J Plant Ecol ›› Advance articles     DOI:10.1093/jpe/rtaf111

   

Ecological theory matters when linking plant functional traits and ecosystem carbon cycles

Erqian Cui*   

  1. Research Center for Global Change and Ecological Forecasting, Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Eco-Chongming, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.

    *Corresponding author. E-mail: eqcui@des.ecnu.edu.cn
    This article is a commentary on Shao et al. (2025).
  • Online:2025-07-17 Published:2025-07-17
  • Supported by:
    The author is funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (42301066) and Shanghai Pilot Program for Basic Research (TQ20220102).