Background and Aims The influence of leaf mechanical properties on local ecosystem processes, such as trophic transfer, decomposition and nutrient cycling, has resulted in a growing interest in including leaf mechanical resistance in large-scale databases of plant functional traits. ‘Specific work to shear’ and ‘force to tear’ are two properties commonly used to describe mechanical resistance (toughness or strength) of leaves. Two methodologies have been widely used to measure them across large datasets. This study aimed to assess correlations and standardization between the two methods, as measured by two widely used apparatuses, in order to inter-convert existing data in those global datasets. Methods Specific work to shear (WSS) and for...
Background and Aims The structural properties of leaf venation and xylem anatomy strongly influence ...
A-09-22International audienceBACKGROUND AND AIMS: Plants are likely to invest in multiple defences, ...
Leaf toughness is thought to enhance physical defense and leaf lifespan. Here, we evaluated the rela...
Background and Aims: The influence of leaf mechanical properties on local ecosystem processes, such ...
Leaf mechanical properties strongly influence leaf lifespan, plant-herbivore interactions, litter de...
Leaf mechanical properties strongly influence leaf lifespan, plant–herbivore interactions, litter de...
Leaf mechanical properties strongly influence leaf lifespan, plant–herbivore interactions, litter de...
Leaf mechanical properties strongly influence leaf lifespan, plant–herbivore interactions, litter de...
The leaf mechanical properties are typically determined by mechanical tests to study the leaf‟s life...
The leaf mechanical resistance differs by species; leaf geometry shape, besides they are maturity-tr...
• Across species, leaf lifespan (LL) tends to be correlated with leaf mass per area (LMA). Previousl...
The spectrum between species with low leaf mass per area (LMA), short-lived leaves and high photosyn...
Background and Aims: Plants are likely to invest in multiple defences, given the variety of sources ...
Leaf trait data were compiled for 258 Australian plant species from several habitat types dominated ...
Slow-growing juveniles of shade-tolerant plant species are predicted to have tough leaves because of...
Background and Aims The structural properties of leaf venation and xylem anatomy strongly influence ...
A-09-22International audienceBACKGROUND AND AIMS: Plants are likely to invest in multiple defences, ...
Leaf toughness is thought to enhance physical defense and leaf lifespan. Here, we evaluated the rela...
Background and Aims: The influence of leaf mechanical properties on local ecosystem processes, such ...
Leaf mechanical properties strongly influence leaf lifespan, plant-herbivore interactions, litter de...
Leaf mechanical properties strongly influence leaf lifespan, plant–herbivore interactions, litter de...
Leaf mechanical properties strongly influence leaf lifespan, plant–herbivore interactions, litter de...
Leaf mechanical properties strongly influence leaf lifespan, plant–herbivore interactions, litter de...
The leaf mechanical properties are typically determined by mechanical tests to study the leaf‟s life...
The leaf mechanical resistance differs by species; leaf geometry shape, besides they are maturity-tr...
• Across species, leaf lifespan (LL) tends to be correlated with leaf mass per area (LMA). Previousl...
The spectrum between species with low leaf mass per area (LMA), short-lived leaves and high photosyn...
Background and Aims: Plants are likely to invest in multiple defences, given the variety of sources ...
Leaf trait data were compiled for 258 Australian plant species from several habitat types dominated ...
Slow-growing juveniles of shade-tolerant plant species are predicted to have tough leaves because of...
Background and Aims The structural properties of leaf venation and xylem anatomy strongly influence ...
A-09-22International audienceBACKGROUND AND AIMS: Plants are likely to invest in multiple defences, ...
Leaf toughness is thought to enhance physical defense and leaf lifespan. Here, we evaluated the rela...