Seedling traits determine drought tolerance of tropical tree species

L Poorter, L Markesteijn - Biotropica, 2008‏ - Wiley Online Library
Water availability is the most important factor determining tree species distribution in the
tropics, but the underlying mechanisms are still not clear. In this study, we compared …

Developmental changes in habitat associations of tropical trees

LS Comita, R Condit, SP Hubbell - Journal of Ecology, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 Recent studies have documented local‐scale associations between tree
species and topographic and edaphic habitat types in forests worldwide. To determine …

Effects of topography on structuring local species assemblages in a S ri L ankan mixed dipterocarp forest

R Punchi‐Manage, S Getzin, T Wiegand… - Journal of …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
One of the primary goals in community ecology is to determine the relative importance of
processes and mechanisms that control biodiversity. Here, we examined habitat‐driven …

Traits of recalcitrant seeds in a semi-deciduous tropical forest in Panama: some ecological implications

MI Daws, NC Garwood, HW Pritchard - Functional Ecology, 2005‏ - JSTOR
1. We used cross-species and phylogenetic analyses to compare seed traits of 36 species
with desiccation-sensitive and 189 with desiccation-tolerant seeds from a semi-deciduous …

Abiotic and biotic drivers of seedling survival in a hurricane‐impacted tropical forest

LS Comita, M Uriarte, J Thompson… - Journal of …, 2009‏ - Wiley Online Library
Many forests experience periodic, large‐scale disturbances, such as hurricanes and
cyclones, which open the forest canopy, causing dramatic changes in understorey light …

Impact of red: far red ratios on germination of temperate forest herbs in relation to shade tolerance, seed mass and persistence in the soil

M Jankowska‐Blaszczuk, MI Daws - Functional Ecology, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 The effect of the ratio of red: far red light (R: FR) on seed germination of
herbaceous species from northern temperate deciduous forest has received little attention …

Soil seed banks in tropical forest fragments with different disturbance histories in southeastern Brazil

AM Martins, VL Engel - Ecological Engineering, 2007‏ - Elsevier
Soil seed banks are considered an important mechanism for natural regeneration in tropical
forest ecosystems. This paper investigated the soil seed bank in two semideciduous …

Assessing the impact of abiotic and biotic factors on seedling survival in an African montane forest

I Abiem, D Kenfack, HM Chapman - Frontiers in Forests and Global …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Tree seedling dynamics underpin subsequent forest structure and diversity as different
species/guilds respond variously to abiotic and biotic stresses. Thus, understanding …

Seed limitation in a Panamanian forest

JC Svenning, SJ Wright - Journal of Ecology, 2005‏ - JSTOR
1 The role of seed limitation in tropical forests remains uncertain owing to the scarcity of
experimental evidence. We performed seed addition experiments to assess seed limitation …

Species wood density and the location of planted seedlings drive early‐stage seedling survival during tropical forest restoration

LS Charles, JM Dwyer, TJ Smith… - Journal of Applied …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
The success of restoration projects is known to vary widely, with outcomes relating to
numerous biotic and abiotic factors. Though many studies have examined the factors …