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A leaf-height-seed (LHS) plant ecology strategy scheme

Westoby, Mark·1998·Plant and Soil

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“In addition, we computed functional divergence using traits of the LHS scheme of ecological strategies, as proposed by Westoby (1998), because they are intended to represent the main inter-specific differences in ecological strategies.”

Authors: Westoby, M.
Affiliations: Macquarie University (AU)
Corresponding author: Westoby, Mark
ORCID: Westoby, Mark
Venue: Plant and Soil
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 1998-02
Volume: 199
Issue: 2
Pages: 213-227
ISSN: 0032-079X (ISSN-L)
1573-5036
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004327224729
OpenAlex: W201316592
Cited by: 1,925
References: 105
Citations by year: 2026: 93 · 2025: 105 · 2024: 104 · 2023: 151 · 2022: 100 · 2021: 124 · 2020: 124 · 2019: 129 · 2018: 87 · 2017: 106 · 2016: 82 · 2015: 84 · 2014: 74 · 2013: 94 · 2012: 60
FWCI: 17.45
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (tdm)
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Locations: Plant and Soil (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
Keywords: plant ecological strategies, specific leaf area, seed weight, canopy height, disturbance tolerance, stress tolerance, plant functional traits, plant ecophysiology, global change

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