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| Author | Garcia-Davila, C.; Aldana Gomero, D.; Renno, J.-F.; Diaz Soria, R.; Hidalgo Pizango, G.; Flores Llampazo, G.; Castro-Ruiz, D.; Mejia de Loayza, E.; Angulo Chavez, C.; Mader, M.; Tysklind, N.; Paredes-Villanueva, K.; del Castillo Torres, D.; Degen, B.; Honorio Coronado, E.N. | ||||
| Title | Molecular evidence for three genetic species of Dipteryx in the Peruvian Amazon | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Genetica | Abbreviated Journal | Genetica |
| Volume | 148 | Issue | 1 | Pages | 1-11 |
| Keywords | D. micrantha; Dipteryx charapilla; Genetic diversity; Microsatellites; Sequencing; Shihuahuaco; microsatellite DNA; plant DNA; allele; Dipteryx; DNA sequence; genetic variation; genetics; genotype; haplotype; Peru; phylogeny; plastid; river; species difference; Alleles; Dipteryx; DNA, Plant; Genetic Variation; Genotype; Haplotypes; Microsatellite Repeats; Peru; Phylogeny; Plastids; Rivers; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Species Specificity | ||||
| Abstract | There is a high international demand for timber from the genus Dipteryx, or “shihuahuaco” as it is known in Peru. Developing tools that allow the identification and discrimination of Dipteryx species is therefore important for supporting management of natural populations and to underpin legal trade of its timber. The objective of this study was the molecular characterization of Dipteryx species in the Peruvian Amazonia. Two plastid regions (cpDNA: trnH–psbA and matK) were sequenced and 11 microsatellite markers (nDNA) were genotyped for 32 individuals identified as Dipteryx charapilla, D. micrantha morphotype 1 and D. micrantha morphotype 2. Using the concatenated sequences of the plastid genes, we identified ten haplotypes that were not shared between the species or between the D. micrantha morphotypes. Haplotypic diversity was greater in D. micrantha morphotype 2 and D. charapilla than in D. micrantha morphotype 1, which presented only one haplotype with a wide distribution in Peru. The microsatellites allowed the discrimination of the same three clades and identified diagnostic alleles for each clade. These results allowed us to demonstrate that the two morphotypes of D. micrantha are different at both the plastid and nuclear markers, which supports the existence of three genetically distinct species in Peru. This study provides information for the genetic discrimination of Dipteryx species and emphasises the importance of conserving the genetic variability of this genus in the Peruvian Amazonia. © 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. | ||||
| Address | Carrera de Ingeniería Foresta, Laboratorio de Dendrocronología, Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas, Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno, Km 9 carretera al Norte, El Vallecito, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | ||||
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| ISSN | 00166707 (Issn) | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Call Number | EcoFoG @ webmaster @ | Serial | 990 | ||
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| Author | Marino, N.A.C.; Céréghino, R.; Gilbert, B.; Petermann, J.S.; Srivastava, D.S.; de Omena, P.M.; Bautista, F.O.; Guzman, L.M.; Romero, G.Q.; Trzcinski, M.K.; Barberis, I.M.; Corbara, B.; Debastiani, V.J.; Dézerald, O.; Kratina, P.; Leroy, C.; MacDonald, A.A.M.; Montero, G.; Pillar, V.D.; Richardson, B.A.; Richardson, M.J.; Talaga, S.; Gonçalves, A.Z.; Piccoli, G.C.O.; Jocqué, M.; Farjalla, V.F. | ||||
| Title | Species niches, not traits, determine abundance and occupancy patterns: A multi-site synthesis | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Global Ecology and Biogeography | Abbreviated Journal | Global Ecol. Biogeogr. |
| Volume | 29 | Issue | 2 | Pages | 295-308 |
| Keywords | abundance; environmental niche; functional distinctiveness; functional traits; metacommunity; niche breadth; niche position; occupancy; abundance; biodiversity; functional group; geographical distribution; invertebrate; Neotropical Region; niche breadth; Invertebrata | ||||
