Fast–slow continuum and reproductive strategies structure plant life-history variation worldwide

• DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1506215112
• Publication Date: 2015-12-24T01:07:30Z
• Authors: Roberto Salguero-...; Owen R. Jones; Eelke Jongejans; Simon P. Blomberg; David J. Hodgson; Cyril Mbeau-Ache; Pieter A. Zuidema; Hans de Kroon; Yvonne M. Buckley
• Keywords: Life History Theory; Variation (astronomy)

Significance Schedules of survival, growth, and reproduction define life-history strategies across species. Understanding how are structured is fundamental to our understanding the evolution, abundance, distribution We found that 418 plant species worldwide explained by an axis representing pace life another wide range reproductive strategies. This framework predicts responses perturbations long-term population performance, showing great promise as a predictive tool for environmental change.