The worldwide leaf economics spectrum.

@article{citeulike:249097, abstract = {Bringing together leaf trait data spanning 2,548 species and 175 sites we describe, for the first time at global scale, a universal spectrum of leaf economics consisting of key chemical, structural and physiological properties. The spectrum runs from quick to slow return on investments of nutrients and dry mass in leaves, and operates largely independently of growth form, plant functional type or biome. Categories along the spectrum would, in general, describe leaf economic variation at the global scale better than plant functional types, because functional types overlap substantially in their leaf traits. Overall, modulation of leaf traits and trait relationships by climate is surprisingly modest, although some striking and significant patterns can be seen. Reliable quantification of the leaf economics spectrum and its interaction with climate will prove valuable for modelling nutrient fluxes and vegetation boundaries under changing land-use and climate.}, address = {Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, New South Wales 2109, Australia. iwright@rna.bio.mq.edu.au}, author = {Wright, I. J. and Reich, P. B. and Westoby, M. and Ackerly, D. D. and Baruch, Z. and Bongers, F. and Cavender-Bares, J. and Chapin, T. and Cornelissen, J. H. and Diemer, M. and Flexas, J. and Garnier, E. and Groom, P. K. and Gulias, J. and Hikosaka, K. and Lamont, B. B. and Lee, T. and Lee, W. and Lusk, C. and Midgley, J. J. and Navas, M. L. and Niinemets, U. and Oleksyn, J. and Osada, N. and Poorter, H. and Poot, P. and Prior, L. and Pyankov, V. I. and Roumet, C. and Thomas, S. C. and Tjoelker, M. G. and Veneklaas, E. J. and Villar, R. }, citeulike-article-id = {249097}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature02403}, issn = {1476-4687}, journal = {Nature}, keywords = {nitrogen, photosynthesis, resource\_use, temperature}, month = {April}, number = {6985}, pages = {821--827}, posted-at = {2008-05-11 10:48:00}, priority = {2}, title = {The worldwide leaf economics spectrum.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature02403}, volume = {428}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:249097 L3 - citeulike-article-id:249097 TI - The worldwide leaf economics spectrum. JF - Nature VL - 428 IS - 6985 SP - 821 EP - 827 AD - Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, New South Wales 2109, Australia. iwright@rna.bio.mq.edu.au SN - 1476-4687 N2 - Bringing together leaf trait data spanning 2,548 species and 175 sites we describe, for the first time at global scale, a universal spectrum of leaf economics consisting of key chemical, structural and physiological properties. The spectrum runs from quick to slow return on investments of nutrients and dry mass in leaves, and operates largely independently of growth form, plant functional type or biome. Categories along the spectrum would, in general, describe leaf economic variation at the global scale better than plant functional types, because functional types overlap substantially in their leaf traits. Overall, modulation of leaf traits and trait relationships by climate is surprisingly modest, although some striking and significant patterns can be seen. Reliable quantification of the leaf economics spectrum and its interaction with climate will prove valuable for modelling nutrient fluxes and vegetation boundaries under changing land-use and climate. KW - nitrogen KW - photosynthesis KW - resource_use KW - temperature AU - Wright, IJ AU - Reich, PB AU - Westoby, M AU - Ackerly, DD AU - Baruch, Z AU - Bongers, F AU - Cavender-Bares, J AU - Chapin, T AU - Cornelissen, JH AU - Diemer, M AU - Flexas, J AU - Garnier, E AU - Groom, PK AU - Gulias, J AU - Hikosaka, K AU - Lamont, BB AU - Lee, T AU - Lee, W AU - Lusk, C AU - Midgley, JJ AU - Navas, ML AU - Niinemets, U AU - Oleksyn, J AU - Osada, N AU - Poorter, H AU - Poot, P AU - Prior, L AU - Pyankov, VI AU - Roumet, C AU - Thomas, SC AU - Tjoelker, MG AU - Veneklaas, EJ AU - Villar, R PY - 2004/04/22/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature02403 ER -