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Oct 2026
Herbaceous leaf hydraulic trade-offs shape ecosystem function across the Mongolian Plateau
Plant hydraulic traits are fundamental to ecosystem drought responses, yet their integrated roles in mediating community-level functions remain unclear, especially for widespread herbaceous plants in drylands. Through a systematic investigation of herbaceous communities at 306 sites along a precipitation gradient of...
Xin-Lei Guo, Xu Wang, C. Jia et al.
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