| Abstract | Aim: Locally abundant species are usually widespread, and this pattern has been related to properties of the niches and traits of species. However, such explanations fail to account for the potential of traits to determine species niches and often overlook statistical artefacts. Here, we examine how trait distinctiveness determines the abilities of species to exploit either common habitats (niche position) or a range of habitats (niche breadth) and how niche position and breadth, in turn, affect abundance and occupancy. We also examine how statistical artefacts moderate these relationships. Location: Sixteen sites in the Neotropics. Time period: 1993–2014. Major taxa studied: Aquatic invertebrates from tank bromeliads. Methods: We measured the environmental niche position and breadth of each species and calculated its trait distinctiveness as the average trait difference from all other species at each site. Then, we used a combination of structural equation models and a meta-analytical approach to test trait–niche relationships and a null model to control for statistical artefacts. Results: The trait distinctiveness of each species was unrelated to its niche properties, abundance and occupancy. In contrast, niche position was the main predictor of abundance and occupancy; species that used the most common environmental conditions found across bromeliads were locally abundant and widespread. Contributions of niche breadth to such patterns were attributable to statistical artefacts, indicating that effects of niche breadth might have been overestimated in previous studies. Main conclusions: Our study reveals the generality of niche position in explaining one of the most common ecological patterns. The robustness of this result is underscored by the geographical extent of our study and our control of statistical artefacts. We call for a similar examination across other systems, which is an essential task to understand the drivers of commonness across the tree of life. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd | ||||
| Address | Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecology, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium | ||||
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| Publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
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| Call Number | EcoFoG @ webmaster @ | Serial | 991 | ||
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| Author | Zinger, L.; Donald, J.; Brosse, S.; Gonzalez, M.A.; Iribar, A.; Leroy, C.; Murienne, J.; Orivel, J.; Schimann, H.; Taberlet, P.; Lopes, C.M. | ||||
| Title | Advances and prospects of environmental DNA in neotropical rainforests | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Advances in Ecological Research | Abbreviated Journal | Adv. Ecol. Res. |
| Volume | 62 | Issue | Pages | 331-373 | |
| Keywords | Biomonitoring; Conservation biology; DNA metabarcoding; eDNA; Environmental genomics; Neotropics; Rainforests | ||||
| Abstract | The rainforests of the Neotropics shelter a vast diversity of plant, animal and microscopic species that provide critical ecosystem goods and services for both local and worldwide populations. These environments face a major crisis due to increased deforestation, pollution, and climate change, emphasizing the need for more effective conservation efforts. The adequate monitoring of these ecosystems has proven a complex and time consuming endeavour, which depends on ever dwindling taxonomic expertise. To date, many species remain undiscovered, let alone described, with otherwise limited information regarding known species population distributions and densities. Overcoming these knowledge shortfalls and practical limitations is becoming increasingly possible through techniques based on environmental DNA (eDNA), i.e., DNA that can be obtained from environmental samples (e.g. tissues, soil, sediment, water, etc.). When coupled with high-throughput sequencing, these techniques now enable realistic, cost-effective, and standardisable biodiversity assessments. This opens up enormous opportunities for advancing our understanding of complex and species-rich tropical communities, but also in facilitating large-scale biomonitoring programs in the neotropics. In this review, we provide a brief introduction to eDNA methods, and an overview of their current and potential uses in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems of neotropical rainforests. We also discuss the limits and challenges of these methods for our understanding and monitoring of biodiversity, as well as future research and applied perspectives of these techniques in neotropical rainforests, and beyond. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd | ||||
| Address | Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil | ||||
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| Publisher | Academic Press Inc. | Place of Publication | Editor | Dumbrell A.J.; Turner E.C.; Fayle T.M. | |
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| Series Editor | Series Title | Abbreviated Series Title | Advances in Ecological Research | ||
| Series Volume | 62 | Series Issue | Edition | ||
| ISSN | 00652504 (Issn); 9780128211342 (Isbn) | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Call Number | EcoFoG @ webmaster @ | Serial | 995 | ||
