How do Light and Water Acquisition Strategies Affect Species Selection during Secondary Succession in Moist Tropical Forests?

How do Light and Water Acquisition Strategies Affect Species Selection during Secondary Succession in Moist Tropical Forests?

Pioneer tree species have acquisitive leaf characteristics associated with high demand of light and water, and are expected to be shade and drought intolerant. Using leaf functional traits (specific leaf area, photosynthetic rate, relative water content and stomatal conductance) and tree performance...

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Main Authors: Leonie Schönbeck, Madelon Lohbeck, Frans Bongers, Miguel Martínez Ramos, Frank Sterck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-06-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
Chiapas
environmental filtering
Evaporative flux method
functional traits
leaf drought tolerance
leaf shade tolerance
Mexico
secondary succession
tropical moist forest
vulnerability
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/6/6/2047

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