Detecting Growth Phase Shifts Based on Leaf Trait Variation of a Canopy Dipterocarp Tree Species (<i>Parashorea chinensis</i>)

Canopy species need to shift their adaptive strategy to acclimate to very different light environments as they grow from seedlings in the understory to adult trees in the canopy. However, research on how to quantitively detect ecological strategy shifts in plant ontogeny is scarce. In this study, we...

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Main Authors: Yun Deng, Xiaobao Deng, Jinlong Dong, Wenfu Zhang, Tao Hu, Akihiro Nakamura, Xiaoyang Song, Peili Fu, Min Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/11/1145