Ecology of hemiepiphytism in fig species is based on evolutionary correlation of hydraulics and carbon economy

Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2117-2130

  Hao, Guang You ^a,b   Goldstein, Guillermo ^b,c   Sack, Lawren ^d   Holbrook, N Michele ^e   Liu, Zhi Hui ^a,f   Wang, Al Ying ^a   Harrison, Rhett D ^a   Su, Zhi Hui ^g   Cao, Kun Fang ^a  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g JT Biohistory Research Hall ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Comparative method; Correlated evolution; Ficus spp.; Hydraulic conductivity; Leaf mass per area; Photosynthesis; Phylogenetic independent contrasts; Trade off; Tropical rain forest; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CARBON; WATER;

CARBON; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; CORRELATION; DIAMETER; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EPIPHYTE; GAS EXCHANGE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENETICS; RAINFOREST; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRADE-OFF; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; XYLEM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FICUS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; FICUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WATER;

EID: 80054812518     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-0269.1     Document Type: Article

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