Simulating life history trade-offs of clonal plants in drought

Abstract This study investigates responses of clonal plants and non-clonal to drought their competition results using a spatial simulator based on nonclonal life history strategies. The are designed as two phenotypes one generic species with facultative growth. Therefore, both share the same histories beside allocation aboveground belowground growth, resulting in differences leaf biomass, underground storage, seed reproduction. Clonal tend store biomass which would boost survival long-term, while invest towards growth thus more reproduction short-term. It is shown that storage provide them an advantage when faced severe since they can resprout from belowground. In comparison, do better there no allocate seeds. simulations have demonstrated how might impact plant population dynamics under drought, increase frequency extent anthropogenic climate change continues. also be easily parameterized investigate other interest environmental conditions.