Leaf anatomical traits corroborate the leaf economic spectrum: a case study with deciduous forest tree species

dc.contributorUniversidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)
dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.creatorSomavilla, Nadia Silvia
dc.creatorKolb, Rosana Marta [UNESP]
dc.creatorRossatto, Davi Rodrigo [UNESP]
dc.date2014-12-03T13:11:38Z
dc.date2014-12-03T13:11:38Z
dc.date2014-03-01
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-09T10:14:08Z
dc.date.available2023-09-09T10:14:08Z
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40415-013-0038-x
dc.identifierBrazilian Journal Of Botany. Sao Paulo: Soc Botanica Sao Paulo, v. 37, n. 1, p. 69-82, 2014.
dc.identifier1806-9959
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/113348
dc.identifier10.1007/s40415-013-0038-x
dc.identifierWOS:000332825700008
dc.identifier0588666172501665
dc.identifier0000-0003-3841-5597
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8762948
dc.descriptionDeciduous forests are seasonal systems that occur scattered throughout the Neotropics. Many aspects about these ecosystems have been studied. However, there is a lack of information about leaf structure and its possible functional and adaptive aspects. Here we examined leaf anatomy and specific leaf area (SLA) in 13 dominant tree species of dry forests in central Brazil, identifying structural patterns of these species. As the system is seasonal, with species presenting a deciduous behavior, we expect to find tree species with a set of mesomorphic leaf traits. The studied dry forest trees share similar leaf structure, with one-layered adaxial and abaxial epidermis and a well-developed mesophyll, high values of SLA, and the presence of calcium crystals and mucilaginous cells. Higher values of SLA and the high investment achieved in the mesophyll (especially in parenchyma tissue) are probably related to the accomplishment of a high performance of carbon and nutrients gain during the limited wet season.
dc.descriptionFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.descriptionPROPe-UNESP (RENOVE program)
dc.descriptionUniv Fed Juiz de Fora, Dept Bot, Inst Ciencias Biol, BR-36036900 Juiz De Fora, MG, Brazil
dc.descriptionUNESP Univ Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Fi, Dept Ciencias Biol, Fac Ciencias & Letras, BR-19806900 Assis, SP, Brazil
dc.descriptionUNESP Univ Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Fi, Dept Biol Aplicada Agr, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
dc.descriptionUNESP Univ Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Fi, Dept Ciencias Biol, Fac Ciencias & Letras, BR-19806900 Assis, SP, Brazil
dc.descriptionUNESP Univ Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Fi, Dept Biol Aplicada Agr, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
dc.descriptionFAPESP: 11/23112-3
dc.format69-82
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSoc Botanica Sao Paulo
dc.relationBrazilian Journal of Botany
dc.relation0.779
dc.rightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectCalcium crystals
dc.subjectDeciduousness
dc.subjectDry forest
dc.subjectLeaf traits
dc.subjectMucilage
dc.titleLeaf anatomical traits corroborate the leaf economic spectrum: a case study with deciduous forest tree species
dc.typeArtigo


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