Leaf and stem economics spectra drive diversity of functional plant traits in a dynamic global vegetation model

Global Change Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 2711-2725

  Sakschewski, Boris ^a,b   von Bloh, Werner ^a,b   Boit, Alice ^a,b   Rammig, Anja ^a,b   Kattge, Jens ^c   Poorter, Lourens ^d   Peñuelas, Josep ^e,f   Thonicke, Kirsten ^a,b  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b BERLIN BRANDENBURG INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH BBIB   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e CSIC   (Spain)

^f CREAF   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amazon rainforest; Dynamic global vegetation model; Functional diversity; Gap model; Individual based model; Leaf economics spectrum; Trade off; Trait variability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL CHANGE; GROWTH RESPONSE; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; LEAF; STEM;

AMAZON BASIN;

EID: 84931009262     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12870     Document Type: Article

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