Tissue-level leaf toughness, but not lamina thickness, predicts sapling leaf lifespan and shade tolerance of tropical tree species.
Kitajima
Kaoru
K
Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. kitajima@ufl.edu
Poorter
Lourens
L
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D017753:Ecosystem; D008954:Models, Biological; D009928:Organ Specificity; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D019655:Quantitative Trait, Heritable; D036226:Seedlings / Q000254:growth & development; D013045:Species Specificity; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013997:Time Factors; D014197:Trees / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D014329:Tropical Climate