Herbs are different: clonal and bud bank traits can matter more than leaf–height–seed traits

0464113 - BÚ 2017 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Klimešová, Jitka - Tackenberg, O. - Herben, Tomáš
Herbs are different: clonal and bud bank traits can matter more than leaf–height–seed traits.
New Phytologist. Roč. 210, č. 1 (2016), s. 13-17. ISSN 0028-646X. E-ISSN 1469-8137
R&D Projects: GA ČR GAP505/12/1007; GA ČR GA13-17118S; GA ČR GB14-36079G
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : bud bank traits * disturbance * lateral spread
Subject RIV: EF - Botanics
Impact factor: 7.330, year: 2016

Clonality is a key potential of plant bodies with deep interspecific differences in the way in which it is expressed, but we are only beginning to appreciate its full ecological implications. Temperate herbs show rather a broad range of clonal growth types, but clonal growth is also found in trees and woody species, albeit in lower proportions. While collecting data on its traits is often more difficult than collecting data on LHS traits, it is feasible and has been done both for herbs and woody species. Comparative analyses of their role relative to other traits, and their mutual relationships across different biomes and different floras would provide better understanding about how plants respond to a number of factors, namely disturbance. Comparison of the role of clonal growth and bud banks in herbs and woody species would also shed more light on differences between these two fundamental ecological strategies in the plant kingdom.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0265017