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Functional Trait Strategies of Trees in Dry and Wet Tropical Forests Are Similar but Differ in Their Consequences for Succession

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  • Madelon Lohbeck
  • Edwin Lebrija-Trejos
  • Miguel Martínez-Ramos
  • Jorge A Meave
  • Lourens Poorter
  • Frans Bongers

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Global plant trait studies have revealed fundamental trade-offs in plant resource economics. We evaluated such trait trade-offs during secondary succession in two species-rich tropical ecosystems that contrast in precipitation: dry deciduous and wet evergreen forests of Mexico. Species turnover with succession in dry forest largely relates to increasing water availability and in wet forest to decreasing light availability. We hypothesized that while functional trait trade-offs are similar in the two forest systems, the successful plant strategies in these communities will be different, as contrasting filters affect species turnover. Research was carried out in 15 dry secondary forest sites (5-63 years after abandonment) and in 17 wet secondary forest sites (

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  • Madelon Lohbeck & Edwin Lebrija-Trejos & Miguel Martínez-Ramos & Jorge A Meave & Lourens Poorter & Frans Bongers, 2015. "Functional Trait Strategies of Trees in Dry and Wet Tropical Forests Are Similar but Differ in Their Consequences for Succession," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(4), pages 1-15, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0123741
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123741
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    1. Julieta A. Rosell & Mark E. Olson & Cristina Martínez-Garza & Norberto Martínez-Méndez, 2022. "Functional Diversity in Woody Organs of Tropical Dry Forests and Implications for Restoration," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-24, July.
    2. Pérez-Solache, Abel & Vaca-Sánchez, Marcela Sofía & Maldonado-López, Yurixhi & De Faria, Maurício Lopes & Borges, Magno Augusto Zazá & Fagundes, Marcílio & Oyama, Ken & Méndez-Solórzano, María Isabel , 2023. "Changes in land use of temperate forests associated to avocado production in Mexico: Impacts on soil properties, plant traits and insect-plant interactions," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 204(C).

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