Leaf functional traits have more contributions than climate to the variations of leaf stable carbon isotope of different plant functional types on the eastern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau
Miao Chen, Zuomin Shi, Shun Liu, Gexi Xu, Xiangwen Cao, Jian Chen, Miaomiao Zhang, Qiuhong Feng, Mauro Centritto, Jiahao Cao
Topics & Concepts
Plateau (mathematics)Specific leaf areaPrecipitationStable isotope ratioBiologyEnvironmental scienceEcologyAgronomyBotanyMathematicsPhotosynthesisGeographyPhysicsQuantum mechanicsMathematical analysisMeteorologyPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsPlant responses to elevated CO2Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies