Effects of seasonal rainfall on radial growth in two tropical tree species

1997 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen H. Bullock
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Radial Growth ◽  
Tropical Tree ◽  
Seasonal Rainfall ◽  
Tropical Tree Species

scholarly journals Influence of Climate Variation on Growth of Tropical Tree Species in Western Kenya

2018 ◽  
pp. 295-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric T. David ◽  
Sophan Chhin ◽  
David Skole
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Radial Growth ◽  
Mangifera Indica ◽  
High Temperature Stress ◽  
Tropical Tree ◽  
Seasonal Temperature ◽  
Moisture Index ◽  
Cupressus Lusitanica ◽  
Western Kenya ◽  
Tropical Tree Species

Aims: Growth-climate relationships were examined in 7 tropical tree species growing in the Yala river basin of western Kenya: Acacia mearnsii, Cupressus lusitanica, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus grandis, Eucalytus saligna, Mangifera indica, and Markhamia lutea. Methodology: Standardized basal area increments were correlated with monthly and seasonal (3 month periods) climate variables (precipitation, mean temperature, Climate Moisture Index) obtained from nearby meteorological stations. Results: A majority of the tree species (M. indica, C. lusitanica, E. camaldulensis, and E. saligna) showed positive correlations with monthly and seasonal precipitation and moisture index during periods of the long and short rainy seasons.  This study also revealed significant correlations between monthly and seasonal temperature data and radial growth of M. indica, M. lutea and E. grandis.  Growth of M. lutea was negatively affected by cool growing season conditions while M. indica and E. grandis experienced high temperature stress.  Conclusion: Associations between radial growth of tropical tree species and temperature are generally rare in warm tropical regions, and for some of the species examined in this study that are non-native (i.e., M. indica and E. grandis), strongly suggests that they may be growing outside the optimal temperature conditions of their native geographical range.

scholarly journals Cambial activity and radial growth dynamics of three tropical tree species at Chang island, Thailand

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 404-414
Author(s):  
N Pumijumnong ◽  
S Danpradit ◽  
N Tadang ◽  
S Buajan ◽  
C Muangsong
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Radial Growth ◽  
Growth Dynamics ◽  
Cambial Activity ◽  
Tropical Tree ◽  
Tropical Tree Species

Development and characterization of 15 microsatellite loci for Cariniana estrellensis and transferability to Cariniana legalis, two endangered tropical tree species

2008 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1001-1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Corbo Guidugli ◽  
Tatiana de Campos ◽  
Adna Cristina Barbosa de Sousa ◽  
Juliana Massimino Feres ◽  
Alexandre Magno Sebbenn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microsatellite Loci ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Tropical Tree ◽  
Tropical Tree Species ◽  
Cariniana Legalis

scholarly journals Large differences in leaf cuticle conductance and its temperature response among 24 tropical tree species from across a rainfall gradient

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martijn Slot ◽  
Tantawat Nardwattanawong ◽  
Georgia G. Hernández ◽  
Amauri Bueno ◽  
Markus Riederer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Temperature Response ◽  
Tropical Tree ◽  
Rainfall Gradient ◽  
Tropical Tree Species ◽  
Leaf Cuticle

scholarly journals Diurnal and seasonal carbon balance of four tropical tree species differing in successional status

2008 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 781-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
GM. Souza ◽  
RV. Ribeiro ◽  
AM. Sato ◽  
MS. Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Functional Groups ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Carbon Balance ◽  
Dark Respiration ◽  
Tropical Tree ◽  
Pioneer Species ◽  
Wet Season ◽  
Gross Photosynthesis ◽  
Tropical Tree Species ◽  
Successional Species

This study addressed some questions about how a suitable leaf carbon balance can be attained for different functional groups of tropical tree species under contrasting forest light environments. The study was carried out in a fragment of semi-deciduous seasonal forest in Narandiba county, São Paulo Estate, Brazil. 10-month-old seedlings of four tropical tree species, Bauhinia forficata Link (Caesalpinioideae) and Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. (Sterculiaceae) as light-demanding pioneer species, and Hymenaea courbaril L. (Caesalpinioideae) and Esenbeckia leiocarpa Engl. (Rutaceae) as late successional species, were grown under gap and understorey conditions. Diurnal courses of net photosynthesis (Pn) and transpiration were recorded with an open system portable infrared gas analyzer in two different seasons. Dark respiration and photorespiration were also evaluated in the same leaves used for Pn measurements after dark adaptation. Our results showed that diurnal-integrated dark respiration (Rdi) of late successional species were similar to pioneer species. On the other hand, photorespiration rates were often higher in pioneer than in late successional species in the gap. However, the relative contribution of these parameters to leaf carbon balance was similar in all species in both environmental conditions. Considering diurnal-integrated values, gross photosynthesis (Pgi) was dramatically higher in gap than in understorey, regardless of species. In both evaluated months, there were no differences among species of different functional groups under shade conditions. The same was observed in May (dry season) under gap conditions. In such light environment, pioneers were distinguished from late successional species in November (wet season), showing that ecophysiological performance can have a straightforward relation to seasonality.

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