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These contrasting strategies may already shape biomass allocation in young plants, potentially constraining growth and recovery from disturbance. We tested whether clonal and non-clonal perennial herbs differ in biomass allocation scaling during establishment and whether disturbance produces persistent changes in these scaling relationships after recovery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a greenhouse experiment with 31 temperate meadow perennial herbs exposed to five disturbance treatments (two levels of above-ground biomass removal, below-ground injury, flooding and spring frost). Disturbed plants were harvested after \u223c3 months of recovery. We quantified biomass in major compartments and analysed scaling relationships among them.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Key Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Below-ground\u2013above-ground scaling was isometric at the age of 2 months, shifting weakly towards allometry at the age of 6 months, with no differences between strategies. After recovery, disturbance did not alter below-ground\u2013above-ground, leaf\u2013stem or generative\u2013above-ground scaling. In contrast, a potential strategy signal emerged in turnover. Dead\u2013above-ground biomass scaling was allometric, differed between clonal and non-clonal herbs, and disturbance reduced this allometry in non-clonals, while leaving it stable in clonals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>During the first year of life, differences in strategy were not evident in biomass allocation scaling among major living compartments, but a potential strategy signal emerged in above-ground turnover. 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