Successional leaf traits of monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest, Southwest China
Understanding the variation of functional traits of plant species along forest successional gradients may provides useful insights into community assemblages. However, species performance during forest succession is controversial. We explored the variation of leaf traits along a forest succession by...
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doaj-d570c44a1058444787b8839bcc8ce2062020-11-24T21:16:04ZengItalian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry1971-74581971-74582017-04-0110139139610.3832/ifor2045-0092045Successional leaf traits of monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest, Southwest ChinaLiu W0Su J1Research Institute of Resources Insect, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650224 (China)Research Institute of Resources Insect, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650224 (China)Understanding the variation of functional traits of plant species along forest successional gradients may provides useful insights into community assemblages. However, species performance during forest succession is controversial. We explored the variation of leaf traits along a forest succession by examining ten leaf traits in four successional stages in a monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest in Southwest China. Results showed significant differences in all leaf traits except leaf area and leaf carbon content among the successional stages. Five leaf traits were highly correlated to successional stage, while the first principal component showed no correlation with successional stage. The first principal component accounted for 56.1% of the total variation in all ten leaf traits. Almost 50% of the relationships between leaf traits differed along the examined successional gradient, indicating that leaf traits were affected by the successional stage.https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor2045-009Specific Leaf AreaLeaf ChemistryMaximum PhotosynthesisSuccessional StageMonsoon Evergreen Broadleaved Forest |
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Successional leaf traits of monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest, Southwest China |
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Successional leaf traits of monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest, Southwest China |
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Successional leaf traits of monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest, Southwest China |
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Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) |
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1971-7458 1971-7458 |
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Understanding the variation of functional traits of plant species along forest successional gradients may provides useful insights into community assemblages. However, species performance during forest succession is controversial. We explored the variation of leaf traits along a forest succession by examining ten leaf traits in four successional stages in a monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest in Southwest China. Results showed significant differences in all leaf traits except leaf area and leaf carbon content among the successional stages. Five leaf traits were highly correlated to successional stage, while the first principal component showed no correlation with successional stage. The first principal component accounted for 56.1% of the total variation in all ten leaf traits. Almost 50% of the relationships between leaf traits differed along the examined successional gradient, indicating that leaf traits were affected by the successional stage. |
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Specific Leaf Area Leaf Chemistry Maximum Photosynthesis Successional Stage Monsoon Evergreen Broadleaved Forest |
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