Light requirements of Australian tropical vs. cool-temperate rainforest tree species show different relationships with seedling growth and functional traits | Zendy

Christopher H. Lusk | Zendy; Jeff W. G. Kelly | Zendy; Sean M. Gleason | Zendy

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Light requirements of Australian tropical vs. cool-temperate rainforest tree species show different relationships with seedling growth and functional traits

Author(s) -

Christopher H. Lusk,

Jeff W. G. Kelly,

Sean M. Gleason

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcs289

Subject(s) - biology , rainforest , seedling , tropical rainforest , temperate climate , temperate rainforest , tree (set theory) , tropical forest , ecology , tropics , botany , ecosystem , mathematics , mathematical analysis

A trade-off between shade tolerance and growth in high light is thought to underlie the temporal dynamics of humid forests. On the other hand, it has been suggested that tree species sorting on temperature gradients involves a trade-off between growth rate and cold resistance. Little is known about how these two major trade-offs interact.

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