Papers of Interest

put any interesting literature you find that people should look at here

Huxman et al. 2004 — by Jordan Okie — last modified 2008-03-30 18:26

"Convergence across biomes to a common rain-use efficiency"

dukes et al 2005 Plos biology JRG — by Jordan Okie — last modified 2008-04-03 17:11

paper on Jasper Ridge experiment

KNZ-Knapp_etal_ecosystems2001 — by Jordan Okie — last modified 2008-04-03 17:13

Konza experiment paper

sutle et al 2007 Science_species interactions watering grassland responses — by Jordan Okie — last modified 2008-04-03 17:16

 

Review on "Plant Functional Types and Climate at the Global Scale" (1996) — by Jordan Okie — last modified 2008-04-03 17:20

 

Ni 2003, J of Arid Env, basic plant functional types along precip gradient in China — by Jordan Okie — last modified 2008-04-08 17:57

The number of C3 plant species and grass species increases with increasing mean annual precipitation in temperate grasslands of China, where as the number of shrub species decreases with mean annual precipitation

sandra et al 1998 JVS_plant funcitonal traits and environmental filters at a regional scale.pdf — by Jordan Okie — last modified 2008-04-08 18:02

Along a climactic gradient, Sandra et al. (1998) find that a filtering effect of climate factors, including precipitation, on plant functional traits. SLA, lifespan, and canopy heights were some of the traits showing the largest differences along the gradient.

wright et al 2005 JE&B, "Modulation of leaf economic traits and trait relationships by climate" — by Jordan Okie — last modified 2008-04-08 18:07

Traits studied are LMA, leaf lifespan, nitrogen composition, and photosynthetic capacity.