Acclimation of seedlings of Gnetum leyboldii Tul. Gnetaceae to light changes in a tropical rain forest

The neotropical liana Gnetum leyboldii Gnetaceae is a gymnosperm that resembles angiosperms in wood anatomy, overall morphology, and seed dispersal mechanism. Like other woody lianas, seedlings germinate in the shaded forest understory and start climbing towards the canopy, being eposed to sites wit...

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Main Authors: Gerardo Celis, Gerardo Avalos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2013-12-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442013000500023&lng=en&tlng=en