Leaf angle as a leaf and canopy trait: Rejuvenating its role in ecology with new technology.
canopy optimization
leaf economics spectrum
light environment
photosynthesis
radiative transfer
Journal
Ecology letters
ISSN: 1461-0248
Titre abrégé: Ecol Lett
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101121949
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2023
Jun 2023
Historique:
revised:
06
02
2023
received:
22
11
2022
accepted:
15
03
2023
medline:
25
5
2023
pubmed:
20
4
2023
entrez:
20
04
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Life on Earth depends on the conversion of solar energy to chemical energy by plants through photosynthesis. A fundamental challenge in optimizing photosynthesis is to adjust leaf angles to efficiently use the intercepted sunlight under the constraints of heat stress, water loss and competition. Despite the importance of leaf angle, until recently, we have lacked data and frameworks to describe and predict leaf angle dynamics and their impacts on leaves to the globe. We review the role of leaf angle in studies of ecophysiology, ecosystem ecology and earth system science, and highlight the essential yet understudied role of leaf angle as an ecological strategy to regulate plant carbon-water-energy nexus and to bridge leaf, canopy and earth system processes. Using two models, we show that leaf angle variations have significant impacts on not only canopy-scale photosynthesis, energy balance and water use efficiency but also light competition within the forest canopy. New techniques to measure leaf angles are emerging, opening opportunities to understand the rarely-measured intraspecific, interspecific, seasonal and interannual variations of leaf angles and their implications to plant biology and earth system science. We conclude by proposing three directions for future research.
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1005-1020Subventions
Organisme : NASA
ID : 80NSSC20K1653
Pays : United States
Organisme : NASA
ID : 80NSSC22K1297
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. Ecology Letters published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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