Leaf Habit and Stem Hydraulic Traits Determine Functional Segregation of Multiple Oak Species along a Water Availability Gradient

Oaks are a dominant woody plant genus in the northern hemisphere that occupy a wide range of habitats and are ecologically diverse. We implemented a functional trait approach that included nine functional traits related to leaves and stems in order to explain the species coexistence of 21 oak specie...

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Main Authors: Maribel Arenas-Navarro, Felipe García-Oliva, Teresa Terrazas, Andrés Torres-Miranda, Ken Oyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/8/894

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