The roles of functional traits in canopy maintenance along a savanna/seasonally dry tropical forest gradient in northeastern Brazil

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Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual de Feira de Santana-
Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro-
Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)-
Autor(es): dc.creatorNeves, Sâmia Paula Santos-
Autor(es): dc.creatorMendes dos Santos, Marília Grazielly-
Autor(es): dc.creatorVitória, Angela Pierre-
Autor(es): dc.creatorRossatto, Davi Rodrigo-
Autor(es): dc.creatorde Miranda, Lia d'Afonsêca Pedreira-
Autor(es): dc.creatorFunch, Ligia Silveira-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2025-08-21T20:26:10Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2025-08-21T20:26:10Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2023-03-02-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2023-03-02-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2022-07-01-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2022.152090-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/241892-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/11449/241892-
Descrição: dc.descriptionVegetation gradients, such as those between savanna and seasonally dry tropical forest (SDTF) vegetations, may experience nearly identical macroclimatic conditions but still differ because of local ecological filters selecting for distinct plant functional aspects related to water storage and use. We examined how leaf phenology, water potential, wood density, and wood saturated water content varied seasonally along a savanna, transition, and SDTF vegetation gradient at the eastern border of the Chapada Diamantina Highlands, Brazil. We monitored the leaf phenologies of 523 individuals of 48 woody species (20 savanna, 14 transition, and 14 SDTF species) for two years. We identified four phenological groups: brevideciduous, deciduous, evergreen (EG) plants having continuous growth, and evergreen plants having seasonal growth. Deciduous species were found throughout the gradient, while EG species accounted for more than 80% of relative density in savanna areas. Precipitation was negatively related to leaf fall for all phenological groups, and positively related for leaf flushing in deciduous species. More than 80% of all species exhibited wood densities between 0.50 and 0.91 g cm−3. The first principal component explained 77.64% of the observed variance, associated with wood saturated water content, water potential, and wood density. All of the savanna species were distributed along the positive axis of the principal component analysis as compared to SDTF species. We demonstrated that the effects of water limitations along the gradient were critical to the selection of functional traits associated with water-use strategies and expressive deciduousness in SDTF vegetation, interpreted as drought avoidance strategies.-
Descrição: dc.descriptionConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)-
Descrição: dc.descriptionLaboratório de Flora e Vegetação Departamento de Ciências Biológicas Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Caixa Postal 252 e 294-
Descrição: dc.descriptionLaboratório de Ciências Ambientais Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Av Alberto Lamego, 2000-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartamento de Biologia Aplicada Universidade Estadual Paulista, SP-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartamento de Biologia Aplicada Universidade Estadual Paulista, SP-
Descrição: dc.descriptionCNPq: 302330/2019-4-
Descrição: dc.descriptionCNPq: 305333/2009-7,-
Descrição: dc.descriptionCNPq: 480508/2008-
Idioma: dc.languageen-
Relação: dc.relationFlora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants-
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Palavras-chave: dc.subjectDeciduousness-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectDrought avoidance-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectEvergreenness-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectLeaf phenology-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectWater potential-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectWater storage-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectWood density-
Título: dc.titleThe roles of functional traits in canopy maintenance along a savanna/seasonally dry tropical forest gradient in northeastern Brazil-
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