2016
DOI: 10.1086/684174
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Interspecific Functional Convergence and Divergence and Intraspecific Negative Density Dependence Underlie the Seed-to-Seedling Transition in Tropical Trees

Abstract: Online enhancements: appendixes. Dryad data: http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.j2r53. abstract:The seed-to-seedling transition constitutes a critical bottleneck in the life history of plants and represents a major determinant of species composition and abundance. However, we have surprisingly little knowledge regarding the forces driving this ontogenetic transition. Here we utilize information regarding organismal function to investigate the strength of intra-and interspecific negative density dependence during … Show more

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“…We included leaf nitrogen content (LNC, %), leaf phosphorus content (LPC, %) and leaf carbon content (LCC, %), leaf area (LA, cm 2 ), specific leaf area (SLA, cm 2 /g), maximum height for the species (H max , meters), seed mass (SM, grams), and wood density (WD, g/cm 3 ). These traits have been reported previously (Swenson & Umana, 2015;Swenson et al, 2012;Umaña et al, 2016) and are known to be closely related to resource acquisition and competitive ability (Wright et al, 2010). With the exception of LCC, WD, and SM, trait values were log transformed before standardisation to approximate normality.…”
Section: Functional Trait Data and Allometric Relationshipsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We included leaf nitrogen content (LNC, %), leaf phosphorus content (LPC, %) and leaf carbon content (LCC, %), leaf area (LA, cm 2 ), specific leaf area (SLA, cm 2 /g), maximum height for the species (H max , meters), seed mass (SM, grams), and wood density (WD, g/cm 3 ). These traits have been reported previously (Swenson & Umana, 2015;Swenson et al, 2012;Umaña et al, 2016) and are known to be closely related to resource acquisition and competitive ability (Wright et al, 2010). With the exception of LCC, WD, and SM, trait values were log transformed before standardisation to approximate normality.…”
Section: Functional Trait Data and Allometric Relationshipsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This led ecologists to believe that CNDD is nearly ubiquitous among tropical plant species (Silvertown & Charlesworth 2001;Terborgh 2012), causing the paper to be cited more than 900 times and paving the way to a long series of similar studies (e.g. Hille Ris Lambers et al 2002;Bagchi et al 2014;Umana et al 2016;Krishnadas et al 2018).…”
Section: Box 2 the Estimation Of Cnddmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Specifically, functional traits have been used by community ecologists to elucidate and decipher patterns of species richness, abundance, and demography over space and time (e.g., Kitajima 1994;Mulkey et al 1996;Swenson and Enquist 2007;Kraft et al 2008;Poorter et al 2008;Swenson and Enquist 2009;Wright et al 2010;Katabuchi et al 2012;Paine et al 2012;Baraloto et al 2012;Umaña et al 2016Umaña et al , 2017. For example, Swenson and Enquist (2007) published one of the first analyses of community-wide diversity of a functional trait, wood density, in co-occurring tropical tree species demonstrating that assemblages are more diverse in this trait than expected given their high species richness.…”
Section: Community Dynamicsmentioning
confidence: 99%