Leaf trait variation during ontogeny in the endangered Brazilian rosewood tree

• Published in: Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) Vol. 23; no. 6; pp. 1109 - 1117
• Main Authors: Souza, M. L., Garcia, L. E., Lovato, M. B., Lemos‐Filho, J. P., Byers, D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2021
• Subjects: Brazilian rosewood tree; Dalbergia nigra; Endangered plants; Heterogeneity; hydraulic constraints; Hypotheses; Leaf area; leaf trait variation; Leaves; light heterogeneity; Microclimate; Ontogeny; phenotypic plasticity; Phenotypic variations; Plants; Seedlings; Strata; stressful microclimate; Trees; Tropical forests

Knowledge of plant responses to environmental heterogeneity during ontogeny is important to elucidate the changes that occur to promote resource capture in tropical forests. We tested the hypothesis that expression changes in leaf metamer traits of Brazilian rosewood (Dalbergia nigra), from seedling...