Reply to: Differences between dumbbell and kidney-bean stomatal types may influence relationships between stomatal traits and the environment.

Nat Commun · 2025 · PMC12246074 · PMID 40640162

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Across forests, the SL CWM increases strongly with climate PC1 (R 2 = 0.32, t = 3.94, df = 26, p = 0.001), corresponding to a negative trend with moister, warmer climates, whereas grasslands do not show a significant association (R 2 = 0.009, t = −0.58, df = 27, p = 0.56).

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