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Leaf metabolic traits reveal hidden dimensions of plant form and function

Abstract:

The metabolome is the biochemical basis of plant form and function, but we know little about its macroecological variation across the plant kingdom. Here, we used the plant functional trait concept to interpret leaf metabolome variation among 457 tropical and 339 temperate plant species. Distilling metabolite chemistry into five metabolic functional traits reveals that plants vary on two major axes of leaf metabolic specialization—a leaf chemical defense spectrum and an expression of leaf longevity. Axes are similar for tropical and temperate species, with many trait combinations being viable. However, metabolic traits vary orthogonally to life-history strategies described by widely used functional traits. The metabolome thus expands the functional trait concept by providing additional axes of metabolic specialization for examining plant form and function.

Año de publicación:

2023

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    Fuente:

    scopusscopus

    Tipo de documento:

    Article

    Estado:

    Acceso abierto

    Áreas de conocimiento:

    • Botánica
    • Planta
    • Planta

    Áreas temáticas de Dewey:

    • Bioquímica
    • Temas específicos de la historia natural de las plantas
    • Fisiología y materias afines
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      Contribuidores:

      Peters K.Peters K.
      Rasmann S.Rasmann S.
      Pẽuelas J.Pẽuelas J.
      Defossez E.Defossez E.
      Sardans J.Sardans J.
      Marr S.Marr S.
      Baines O.Baines O.
      Alexander J.M.Alexander J.M.
      Gaëtan GlauserGaëtan Glauser
      Schuman M.C.Schuman M.C.
      Gargallo-Garriga A.Gargallo-Garriga A.
      Coley P.D.Coley P.D.
      Neumann S.Neumann S.
      Jassey V.E.J.Jassey V.E.J.
      Bardgett R.D.Bardgett R.D.
      Fernandez C.Fernandez C.
      van Dam N.M.van Dam N.M.
      Patrice DescombesPatrice Descombes
      María-José EndaraMaría-José Endara
      Dale L. ForristerDale L. Forrister
      David B.David B.
      Baldy V.Baldy V.
      Weckwerth W.Weckwerth W.
      Capdevila P.Capdevila P.
      Salguero-Gómez R.Salguero-Gómez R.
      Walker T.W.N.Walker T.W.N.
      Allard P.M.Allard P.M.
      Wolfender J.L.Wolfender J.L.
      Schrodt F.Schrodt F.
      Pellissier L.Pellissier L.
      Roessner U.Roessner U.