Claim · model-written summary
C. eyrei leaf tannin increased 368.3% from high to low elevation.
Verbatim
e0“From E1045 to E360, C. eyrei prioritized C-based defense by increasing leaf tannin (+368.3%) at the cost of decreasing leaf non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs; −46.0% starch).”
Title
Yao Chen; Heng Yu; Yuan Lai; et al. Journal of Plant Ecology 2026. doi:10.1093/jpe/rtag060
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Association C. eyrei leaf starch decreased 46.0% from high to low elevation.
- Association C. lamontii leaf silicon rose 113.5% from E700 to E360.
- Association C. lamontii leaf nonstructural carbohydrates showed no significant change across those elevations.
- Association Soil silicon availability contributed to leaf silicon accumulation across elevations.
