@Article{Fortunel_etal2014,
author="Fortunel, C.
and Ruelle, J.
and Beauchene, J.
and Fine, P.V.A.
and Baraloto, C.",
title="Wood specific gravity and anatomy of branches and roots in 113 Amazonian rainforest tree species across environmental gradients",
journal="New Phytologist",
year="2014",
volume="202",
number="1",
pages="79--94",
optkeywords="Amazonian forests",
optkeywords="Branch",
optkeywords="Environmental gradients",
optkeywords="Neotropical trees",
optkeywords="Root",
optkeywords="Wood anatomical traits",
optkeywords="Wood density",
optkeywords="Wood functions",
abstract="Wood specific gravity (WSG) is a strong predictor of tree performance across environmental gradients. Yet it remains unclear how anatomical elements linked to different wood functions contribute to variation in WSG in branches and roots across tropical forests. We examined WSG and wood anatomy in white sand, clay terra firme and seasonally flooded forests in French Guiana, spanning broad environmental gradients found throughout Amazonia. We measured 15 traits relating to branches and small woody roots in 113 species representing the 15 most abundant species in each habitat and representative species from seven monophyletic lineages occurring in all habitats. Fiber traits appear to be major determinants of WSG, independent of vessel traits, in branches and roots. Fiber traits and branch and root WSG increased from seasonally flooded species to clay terra firme species and lastly to white sand species. Branch and root wood traits were strongly phylogenetically constrained. Lineages differed in wood design, but exhibited similar variation in wood structure across habitats. We conclude that tropical trees can invest differently in support and transport to respond to environmental conditions. Wind disturbance and drought stress represent significant filters driving tree distribution of Amazonian forests; hence we suggest that biophysical explanations should receive more attention. {\textcopyright} 2013 New Phytologist Trust.",
optnote="Export Date: 10 March 2014; Source: Scopus; Coden: Nepha; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Fortunel, C.; INRA, UMR Ecologie des For{\^e}ts de Guyane, BP 709, Kourou Cedex, 97387, France; email: claire.fortunel@ecofog.gf; Funding Details: DEB-0743103, NSF, National Science Foundation; Funding Details: DEB-0743800, NSF, National Science Foundation",
optnote="exported from refbase (http://php.ecofog.gf/refbase/show.php?record=531), last updated on Mon, 12 May 2014 18:42:09 -0300",
issn="0028646x (Issn)",
opturl="http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84894484005&partnerID=40&md5=2cdb82806531007d6e0d80848f8a51fb"
}