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- Wiley
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- 0012-9658
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- 1939-9170
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- 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1733:LTAGPO]2.0.CO;2
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Abstract
We compared the leaf traits and plant performance of 53 co‐occurring tree species in a semi‐evergreen tropical moist forest community. The species differed in all leaf traits analyzed: leaf life span varied 11‐fold among species, specific leaf area 5‐fold, mass‐based nitrogen 3‐fold, mass‐based assimilation rate 13‐fold, mass‐based respiration rate 15‐fold, stomatal conductance 8‐fold, and photosynthetic water use efficiency 4‐fold. Photosynthetic traits were strongly coordinated, and specific leaf area predicted mass‐based rates of assimilation and respiration; leaf life span predicted many other leaf characteristics. Leaf traits were closely associated with growth, survival, and light requirement of the species.
Journal
Ecology – Wiley
Published: Jul 1, 2006
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