The expression of light-related leaf functional traits depends on the location of individual leaves within the crown of isolatedOlea europaeatrees | Zendy

Adrián G. EscribanoRocafort | Zendy; Agustina B. VentreLespiaucq | Zendy; Carlos GranadoYela | Zendy; Rafael Rubio de Casas | Zendy; Juan A. Delgado | Zendy; Luís Balaguer | Zendy

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The expression of light-related leaf functional traits depends on the location of individual leaves within the crown of isolatedOlea europaeatrees

Author(s) -

Adrián G. EscribanoRocafort,

Agustina B. VentreLespiaucq,

Carlos GranadoYela,

Rafael Rubio de Casas,

Juan A. Delgado,

Luís Balaguer

Publication year - 2016

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/mcw004

Subject(s) - biology , crown (dentistry) , botany , olea , interception , horticulture , ecology , medicine , dentistry

The spatial arrangement and expression of foliar syndromes within tree crowns can reflect the coupling between crown form and function in a given environment. Isolated trees subjected to high irradiance and concomitant stress may adjust leaf phenotypes to cope with environmental gradients that are heterogeneous in space and time within the tree crown. The distinct expression of leaf phenotypes among crown positions could lead to complementary patterns in light interception at the crown scale.

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