Leaf functional traits vary within and across tree species in tropical cloud forest on rock outcrop versus volcanic soil

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Vergara‐Gómez ◽  
Guadalupe Williams‐Linera ◽  
Fernando Casanoves
Keyword(s):  
Functional Traits ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Volcanic Soil ◽  
Rock Outcrop ◽  
Leaf Functional Traits ◽  
Tropical Cloud Forest

Differential impact of liana colonization on the leaf functional traits of co-occurring deciduous and evergreen trees

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
vivek pandi ◽  
Kanda Naveen Babu
Keyword(s):  
Functional Traits ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Differential Impact ◽  
Deciduous Species ◽  
Evergreen Species ◽  
Leaf Functional Traits ◽  
Leaf Trait ◽  
Host Trees ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract The present study was carried out to analyse the leaf functional traits of co-occurring evergreen and deciduous tree species in a tropical dry scrub forest. This study also intended to check whether the species with contrasting leaf habits differ in their leaf trait plasticity, responding to the canopy-infestation by lianas. A total of 12 leaf functional traits were studied for eight tree species with contrasting leaf habits (evergreen and deciduous) and liana-colonization status (Liana+ and Liana−). In the liana-free environment (L−), evergreen trees had significantly higher specific leaf mass (LMA) and leaf dry matter content (LDMC) than the deciduous species. Whereas, the deciduous trees had higher specific leaf area (SLA) and mass-based leaf nitrogen concentration (Nmass). The leaf trait-pair relationship in the present study agreed to the well-established global trait-pair relationships (SLA Vs Nmass, Lth Vs SLA, Nmass Vs Lth, Nmass Vs LDMC, LDMC Vs SLA). There was no significant difference between L+ and L− individuals in any leaf functional traits studied in the deciduous species. However, evergreen species showed marked differences in the total chlorophyll content (Chlt), chlorophyll b (Chlb), SLA, and LMA between L+ and L− individuals of the same species. Deciduous species with the acquisitive strategy can have a competitive advantage over evergreen species in the exposed environment (L−) whereas, evergreen species with shade-tolerant properties were better acclimated to the shaded environments (L+). The result revealed the patterns of convergence and divergence in some of the leaf functional traits between evergreen and deciduous species. The results also showed the differential impact of liana colonization on the host trees with contrasting leaf habits. Therefore, liana colonization can significantly impact the C-fixation strategies of the host trees by altering their light environment. Further, the magnitude of such impact may vary among species of different leaf habits. The increased proliferation of lianas in the tropical forest canopies may pose a severe threat to the whole forest carbon assimilation rates.

scholarly journals Distribution of juveniles of tree species along a canopy closure gradient in a tropical cloud forest of the Venezuelan Andes

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 363-369
Author(s):  
A Quevedo Rojas ◽  
M Rico Jerez ◽  
T Schwarzkopf Kratzer ◽  
C García-Núñez
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Canopy Closure ◽  
Tropical Cloud Forest

Relationship between soil properties and leaf functional traits in early secondary succession of tropical montane cloud forest

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guadalupe Hernández‐Vargas ◽  
Lázaro R. Sánchez‐Velásquez ◽  
Juan C. López‐Acosta ◽  
Juan C. Noa‐Carrazana ◽  
Yareni Perroni
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Functional Traits ◽  
Secondary Succession ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Tropical Montane Cloud Forest ◽  
Leaf Functional Traits ◽  
Montane Cloud Forest

scholarly journals Leaf functional traits predict cloud forest tree seedling survival along an elevation gradient

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarin Toledo-Aceves ◽  
María de los Ángeles García-Hernández ◽  
Horacio Paz
Keyword(s):  
Functional Traits ◽  
Seedling Survival ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Elevation Gradient ◽  
Forest Tree ◽  
Tree Seedling ◽  
Leaf Functional Traits

scholarly journals Stem and leaf functional traits allow successional classification in six pioneer and non-pioneer tree species in Tropical Moist Broadleaved Forests

2020 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. 106254
Author(s):  
Bernardo Pretti Becacici Macieira ◽  
Giuliano Maselli Locosselli ◽  
Marcos Silveira Buckeridge ◽  
Henrik Hartmann ◽  
Geraldo Rogério Faustini Cuzzuol
Keyword(s):  
Functional Traits ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Leaf Functional Traits ◽  
Pioneer Tree Species ◽  
Pioneer Tree

scholarly journals Divergent Strategies of Epiphytic Pteridophytes and Angiosperms Responding to Dry and Wet Seasons in a Tropical Cloud Forest

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 194008292092008
Author(s):  
Xuanru Li ◽  
Wenxing Long ◽  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Jin Huang ◽  
Yikang Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Traits ◽  
Stomatal Density ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Leaf Water Content ◽  
Tissue Thickness ◽  
Wet Season ◽  
Plant Groups ◽  
Tropical Cloud Forest

Epiphyte is a unique component of forest diversity vulnerable to changing environments. Characterizing variations in functional traits of epiphytes across dry and wet seasons can enhance our understanding their strategies to environments. We measured and assessed variations of 14 leaf functional traits responding to water conditions for epiphytic pteridophytes (EP) and epiphytic angiosperms (EA) across dry and wet seasons in a tropical cloud forest. Results showed that leaf dry weight (LDW) and stomatal length (SL) of EP were significantly higher than EA, while leaf water content (LWC) of EA was significantly higher than EP. The SL, stomatal density (SD), upper epidermis thickness (UET), lower epidermis thickness (LET), palisade tissue thickness (PT), spongy tissue thickness (ST), and leaf thickness (LT) of EP and EA were significantly higher in wet season than dry season. The variance of stomatal and anatomical traits explained by season types (0.24–0.78) was higher than plant groups (0.0–0.25), while the variance of LDW and LWC explained by plant groups (0.12–0.40) was higher than season types (0.0–0.29). Principal component analysis and correlation analyses showed that SL, stomatal index, UET, ST, LET, and LT were the key traits reflecting epiphyte adaptation to dry season, as well as that LWC and leaf density were the key traits in wet season. Our results suggest that the different taxonomic groups exhibit divergent strategies responding to water differences. Great variations in leaf traits to dry seasons are predicted that vascular epiphytes, especially pteridophytes, are prone to disappear with drought events.

Accelerating tropical cloud forest recovery: Performance of nine late-successional tree species

2021 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 106237
Author(s):  
Karina Osorio-Salomón ◽  
Martha Bonilla-Moheno ◽  
Fabiola López-Barrera ◽  
Cristina Martínez-Garza
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Forest Recovery ◽  
Tropical Cloud Forest ◽  
Recovery Performance

scholarly journals Cloud forests on rock outcrop and volcanic soil differ in indicator tree species in Veracruz, Mexico

2016 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 1265-1274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guadalupe Williams-Linera ◽  
Quetzalli Vizcaíno-Bravo
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Volcanic Soil ◽  
Rock Outcrop ◽  
Cloud Forests
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