances and informing ecological restoration in degraded areas.<br /> (© 2025 Guan et al.)
ISSN:2167-8359
DOI:10.7717/peerj.20301