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plant functional type: a standalone construct

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Botany

a grouping of plant species by shared traits and responses to environment rather than by taxonomy, used in vegetation and climate models.

In botany, plant functional type refers to a grouping of plant species by shared traits and responses to environment rather than by taxonomy, used in vegetation and climate models. This meaning comes from Box (1996) in Journal of Vegetation Science.[1]

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References

  1. Box, E. O. (1996). Plant functional types and climate at the global scale. Journal of Vegetation Science, 7(3), 309-320. https://doi.org/10.2307/3236274

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