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| Author | Céréghino, R.; Corbara, B.; Leroy, C.; Carrias, J.-F. | ||||
| Title | Ecological determinants of community structure across the trophic levels of freshwater food webs: a test using bromeliad phytotelmata | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Hydrobiologia | Abbreviated Journal | Hydrobiologia |
| Volume | 847 | Issue | 2 | Pages | 391-402 |
| Keywords | Environmental filtering; Functional group; Neotropical; Niche; Trophic interactions; alga; assembly rule; bacterium; community structure; ecological modeling; environmental conditions; food web; freshwater ecosystem; functional group; Neotropic Ecozone; niche; protozoan; taxonomy; trophic interaction; trophic level; algae; Invertebrata; Protozoa | ||||
| Abstract | Understanding the relative importance of habitat and biotic drivers on community assembly across food web components is an important step towards predicting the consequences of environmental changes. Because documenting entire food webs is often impractical, this question has been only partially investigated. Here, we partitioned variation in species assemblages of the major components of tank bromeliad food webs (bacteria, algae, protozoans, detritivorous and predatory invertebrates) into habitat and biotic determinants and examined the influence of habitat variables and predator or prey abundance on all taxonomic assemblages. Ecological determinism of assemblage structure ranged from weak in bacteria (< 10% of the explained variance) to strong in predatory invertebrates (90%). Habitat features and canopy openness significantly influenced species assemblages; however, prey or predator density had far and away the most significant structuring effects. If biotic forces are at least as important as the abiotic forces while the importance of stochasticity declines towards upper trophic levels, then trophic levels could respond differently to natural or anthropogenic disturbance and to shifts in species distributions. The effects of such differential responses on food web reconfiguration, however, remain to be elucidated. © 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. | ||||
| Address | UMR EcoFoG (AgroParisTech, CIRAD, CNRS, INRA, Université de Guyane, Université des Antilles), Kourou, 97310, France | ||||
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| ISSN | 00188158 (Issn) | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Call Number | EcoFoG @ webmaster @ | Serial | 996 | ||
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| Author | Sayer, E.J.; Rodtassana, C.; Sheldrake, M.; Bréchet, L.M.; Ashford, O.S.; Lopez-Sangil, L.; Kerdraon-Byrne, D.; Castro, B.; Turner, B.L.; Wright, S.J.; Tanner, E.V.J. | ||||
| Title | Revisiting nutrient cycling by litterfall—Insights from 15 years of litter manipulation in old-growth lowland tropical forest | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Advances in Ecological Researc | Abbreviated Journal | Adv. Ecol. Res. |
| Volume | 62 | Issue | Pages | 173-223 | |
| Keywords | Forest floor; Litter addition; Litter removal; Litterfall; Nutrient cycling; Nutrient use efficiency; Soil fertility; Trace elements; Tropical lowland forest | ||||
| Abstract | The crucial role of tropical forests in the global carbon balance is underpinned by their extraordinarily high biomass and productivity, even though the majority of tropical forests grow on nutrient-poor soils. Nutrient cycling by litterfall has long been considered essential for maintaining high primary productivity in lowland tropical forests but few studies have tested this assumption experimentally. We review and synthesise findings from the Gigante Litter Manipulation Project (GLiMP), a long-term experiment in lowland tropical forest in Panama, Central America, in which litter has been removed from or added to large-scale plots for 15 years. We assessed changes in soil and litter nutrient concentrations in response to the experimental treatments and estimated nutrient return and nutrient use efficiency to indicate changes in nutrient cycling. The soil concentrations of most nutrients increased with litter addition and declined with litter removal. Litter removal altered nitrogen, potassium, manganese and zinc cycling, demonstrating the importance of litter inputs for maintaining the availability of these elements to plants. By contrast, litter addition only altered nitrogen cycling and, despite low concentrations of available soil phosphorus, the effects of litter manipulation on phosphorus cycling were inconsistent. We discuss potential mechanisms underlying the observed changes, and we emphasise the importance of decomposition processes in the forest floor for retaining nutrient elements, which partially decouples nutrient cycling from the mineral soil. Finally, by synthesising GLiMP studies conducted during 15 years of litter manipulation, we highlight key knowledge gaps and avenues for future research into tropical forest nutrient cycling. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd | ||||
