Plant Height as a Functional Trait of Alpine Plants

Dudova R.V., Atyballyev G.G., Akhmetzhanova A.A., Gulov D.M., Dudov S.V., Elumeeva T.G., Klink G., Logvinenko O.A., Semenova R.B., Onipchenko V.G.

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Dudova R.V., Atyballyev G.G., Akhmetzhanova A.A., Gulov D.M., Dudov S.V., Elumeeva T.G., Klink G., Logvinenko O.A., Semenova R.B., Onipchenko V.G.

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Dudova R.V., Atyballyev G.G., Akhmetzhanova A.A., Gulov D.M., Dudov S.V., Elumeeva T.G., Klink G., Logvinenko O.A., Semenova R.B., Onipchenko V.G., Plant Height as a Functional Trait of Alpine Plants // Byul. MOIP. Otd. biol. 2019. T. 124. Vyp. 1. S. 33-46

Plant Height as a Functional Trait of Alpine Plants

Plant height as functional trait (shortest distance from upper leaf to substrate) was studied for 337 alpine plant species in Teberda State Reserve. Studied species are typical for different high mountain plant communities in subalpine, alpine or subnival belts. Mean species height varied from 5 mm (Draba hispida) to 3,1 m (Abies nordmanniana). Low intraspecific variability (coefficient of variation less than 10%) was noted for Urtica dioica, Festuca varia, Geranium gymnocaulon. High intraspecific variability was typical for Saxifraga juniperifolia, Botrychium lunaria, Ranunculus brachylobus, Minuartia imbricata, Trifolium repens (CV>60%). The role of interspecific within community variability was the highest (50,8% of total variation), less impact was noted for interspecific intercommunity variation (33,7%) and intraspecific variability (15,5%). According to height community weighted means (CWM), alpine plant communities build the row: snowbed communities < alpine lichen heaths < Geranium-Hedysarum meadows < Festuca varia grasslands. Height CWM for all studied plots positively correlated with aboveground biomass, but within plant communities such correlation was noted for Festuca varia grasslands only. Positive correlation between species height and aboveground correlation was obtained only for Geranium-Hedysarum meadows. So, among alpine plant communities positive relation between plant height and dominance was conformed only for herbaceous (grassland and meadows) communities. Low stature plants dominated in low productive communities. Positive relationship between plant height and leaf size traits (leaf dry mass and area) was obtained, but there were no significant relations with leaf thickness, specific leaf area, leaf water, C, N, P content, seed mass or arbuscular mycorrhiza intensity. Significant phylogenetic signal was noted, it showed considerable phylogenetic conservatism of plant height among alpine plants.

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