Leaf decomposition of Mesosphaerum suaveolens affects the growth of Cactaceae species in the Brazilian Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest

2022 ◽  
Vol 198 ◽  
pp. 104681
Author(s):  
José Weverton Almeida-Bezerra ◽  
Viviane Bezerra da Silva ◽  
Maria Arlene Pessoa da Silva ◽  
Felicidade Caroline Rodrigues ◽  
Edy Sousa de Brito ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Martínez ◽  
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Carlos Jaramillo ◽  
Jhonatan Martínez Murcia ◽  
Federico Moreno ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Souparna Chakrabarty ◽  
Sheetal Sharma ◽  
Shatarupa Ganguly ◽  
Asmi Jezeera ◽  
Neha Mohanbabu ◽  
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AbstractLeaf phenology based classification of woody species into discrete evergreen and deciduous categories is widely used in ecology, but these categories hide important variation in leaf phenological behaviour. Few studies have examined the continuous nature of deciduousness and our understanding of variation in quantitative estimates of leaf shedding behaviour and the causes and consequences of this is limited. In this study we monitored leaf phenology in 75 woody species from a seasonally dry tropical forest to quantify three quantitative measures of deciduousness, namely: maximum canopy loss, duration of deciduousness, and average canopy loss. Based on proposed drought tolerance and drought avoidance strategies of evergreen and deciduous species, respectively, we tested whether the quantitative measures of deciduousness were related to leaf functional traits. Additionally, to understand the functional consequences of variation in deciduousness we examined relationships with the timing of leaf flushing and senescing. We found wide and continuous variation in quantitative measures of deciduousness in these coexisting species. Variation in deciduousness was related to leaf function traits, and the timing of leaf flushing. Along a continuous axis ranging from evergreen to deciduous species, increasing deciduousness was associated with more acquisitive leaf functional traits, with lower leaf mass per area and leaf dry matter content, and greater leaf nitrogen content. These results indicate that the continuous nature of deciduousness is an important component of resource acquisition strategies in woody species from seasonally dry forests.


2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-182
Author(s):  
Vitaly K. Avilov ◽  
Dmitry G. Ivanov ◽  
Konstantin K. Avilov ◽  
Ivan P. Kotlov ◽  
Nguyen Van Thinh ◽  
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2022 ◽  
pp. 125923
Author(s):  
Itallo Romany Nunes Menezes ◽  
José Roberto Vieira Aragão ◽  
Mariana Alves Pagotto ◽  
Claudio Sergio Lisi

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2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 802-816
Author(s):  
Janet Franklin ◽  
Lucas C. Majure ◽  
Yuley Encarnación ◽  
Teodoro Clase ◽  
Hodali Almonte‐Espinosa ◽  
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Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 260-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jefferson G. Carvalho-Sobrinho ◽  
William S. Alverson ◽  
Aline C. Mota ◽  
Marlon C. Machado ◽  
David A. Baum

2020 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
pp. 108796
Author(s):  
Douglas de Matos Dias ◽  
Átilla Colombo Ferreguetti ◽  
Flávio Henrique Guimarães Rodrigues

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