Leaf Traits and Resource Use Efficiencies of 19 Woody Plant Species in a Plantation in Fangshan, Beijing, China

Plantations are typically monocultures, which limits their sustainability. Therefore, understanding acclimatization strategies and resource use efficiencies in plant species life forms aids the improvement of vegetation diversity ecological functions. Here, 19 from forest plantations Fangshan, Beijing, China were studied. We determined net photosynthetic (Pn), transpiration rates (E), light response curve, stomatal conductance (gs), leaf nitrogen (N) content. analyzed N content (Nmass), specific area (SLA), maximum rate (Pnmax), water (WUE), (NUE), carbon (CUE) connected them with both forms. Pnmax, SLA, Nmass, WUE, NUE, CUE significantly differed among species. Evergreen conifers had lowest SLA Nmass but highest WUE CUE. coniferous trees lower NUE higher than deciduous shrubs. The Pnmax nitrogen-fixing plants highest. A correlation analysis revealed that was positively correlated negatively NUE. Moreover, SLA. These insights into adaptability differences woody provide a scientific basis for selection appropriate sustainable plantations.