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Philip K Groom

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The worldwide leaf economics spectrum

…, J Flexas, E Garnier, PK Groom, J Gulias, K Hikosaka… - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
Bringing together leaf trait data spanning 2,548 species and 175 sites we describe, for the
first time at global scale, a universal spectrum of leaf economics consisting of key chemical, …

Modulation of leaf economic traits and trait relationships by climate

…, DS Falster, PK Groom, K Hikosaka… - Global ecology and …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Our aim was to quantify climatic influences on key leaf traits and relationships at the
global scale. This knowledge provides insight into how plants have adapted to different …

Groundwater-dependent ecosystems and the dangers of groundwater overdraft: a review and an Australian perspective

…, WF Humphreys, ML Phillips, PK Groom - Pacific Conservation …, 2010 - CSIRO Publishing
In many parts of the world, access to groundwater is needed for domestic, agricultural and
industrial uses, and global groundwater exploitation continues to increase. The significance of …

Rooting depth and plant water relations explain species distribution patterns within a sandplain landscape

PK Groom - Functional Plant Biology, 2004 - CSIRO Publishing
Tree and shrub species of the Banksia woodlands on the sandplains of northern Swan
Coastal Plain, Western Australia possess a range of strategies to avoid or tolerate soil water …

Leaf trait relationships in Australian plant species

IJ Wright, PK Groom, BB Lamont, P Poot… - Functional plant …, 2004 - CSIRO Publishing
Leaf trait data were compiled for 258 Australian plant species from several habitat types
dominated by woody perennials. Specific leaf area (SLA), photosynthetic capacity, dark …

[HTML][HTML] AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora

…, SM Gleason, CR Gosper, E Gray, PK Groom… - Scientific data, 2021 - nature.com
We introduce the AusTraits database - a compilation of values of plant traits for taxa in the
Australian flora (hereafter AusTraits). AusTraits synthesises data on 448 traits across 28,640 …

High leaf mass per area of related species assemblages may reflect low rainfall and carbon isotope discrimination rather than low phosphorus and nitrogen …

BB Lamont, PK Groom, RM Cowling - Functional Ecology, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Leaf morphology at the site/species level should reflect environmental constraints on plant
growth. One of the oldest controversies in ecology is the environmental basis for sclerophylly. …

[BOOK][B] Plant life of southwestern Australia

PK Groom, BB Lamont - 2015 - degruyter.com
Southwestern Australia (hereafter referred to as the ‘SouthWest’)—defined as the area south
of a line from Shark Bay in the north to Eyre in the south-east—is unique among Australia’s …

Phosphorus accumulation in Proteaceae seeds: a synthesis

PK Groom, BB Lamont - Plant and Soil, 2010 - Springer
The family Proteaceae dominates the nutrient-poor, Mediterranean-climate floristic regions
of southwestern Australia (SWA) and the Cape of South Africa. It is well-recognised that …

Xerophytic implications of increased sclerophylly: interactions with water and light in Hakea psilorrhyncha seedlings

PK Groom, BB Lamont - The New Phytologist, 1997 - cambridge.org
Hakea psilorrhyncha RM Barker seedlings were subjected to a two-way interaction experiment
with two levels of water availability and two levels of light. Physiological drought was …