Wood traits related to size and life history of trees in a Panamanian rainforest

• Published in: The New phytologist Vol. 213; no. 1; pp. 170 - 180
• Main Authors: Hietz, Peter, Rosner, Sabine, Hietz‐Seifert, Ursula, Wright, S. Joseph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England New Phytologist Trust 01.01.2017; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: biomass; growth rate; hydraulic conductivity; leaves; Life history; Mortality; Panama; Phylogeny; Plant species; Principal Component Analysis; Quantitative Trait, Heritable; rain forests; Rainforest; Rainforests; Regression Analysis; Species Specificity; tree size; Trees; Trees - anatomy & histology; Trees - growth & development; Water transport; Wood; Wood - physiology; wood anatomy; wood density; wood functional traits; xylem vessels; Panama; hydraulic conductivity; xylem vessels; wood density; mortality; wood functional traits; growth rate; rainforest; tree size

Wood structure differs widely among tree species and species with faster growth, higher mortality and larger maximum size have been reported to have fewer but larger vessels and higher hydraulic conductivity (Kh). However, previous studies compiled data from various sources, often failed to control...