2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01884.x
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Tree architecture and life‐history strategies across 200 co‐occurring tropical tree species

Abstract: Summary1. Tree architecture is thought to allow species to partition horizontal and vertical light gradients in the forest canopy. Tree architecture is closely related to light capture, carbon gain and the efficiency with which trees reach the canopy. Previous studies that investigated how light gradients drive differentiation in tree architecture have produced inconsistent results, partially because of the differences in which tree species and ontogenetic stages were studied. 2. We examined the relationship b… Show more

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“…Our study highlights the importance of size-dependent variation in LUE, which has been less appreciated compared with variation in light acquisition. While this study does not explain species' mature height itself (which may depend on other factors such as reproduction timing, Iida et al 2011), the emergent trade-off between light capture and use efficiencies across tree height may be one of the key factors that contribute to tree species coexistence in one-sided light competition.…”
Section: T R a D E -O F F B E T W E E N L I G H T I N T E R C E P T Imentioning
confidence: 86%
“…Our study highlights the importance of size-dependent variation in LUE, which has been less appreciated compared with variation in light acquisition. While this study does not explain species' mature height itself (which may depend on other factors such as reproduction timing, Iida et al 2011), the emergent trade-off between light capture and use efficiencies across tree height may be one of the key factors that contribute to tree species coexistence in one-sided light competition.…”
Section: T R a D E -O F F B E T W E E N L I G H T I N T E R C E P T Imentioning
confidence: 86%
“…Because of the asymptotic relationship between height and diameter, canopy height variables are less suitable to discriminate between tall trees with various diameters. It is generally the large trees in a tropical forest that show this asymptotic H-D development [79,80] and since these trees have great influence on the AGB in our field plots, this effect could also explain the underestimation for the plots with the higher AGB values. Similar observations were made by Skowronski et al [81] in a temperate forest with asymptotic relationship between height and diameter.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…We quantified stem diameter distribution (the coefficient of skewness and upper 99th percentile diameter) and demographic rates (diameter growth rate, mortality, and recruitment rates) for all 370 species with ≥100 trees (stem diameter of ≥2-cm) in the 50-ha plot. Iida et al (2011) previously showed that allometries between stem diameter and foliage-crown dimensions are similar across species in the Pasoh forest. Thus, we assume that interspecific differences in stem diameter distribution correspond to differentiation in vertical foliage distribution among species.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%