Publications by authors named "Oliver Baines"
Article Synopsis
- The metabolome, which is critical for understanding plant structure and function, shows variability across different plant species, but its macroecological aspects are not well understood.
- A study analyzed leaf metabolome variations in 457 tropical and 339 temperate plant species using five metabolic functional traits, identifying two main axes: chemical defense and leaf longevity.
- Findings indicate that while both tropical and temperate plants exhibit similar patterns, metabolic traits offer new insights that expand the existing framework of functional traits related to plant life-history strategies.
