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William G. Lee
Researcher at Landcare Research
Publications - 142
Citations - 15927
William G. Lee is an academic researcher from Landcare Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Chionochloa & Tussock. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 138 publications receiving 13851 citations. Previous affiliations of William G. Lee include University of Auckland & University of Otago.
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The worldwide leaf economics spectrum
Ian J. Wright,Peter B. Reich,Mark Westoby,David D. Ackerly,Zdravko Baruch,Frans Bongers,Jeannine Cavender-Bares,Terry Chapin,Johannes H. C. Cornelissen,M. Diemer,Jaume Flexas,Eric Garnier,Philip K. Groom,Javier Gulías,Kouki Hikosaka,Byron B. Lamont,Tali D. Lee,William G. Lee,Christopher H. Lusk,Jeremy J. Midgley,Marie-Laure Navas,Ülo Niinemets,Jacek Oleksyn,Jacek Oleksyn,Noriyuki Osada,Hendrik Poorter,Pieter Poot,Lynda D. Prior,Vladimir I. Pyankov,Catherine Roumet,Sean C. Thomas,Mark G. Tjoelker,Erik J. Veneklaas,Rafael Villar +33 more
TL;DR: Reliable quantification of the leaf economics spectrum and its interaction with climate will prove valuable for modelling nutrient fluxes and vegetation boundaries under changing land-use and climate.
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Assessing the generality of global leaf trait relationships
Ian J. Wright,Peter B. Reich,Johannes H. C. Cornelissen,Daniel S. Falster,Eric Garnier,Kouki Hikosaka,Byron B. Lamont,William G. Lee,Jacek Oleksyn,Jacek Oleksyn,Noriyuki Osada,Noriyuki Osada,Hendrik Poorter,Rafael Villar,David I. Warton,Mark Westoby +15 more
TL;DR: Global-scale quantification of relationships between plant traits gives insight into the evolution of the world's vegetation, and is crucial for parameterizing vegetation-climate models.
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Functional richness, functional evenness and functional divergence: the primary components of functional diversity
TL;DR: It is hoped that the definition of functional diversity and its components will aid in elucidation of the mechanisms behind diversity/ecosystem-function relationships.
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Modulation of leaf economic traits and trait relationships by climate
Ian J. Wright,Peter B. Reich,Johannes H. C. Cornelissen,Daniel S. Falster,Philip K. Groom,Kouki Hikosaka,William G. Lee,Christopher H. Lusk,Ülo Niinemets,Jacek Oleksyn,Jacek Oleksyn,Noriyuki Osada,Noriyuki Osada,Hendrik Poorter,David I. Warton,Mark Westoby +15 more
TL;DR: To quantify climatic influences on key leaf traits and relationships at the global scale provides insight into how plants have adapted to different environmental pressures, and will lead to better calibration of future vegetation‐climate models.
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Masting by eighteen new zealand plant species: the role of temperature as a synchronizing cue
Eric M. Schauber,Dave Kelly,Peter Turchin,Chris Simon,William G. Lee,Robert B. Allen,Ian J. Payton,Peter R. Wilson,Phil E. Cowan,R. E. Brockie +9 more
TL;DR: High intra- and intergeneric synchrony is demonstrated in mast seeding by 17 species of New Zealand plants from four families across >150 000 km2, and synchronous fruiting by these species was associated with anomalously high temperatures the summer before seedfall, a cue linked with the La Nina phase of ...