Are functional traits good predictors of species performance in restoration plantings in tropical abandoned pastures? - Martínez-Garza, Cristina; Bongers, Frans; Poorter, Lourens (Forest ecology and management, 2013)
Keywords: allocation patterns; Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Artificial regeneration. Forest nurseries. Planting; Biological and medical sciences; central amazonia; costa-rica; crown architecture; Crown length; Early successional environments; environmental factors; forest restoration; forest trees; Forestry; Functional trait; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Leaf dry matter content; leaves; light gradient; Los Tuxtlas; lowland rain-forest; Mexico; neotropical forest; pasture plants; pioneer species; relative importance; reproduction; seeds; shade tolerance; Sowing and planting; survival rate; Synecology; Terrestrial ecosystems; trade-offs; tree growth; tropical pastures; tropics; Central America; Mexico; America; Early successional environments; Mexico; Crown length; Leaf dry matter content; Los Tuxtlas; Functional trait; Predictor; Tropical zone; Forest ecology; Dimension; Abandoned land; Crown; Functionality; Restoration; Length; Pasture; Vegetative apparatus; Environment; Early; Chemical composition; Performance; Species; Planting