Belowground persistence types relevant to severe disturbance

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2025.06.010

Belowground persistence types relevant to severe disturbance

2025-07-07

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Shersingh Joseph Tumber‐Dávila

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Karl Andraczek

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Aline Bertolosi Bombo

DOI：10.1016/j.tplants.2025.06.010

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Strategies of terrestrial plants to cope with disturbance can be classified based on the whole-plant body, including belowground organs. On the basis of relative longevity of above- and belowground parts and the whole genet, we distinguish six plant functional types. These categories can be distinguished with a binary dichotomous key using existing information on woodiness, clonal growth capacity, and resprouting capacity. The new system will open new avenues of research in functional ecology, especially in disturbance-driven ecosystems.

Keywords:

clonality

lifespan

longevity

resprouting ability

seeder

woodiness

Belowground persistence types relevant to severe disturbance

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