ArticleAoB PLANTS2020
Functional composition and diversity of leaf traits in subalpine versus alpine vegetation in the Apennines.
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- Patterns of Functional Diversity, Species Diversity, and Endemicity Driven by Elevation and Topographic Complexity in a Mediterranean Mountain Refuge.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Leaf adaptation strategy of non-tree plants altered by community structure implies vegetation degradation risk in alpine rocky desertification areas.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Relative contributions of taxonomic and functional diversity to the assembly of plant communities hosting endemic Dianthus species in a mountain steppe.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Growth form, regeneration mode, and vegetation type explain leaf trait variability at the species and community levels in Mediterranean woody vegetation.Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Leaf stomatal traits rather than anatomical traits regulate gross primary productivity of moso bamboo (Frontiers in plant science · 2023Article
- Changes in plant biodiversity facets of rocky outcrops and their surrounding rangelands across precipitation and soil gradients.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Bioclimatic pattern in a Mediterranean mountain area: assessment from a classification approach on a regional scale.International journal of biometeorology · 2021Article
- The Role of Inter- and Intraspecific Variations in Grassland Plant Functional Traits along an Elevational Gradient in a Mediterranean Mountain Area.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Mediterranean high mountain grasslands are shaped by climatic stress and understanding their functional adaptations can contribute to better understanding ecosystems' response to global change. The present work analyses the plant functional traits of high-elevation grasslands growing in Mediterranean limestone mountains to explore, at the community level, the presence of different plant strategies for resource use (conservative vs. acquisitive) and functional diversity syndromes (convergent or divergent). Thus, we compared the functional composition and diversity of the above-ground traits related to resource acquisition strategies of subalpine and alpine calcareous grasslands in the central Apennines, a mountain region characterized by a dry-summer Mediterranean climate. We used georeferenced vegetation plots and field-measured plant functional traits (plant maximum height, specific leaf area and leaf dry matter content) for the dominant species of two characteristic vegetation types: the subalpine
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