International audienceThe seasonal climate drivers of the carbon cycle in tropical forests remain poorly known, although these forests account for more carbon assimilation and storage than any other terrestrial ecosystem. Based on a unique combination of seasonal pan-tropical data sets from 89 experimental sites (68 include aboveground wood productivity measurements and 35 litter productivity measurements), their associated canopy photosynthetic capacity (enhanced vegetation index, EVI) and climate, we ask how carbon assimilation and aboveground allocation are related to climate seasonality in tropical forests and how they interact in the seasonal carbon cycle. We found that canopy photosynthetic capacity seasonality responds positively to precipitation when rainfall is < 2000 mm yr(-1) (water-limited forests) and to radiation otherwise (light-limited forests). On the other hand, independent of climate limitations, wood productivity and litterfall are driven by seasonal variation in precipitation and evapotranspiration, respectively. Consequently, light-limited forests present an asynchronism between canopy photosynthetic capacity and wood productivity. First-order control by precipitation likely indicates a decrease in tropical forest productivity in a drier climate in water-limited forest, and in current light-limited forest with future rainfall < 2000 mm yr(-1)

Objetivou-se neste trabalho avaliar a variação das dimensões das fibras e dos vasos da madeira de Eucalyptus grandis com quatro diferentes idades (10, 14, 20 e 25 anos), proveniente de talhões comerciais. A amostragem do material na árvore foi feita através da coleta de três discos, retirados da base e das extremidades das duas primeiras toras, ambas com o comprimento comercial de 3 m. De cada disco, retiraram-se cinco amostras, de dimensões 1,0 x 1,0 x 1,0 cm, tomadas de pontos eqüidistantes, correspondentes a 0; 25; 50; 75; e 100% da seção, no sentido radial medula-casca, fazendo-se a medição das fibras e dos vasos. Verificou-se, em todos os parâmetros, o efeito da idade e da variação radial, no sentido medula-casca, à exceção da largura e do diâmetro do lume das fibras; todos os demais parâmetros apresentaram correlação positiva.

RESUMO -Este trabalho estudou a variação das retratibilidades volumétrica e linear da madeira de Eucalyptus grandis proveniente de talhões comerciais de quatro diferentes idades (10, 14, 20 e 25 anos) e posição radial. As amostras foram retiradas da tábua diametral, de cada uma das 16 árvores (quatro para cada idade), tomadas de quatro posições eqüidistantes (0, 33, 66 e 100%), no sentido medula-casca. Verificou-se, em todos os testes, o efeito da idade e da variação radial, observando uma correlação positiva dos efeitos em todos os parâmetros estudados. A espécie, como um todo, apresentou elevada instabilidade dimensional, com valores médios de retratibilidade volumétrica de 18,11% e retratibilidade radial, tangencial e longitudinal de 6,09%, 10,14% e 0,45%, respectivamente, além do fator anisotrópico de 1,71. À exceção da retratibilidade longitudinal e do fator anisotrópico, todos os demais parâmetros apresentaram tendência de crescimento com a idade e com a direção radial, no sentido medula-casca.Palavras-chave: Eucalyptus grandis, retratibilidade, idade e variação radial. INFLUENCE OF AGE AND RADIAL POSITION ON THE VOLUMETRIC AND LINEAR SHRINKAGE OF Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex. Maiden WOOD ABSTRACT -The objective of this work was to study the linear and volumetric shrinkage variation of theEucalyptus grandis wood, along the radial plane at four different ages (10, 14, 20 and 25 years), from commercial stands. The samples were removed from the diametrical board of each of the sixteen trees (four from each age), taken from four equidistant positions (0, 33, 66 and 100%)

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abstract.&lt;/strong&gt; The seasonal climate drivers of the carbon cycle in tropical forests remain poorly known, although these forests account for more carbon assimilation and storage than any other terrestrial ecosystem. Based on a unique combination of seasonal pan-tropical data sets from 89 experimental sites (68 include aboveground wood productivity measurements and 35 litter productivity measurements), their associate canopy photosynthetic capacity (enhanced vegetation index, EVI) and climate, we ask how carbon assimilation and aboveground allocation are related to climate seasonality in tropical forests and how they interact in the seasonal carbon cycle. We found that canopy photosynthetic capacity seasonality responds positively to precipitation when rainfall is &lt; 2000 mm.yr&lt;sup&gt;&amp;#8722;1&lt;/sup&gt; (water-limited forests) and to radiation otherwise (light-limited forests); on the other hand, independent of climate limitations, wood productivity and litterfall are driven by seasonal variation in precipitation and evapotranspiration respectively. Consequently, light-limited forests present an asynchronism between canopy photosynthetic capacity and wood productivity. Precipitation first-order control indicates an overall decrease in tropical forest productivity in a drier climate.&lt;/p&gt;

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