| Address | Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland | ||||
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| Publisher | Academic Press Inc. | Place of Publication | Editor | Dumbrell A.J.; Turner E.C.; Fayle T.M. | |
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| Series Editor | Series Title | Abbreviated Series Title | Advances in Ecological Research | ||
| Series Volume | 62 | Series Issue | Edition | ||
| ISSN | 00652504 (Issn); 9780128211342 (Isbn) | ISBN | Medium | ||
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| Call Number | EcoFoG @ webmaster @ | Serial | 1001 | ||
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| Author | Lehnebach, R.; Doumerc, L.; Clair, B.; Alméras, T. | ||||
| Title | Mechanical stress in the inner bark of 15 tropical tree species and the relationship with anatomical structure | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Botany | Abbreviated Journal | Bot. |
| Volume | 98 | Issue | 1 | Pages | 1-8 |
| Keywords | Bark anatomical structure; Mechanical stress; Sclereids; Secondary phloem; Tree biomechanics; Tropical species | ||||
| Abstract | Recent studies have shown that the inner bark is implicated in the postural control of inclined tree stems through the interaction between wood radial growth and tangential expansion of a trellis fiber network in bark. Assessing the taxonomic extent of this mechanism requires a screening of the diversity in bark anatomy and mechanical stress. The mechanical state of bark was measured in 15 tropical tree species from various botanical families on vertical mature trees, and related to the anatomical structure of the bark. Significant tensile or compressive longitudinal stresses were observed in the stems of most species. Tensile longitudinal stress was observed in various botanical families and was always associated with fibers arranged in a trellis-like structure and strong dilatation of rays. The highest tensile stress was recorded in species with gelatinous fibers forming a treillis. Compressive stress was typically associated with a large amount of sclereids in the bark, supporting the differentiation of sclereids as a potential origin of the generation of longitudinal compressive stresses in bark. In species exhibiting both a fibrous trellis structure and a significant amount of sclereids, the sign of longitudinal stress may depend on the balance between these two mechanisms. | ||||
| Address | Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Laboratory of Wood Technology, Woodlab, Coupure Links 653, Gent, B-9000, Belgium | ||||
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| Publisher | Canadian Science Publishing | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
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Cited By :1; Export Date: 20 January 2020; Correspondence Address: Lehnebach, R.; Laboratoire de Mécanique et Génie Civil (LMGC), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, 860 rue de St. Priest, France; email: lehnebach.romain@hotmail.fr | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | EcoFoG @ webmaster @ | Serial | 913 | ||
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| Author | Baudrimont, M.; Arini, A.; Guégan, C.; Venel, Z.; Gigault, J.; Pedrono, B.; Prunier, J.; Maurice, L.; Ter Halle, A.; Feurtet-Mazel, A. | ||||
| Title | Ecotoxicity of polyethylene nanoplastics from the North Atlantic oceanic gyre on freshwater and marine organisms (microalgae and filter-feeding bivalves) | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Environmental Science and Pollution Research | Abbreviated Journal | Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. |
| Volume | 27 | Issue | 4 | Pages | 3746-3755 |
| Keywords | Cordicula fluminea; Ecotoxicity; Nanoplastics; Polyethylene; Scenedesmus subspicatus; Thalassiosira weissiflogii; bivalve; concentration (composition); ecotoxicology; filter feeder; gyre; microalga; nanoparticle; plastic waste; pollution exposure; polymer; Atlantic Ocean; Atlantic Ocean (North); Bivalvia; Chlorophyta; Corbicula fluminea; Desmodesmus subspicatus; Nitzschia alba; Thalassiosira | ||||
