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MultiTraits (version 0.5.0)

Strate_CSR: Calculate CSR (Competition-Stress-Ruderal) Strategy

Description

This function calculates the CSR strategy based on leaf traits.

Usage

Strate_CSR(LA, LDMC, SLA)

Value

A list containing:

  • C: Proportion of competition strategy

  • S: Proportion of stress-tolerance strategy

  • R: Proportion of ruderal strategy

  • type: Type of CSR strategy

Arguments

LA

Leaf area in mm^2

LDMC

Leaf dry matter content in %

SLA

Specific leaf area in mm^2/mg

References

  1. Grime, J.P. (1974). Vegetation classification by reference to strategies. Nature, 250, 26–31.

  2. Pierce, S., Negreiros, D., Cerabolini, B.E.L., Kattge, J., Díaz, S., et al. (2017). A global method for calculating plant CSR ecological strategies applied across biomes world-wide. Funct Ecol, 31: 444-457.

Examples

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Strate_CSR(LA = 369615.7, LDMC = 25.2, SLA = 17.4)

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