Divergent drivers of leaf trait variation within species, among species, and among functional groups

Physiological and structural tradeoffs underlying the leaf economics spectrum

(2017) Yusuke Onoda et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Variable Mesophyll Conductance among Soybean Cultivars Sets a Tradeoff between Photosynthesis and Water-Use-Efficiency

(2017) Nicholas J. Tomeo et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Natural genetic variation for morphological and molecular determinants of plant growth and yield

(2016) Adriano Nunes-Nesi et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Leaf cellulose density as the key determinant of inter- and intra-specific variation in leaf fracture toughness in a species-rich tropical forest

(2016) Kaoru Kitajima et al.   Interface Focus

Resilience of Amazon forests emerges from plant trait diversity

(2016) Boris Sakschewski et al.   Nature Climate Change

The world-wide ‘fast-slow’ plant economics spectrum: a traits manifesto

(2014) Peter B. Reich   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

A worldwide analysis of within-canopy variations in leaf structural, chemical and physiological traits across plant functional types

(2014) Ülo Niinemets et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Exploring variation in leaf mass per area (LMA) from leaf to cell: An anatomical analysis of 26 woody species

(2013) Rafael Villar et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Understanding ecological variation across species: area-based vs mass-based expression of leaf traits

(2013) Mark Westoby et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Leaf venation: structure, function, development, evolution, ecology and applications in the past, present and future

(2013) Lawren Sack et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Photosynthetically relevant foliar traits correlating better on a mass vs an area basis: of ecophysiological relevance or just a case of mathematical imperatives and statistical quicksand?

(2013) Jon Lloyd et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Next-generation dynamic global vegetation models: learning from community ecology

(2013) Simon Scheiter et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Trait correlation networks: a whole-plant perspective on the recently criticized leaf economic spectrum

(2013) Hendrik Poorter et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Global Leaf Trait Relationships: Mass, Area, and the Leaf Economics Spectrum

(2013) J. L. D. Osnas et al.   SCIENCE

How cellulose-based leaf toughness and lamina density contribute to long leaf lifespans of shade-tolerant species

(2012) Kaoru Kitajima et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The importance of leaf cuticle for carbon economy and 
mechanical strength

(2012) Yusuke Onoda et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

What Makes a Leaf Tough? Patterns of Correlated Evolution between Leaf Toughness Traits and Demographic Rates among 197 Shade-Tolerant Woody Species in a Neotropical Forest

(2011) Jared W. Westbrook et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Functional trait and phylogenetic tests of community assembly across spatial scales in an Amazonian forest

(2010) Nathan J. B. Kraft et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Functional traits and the growth–mortality trade-off in tropical trees

(2010) S. Joseph Wright et al.   ECOLOGY

Leaf Functional Anatomy in Relation to Photosynthesis

(2010) I. Terashima et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Resistances along the CO2 diffusion pathway inside leaves

(2009) J. R. Evans et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Causes and consequences of variation in leaf mass per area (LMA): a meta-analysis

(2009) Hendrik Poorter et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Functional Traits and Niche-Based Tree Community Assembly in an Amazonian Forest

(2008) N. J. B. Kraft et al.   SCIENCE

Why are evergreen leaves so contrary about shade?

(2008) C LUSK et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION