Are clonal plants more frequent in cold environments than elsewhere

摘要: In stressful environments, clonality provides plants with reproductive insurance and conservation of limiting nutrients. Hence, clonal growth is expected to be more frequent in floras cold such as the alpine arctic regions, than temperate regions. Evidence for this largely based on comparisons ratio non-clonal vascular plant species local floras, it difficult obtain reliable data that assess extent communities. Here we review, best our knowledge, most comprehensive dataset proportion regional environments/regions. Contrary expectations, results do not show a higher environments reference The rather differences explicable by different pools and/or climates. More data, which take into account environmental gradients, habitat diversity modes o...