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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-2641-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-2641-2024
Research article
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29 May 2024
Research article |  | 29 May 2024

Plant functional traits modulate the effects of soil acidification on above- and belowground biomass

Xue Feng, Ruzhen Wang, Tianpeng Li, Jiangping Cai, Heyong Liu, Hui Li, and Yong Jiang

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Plant functional traits have been considered as reflecting adaptations to environmental variations, indirectly affecting ecosystem productivity. How soil acidification affects above- and belowground biomass by altering leaf and root traits remains poorly understood. We found divergent trait responses driven by soil environmental conditions in two dominant species, resulting in a decrease in aboveground biomass and an increase in belowground biomass.
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