| Abstract | Each year, 5 to 10 million tons of plastic waste is dumped in the oceans via freshwaters and accumulated in huge oceanic gyres. Under the effect of several abiotic factors, macro plastic wastes (or plastic wastes with macro sizes) are fractionated into microplastics (MP) and finally reach the nanometric size (nanoplastic NP). To reveal potential toxic impacts of these NPs, two microalgae, Scenedemus subspicatus (freshwater green algae), and Thalassiosira weissiflogii (marine diatom) were exposed for up to 48 h at 1, 10, 100, 1000, and 10,000 μg/L to reference polyethylene NPs (PER) or NPs made from polyethylene collected in the North Atlantic gyre (PEN, 7th continent expedition in 2015). Freshwater filter-feeding bivalves, Corbicula fluminea, were exposed to 1000 μg/L of PER and PEN for 48 h to study a possible modification of their filtration or digestion capacity. The results show that PER and PEN do not influence the cell growth of T. weissiflogii, but the PEN exposure causes growth inhibition of S. subspicatus for all exposure concentrations tested. This growth inhibition is enhanced for a higher concentration of PER or PEN (10,000 μg/L) in S. subspicatus. The marine diatom T. weissiflogii appears to be less impacted by plastic pollution than the green algae S. subspicatus for the exposure time. Exposure to NPs does not lead to any alteration of bivalve filtration; however, fecal and pseudo-fecal production increased after PEN exposure, suggesting the implementation of rejection mechanisms for inedible particles. © 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. | ||||
| Address | UMR IMRCP 5623, Université Paul Sabatier, CNRS, 118, route de Narbonne, Toulouse, 31062, France | ||||
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Cited By :1; Export Date: 23 March 2020; Coden: Esple; Correspondence Address: Baudrimont, M.; UMR EPOC 5805, Université de Bordeaux—CNRS, Place du Dr Peyneau, France; email: magalie.baudrimont@u-bordeaux.fr | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | EcoFoG @ webmaster @ | Serial | 925 | ||
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| Author | Servigne, P.; Orivel, J.; Azémar, F.; Carpenter, J.; Dejean, A.; Corbara, B. | ||||
| Title | An uneasy alliance: a nesting association between aggressive ants and equally fierce social wasps | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Insect Science | Abbreviated Journal | Insect Science |
| Volume | 27 | Issue | 1 | Pages | 122-132 |
| Keywords | Azteca chartifex ants; interspecific association; mutualism; Polybia rejecta wasps; scent trail erasure | ||||
| Abstract | Although the Neotropical territorially dominant arboreal ant Azteca chartifex Forel is very aggressive towards any intruder, its populous colonies tolerate the close presence of the fierce polistine wasp Polybia rejecta (F.).
In French Guiana, 83.33% of the 48 P. rejecta nests recorded were found side by side with those of A. chartifex. This nesting association results in mutual protection from predators (i.e., the wasps protected from army ants; the ants protected from birds). We conducted field studies, laboratory-based behavioral experiments and chemical analyses to elucidate the mechanisms allowing the persistence of this association. Due to differences in the cuticular profiles of the two species, we eliminated the possibility of chemical mimicry. Also, analyses of the carton nests did not reveal traces of marking on the envelopes. Because ant forager flows were not perturbed by extracts from the wasps' Dufour's and venom glands, we rejected any hypothetical action of repulsive chemicals. Nevertheless, we noted that the wasps 'scraped' the surface of the upper part of their nest envelope using their mandibles, likely removing the ants' scent trails, and an experiment showed that ant foragers were perturbed by the removal of their scent trails. This leads us to use the term 'erasure hypothesis'. Thus, this nesting association persists thanks to a relative tolerance by the ants towards wasp presence and the behavior of the wasps that allows them to 'contain' their associated ants through the elimination of their scent trails, direct attacks, 'wing-buzzing' behavior and ejecting the ants. |
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| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Ltd (10.1111) | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
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doi: 10.1111/1744-7917.12597 | Approved | no | ||
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| Author | Carrias, J.-F.; Gerphagnon, M.; Rodríguez-Pérez, H.; Borrel, G.; Loiseau, C.; Corbara, B.; Céréghino, R.; Mary, I.; Leroy, C. | ||||
| Title | Resource availability drives bacterial succession during leaf-litter decomposition in a bromeliad ecosystem | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | FEMS microbiology ecology | Abbreviated Journal | FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. |
