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Deciduousness Influences the Understory Community in a Semideciduous Tropical Forest
Author(s) -
Souza Flaviana M.,
Gandolfi Sergius,
Rodrigues Ricardo R.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
biotropica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1744-7429
pISSN - 0006-3606
DOI - 10.1111/btp.12137
Subject(s) - understory , deciduous , facilitation , ecology , forestry , competition (biology) , environmental science , geography , agroforestry , biology , canopy , neuroscience
We investigated how deciduousness of overstory tree species influences the community structure and species composition in the understory. The results suggest that deciduous overstory trees have positive effects on light‐demanding species, and that the processes underlying such effects may involve reduced competition for light or facilitation through increased water availability.