Functional traits variation explains the distribution of Aextoxicon punctatum (Aextoxicaceae) in pronounced moisture gradients within fog-dependent forest fragments

Functional traits variation explains the distribution of Aextoxicon punctatum (Aextoxicaceae) in pronounced moisture gradients within fog-dependent forest fragments

Climate change and fragmentation are major threats to world forests. Understanding how functional traits related to drought tolerance change across small-scale, pronounced moisture gradients in fragmented forests is important to predict species’ responses to these threats. In the case of Aextoxicon...

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Main Authors: Beatriz eSalgado-Negret, Rafaella eCanessa, Fernando eValladares, Juan J eArmesto, Fernanda ePérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Climate Change
leaf traits
fragmentation
Moisture gradient
Fog-dependent forest
Hydraulic traits
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00511/full

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