| Volume | 96 | Issue | 4 | Pages | fiaa045 |
| Keywords | 16S rRNA gene; amplicon sequencing; bacterial diversity; community ecology; decomposition; ecological succession | ||||
| Abstract | Despite the growing number of investigations on microbial succession during the last decade, most of our knowledge on primary succession of bacteria in natural environments comes from conceptual models and/or studies of chronosequences. Successional patterns of litter-degrading bacteria remain poorly documented, especially in undisturbed environments. Here we conducted an experiment with tank bromeliads as natural freshwater microcosms to assess major trends in bacterial succession on two leaf-litter species incubated with or without animal exclusion. We used amplicon sequencing and a co-occurrence network to assess changes in bacterial community structure according to treatments. Alpha-diversity and community complexity displayed the same trends regardless of the treatments, highlighting that primary succession of detrital-bacteria is subject to resource limitation and biological interactions, much like macro-organisms. Shifts in bacterial assemblages along the succession were characterized by an increase in uncharacterized taxa and potential N-fixing bacteria, the latter being involved in positive co-occurrence between taxa. These findings support the hypothesis of interdependence between taxa as a significant niche-based process shaping bacterial communities during the advanced stage of succession. © FEMS 2020. | ||||
| Address | AMAP, IRD, CIRAD, CNRS, INRA, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France | ||||
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| Publisher | NLM (Medline) | Place of Publication | Editor | ||
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Export Date: 14 April 2020 | Approved | no | ||
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| Author | Levionnois, S.; Coste, S.; Nicolini, E.; Stahl, C.; Morel, H.; Heuret, P. | ||||
| Title | Scaling of petiole anatomies, mechanics and vasculatures with leaf size in the widespread Neotropical pioneer tree species Cecropia obtusa Trécul (Urticaceae) | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Tree physiology | Abbreviated Journal | Tree Physiol. |
| Volume | 40 | Issue | 2 | Pages | 245-258 |
| Keywords | allometry; leaf size; petiole anatomy; scaling; theoretical hydraulic conductivity; vessel widening; xylem | ||||
| Abstract | Although the leaf economic spectrum has deepened our understanding of leaf trait variability, little is known about how leaf traits scale with leaf area. This uncertainty has resulted in the assumption that leaf traits should vary by keeping the same pace of variation with increases in leaf area across the leaf size range. We evaluated the scaling of morphological, tissue-surface and vascular traits with overall leaf area, and the functional significance of such scaling. We examined 1,271 leaves for morphological traits, and 124 leaves for anatomical and hydraulic traits, from 38 trees of Cecropia obtusa Trécul (Urticaceae) in French Guiana. Cecropia is a Neotropical genus of pioneer trees that can exhibit large laminas (0.4 m2 for C. obtusa), with leaf size ranging by two orders of magnitude. We measured (i) tissue fractions within petioles and their second moment of area, (ii) theoretical xylem hydraulic efficiency of petioles and (iii) the extent of leaf vessel widening within the hydraulic path. We found that different scaling of morphological trait variability allows for optimisation of lamina display among larger leaves, especially the positive allometric relationship between lamina area and petiole cross-sectional area. Increasing the fraction of pith is a key factor that increases the geometrical effect of supportive tissues on mechanical rigidity and thereby increases carbon-use efficiency. We found that increasing xylem hydraulic efficiency with vessel size results in lower leaf lamina area: xylem ratios, which also results in potential carbon savings for large leaves. We found that the vessel widening is consistent with hydraulic optimisation models. Leaf size variability modifies scaling of leaf traits in this large-leaved species. © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permission@oup.com. | ||||
| Address | UMR AMAP, CIRAD, CNRS, IRD, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, 34398, France | ||||
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Export Date: 16 March 2020 | Approved | no | ||
| Call Number | EcoFoG @ webmaster @ | Serial | 921 | ||
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