Neighbourhood structure and light availability influence the variations in plant design of shrubs in two cloud forests of different successional status | Zendy

J. Antonio Guzmán Q. | Zendy; Roberto A. Cordero | Zendy

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Neighbourhood structure and light availability influence the variations in plant design of shrubs in two cloud forests of different successional status

Author(s) -

J. Antonio Guzmán Q.,

Roberto A. Cordero

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/mcw078

Subject(s) - canopy , allometry , biology , understory , ecology , neighbourhood (mathematics) , plant cover , plant ecology , mathematics , mathematical analysis

Plant design refers to the construction of the plant body or its constituent parts in terms of form and function. Although neighbourhood structure is recognized as a factor that limits plant survival and species coexistence, its relative importance in plant design is not well understood. We conducted field research to analyse how the surrounding environment of neighbourhood structure and related effects on light availability are associated with changes in plant design in two understorey plants (Palicourea padifolia and Psychotria elata) within two successional stages of a cloud forest in Costa Rica.

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