Tang H, Jiang G
Key Laboratory of Environmental Change and Natural Disaster, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875.
Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao. 2000 Jun;11(3):461-4.
In recent years, plant functional type is a new ecological concept introduced in the research of global change. This paper reviewed the definition, classification, ecological significance of plant functional type. The theories and methodologies of systematic biology were used to understand the concept of plant functional type. And finally, the significance of this term in ecological studies, especially its role in the study of global change and terrestrial ecosystem was explained.
近年来，植物功能型是全球变化研究中引入的一个新的生态学概念。本文综述了植物功能型的定义、分类及其生态意义。运用系统生物学的理论和方法来理解植物功能型的概念。最后，阐述了该术语在生态学研究中的意义，尤其是其在全球变化和陆地生态系统研究中的作用。
