Leaf functional traits of plants of alpine pastures at the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan plateauстатья
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Аннотация:Original data on leaf functional traits (leaf area and specific leaf area, SLA) in 80 vascular plant species in alpine plant communities of the Eastern QinghaiTibetan Plateau (Sichuan, China) are represented. Mean SLA was 192 ± 6 cm2/g, and mean leaf area was 2.38 ± 0.23 cm2. The highest mean SLA was observed in loose turf grasses and the lowest SLA was in the group of sedges and rushes; shrubs also had quite a low SLA. Among forbs, erosulate plants had higher SLA than rosette forming species. Our results mostly confirm leaf trait patterns for other regions.