{"id":5818,"date":"2019-05-13T10:51:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T08:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/?p=5818"},"modified":"2020-07-16T18:58:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T16:58:26","slug":"silicon-content-is-a-plant-functional-trait-implications-in-a-changing-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/silicon-content-is-a-plant-functional-trait-implications-in-a-changing-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Silicon content is a plant functional trait: implications in a changing world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><u>By:<\/u> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/ofir-katz-ph-decology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ofir Katz<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><u>Published in:<\/u> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S036725301830495X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Flora<\/em> (2019) 254, 88-94. 10.1016\/j.flora.2018.08.007<\/a><br \/>\nDoi: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.flora.2018.08.007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.flora.2018.08.007<\/a><\/p>\n<p><u>Correspondence:<\/u> <a href=\"mailto:ofir@adssc.org\">ofir@adssc.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Plant silicon (Si) content is a trait that has gained increasing attention in recent years, and is now often suggested to be a plant functional trait. This paper reviews the evidence that supports the inclusion of plant Si content within the plant functional traits framework. Plant Si contents can vary greatly among plant taxa and environments, reflecting multiplicity of roles and functions in plant biology. Plant Si uptake and accumulation also affects plant community and ecosystem properties, and thus ecological functioning and response to environmental change. Further investment in studying plant Si content as a plant functional trait and its roles in ecological processes will improve our ability to predict and mitigate the consequences of climate change.<\/p>\n<p><em>Keywords<\/em>: Phytolith, Si uptake, Si accumulation, Stress adaptation, herbivory, biogeochemistry, grassland origin<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 344px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5821 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/plant-functional.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"344\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/plant-functional.jpg 344w, https:\/\/www.adssc.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/plant-functional-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A simplified model of the plant functional diversity approach. Environmental variables act as filters on plant functional trait values. In turn, plant functional trait values drive plant community species composition, together with biotic filters. Plant community species composition and species functional trait values determine,functional trait indices and community functional diversity indices. The latter two drive ecosystem properties through the effects of individual species or of species assemblages.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Ofir Katz Published in: Flora (2019) 254, 88-94. 10.1016\/j.flora.2018.08.007 Doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.flora.2018.08.007 Correspondence: ofir@adssc.org Abstract Plant silicon (Si) content is a trait that has gained increasing attention in recent years, and is now often suggested to be a plant functional trait. 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