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Editorial
. 2023 Mar 21:14:1169558.
doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1169558. eCollection 2023.

Editorial: Leaf functional traits: Ecological and evolutionary implications

Karl J Niklas  1 , Peijian Shi  2 , Johan Gielis  3 , Julian Schrader  4 , Ülo Niinemets  5   6
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Editorial: Leaf functional traits: Ecological and evolutionary implications

Karl J Niklas et al. Front Plant Sci. .
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Keywords: elevation; lamina centroid; leaf dry mass per area; leaf shape; leaf size; leaf stoichiometry; plant intraspecific trait variation; urbanization.

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Quercus pannosa growing in Shangri-la, Yunnan Province, China (Provided by Dr. Jianzhong Ma). Environmental factors and tree size can significantly affect the leaf functional traits (see Ma et al. in this special issue).
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