Conventional reforestation in the tropics often results in stands with low tree species and
functional diversities. A different approach to reforestation, the so-called rainforestation, has
been developed in the Philippines. It emphasizes mixed stands and the preferential use of
native species supplemented by fruit trees. In such stands, we studied several functional leaf
traits (stomatal conductance for water vapour, leaf morphology and chemistry) with the
objectives (1) of assessing the species-specific variation of leaf traits and in particular that of …