Ontogenetic shifts in plant ecological strategies

• Published in: Functional ecology Vol. 32; no. 12; pp. 2730 - 2741
• Main Authors: Dayrell, Roberta L. C., Arruda, André J., Pierce, Simon, Negreiros, Daniel, Meyer, Pablo B., Lambers, Hans, Silveira, Fernando A. O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Wiley 01.12.2018; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: adulthood; Adults; Biodiversity; Biodiversity and Ecology; Biomass; biomass production; Botanics; campo rupestre; community assembly; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CSR theory; Damage accumulation; Developmental stages; Dry matter; dry matter content; Ecological monitoring; environmental filtering; Environmental Sciences; Filters; Filtration; forests; Grasslands; Growth rate; Habitats; intraspecific variation; Investment strategy; Juveniles; Leaf area; leaf economics spectrum; leaf traits; Leaves; Life Sciences; Ontogeny; plant development; Populations and Evolution; regeneration niche; reproduction; seedling; Species; Vegetal Biology

Ontogenetic shifts in plants are ubiquitous, but their ecological and evolutionary significance remain largely unknown. Juveniles have few opportunities to accumulate sufficient biomass to withstand damage, whereas adults allocate resources to reproduction. Thus, age‐specific environmental filters a...