Environmental Drivers of Landscape Fragmentation Influence Intraspecific Leaf Traits in Forest Ecosystem

Habitat fragmentation threatens the sustainability of ecological restoration. Understanding variation in intraspecific traits helped to reveal functional resource-use strategies plants response environmental changes. We sampled different landscape types forest configurations, where most widespread species was Robinia pseudoacacia. From each plot, from two five R. pseudoacacia individuals were selected for further examinations. Plant development and leaf traits—leaf area (LA), specific (SLA), dry matter content (LDMC), thickness (Lth)—were measured 135 total. The effects plant on assessed using linear mixed-effects models. factors explained changes individuals, effect stand type significant. Compared with continuous forests, fragmented forests adopted a more conservative strategy, smaller LA SLA larger Lth LDMC values. With an increase heterogeneity, increased decreased. In conclusion, occurrence plays substantial role inducing characteristics. restoration requires appropriate addition land-use systematic adjustment configurations.