The mechanisms of drought resistance that allow plants to successfully establish at different
stages of secondary succession in tropical dry forests are not well understood. We …

Abstract Background and Aims With limited soil depth in northern Yucatán (< 30 cm), roots
grow deeper through rock fractures and dissolution karst features (ie, cavities, including soil …

In tropical dry forests, spatial heterogeneity in soil water availability is thought to determine
interspecific differences in key components of resource use strategies, such as leaf …

Tree species use a variety of strategies to obtain resources. As a result, semi-deciduous
forest species and cerrado species can grow in close proximity and in the same climate …

Seasonally dry tropical forests are dominated by deciduous and evergreen tree species with
a wide range of leaf phenology. We hypothesized that Piscidia piscipula is able to extend …

Across their natural distributions, tropical tree species are regularly exposed to seasonal
droughts of varying intensities. Their ability to tolerate drought stress plays a vital role in …

This study was designed to evaluate the response of 2 wild shrubs, Calotropis procera and
Suaeda aegyptiaca, to salinity (100% seawater), drought, and waterlogging stresses. The 90 …

We examined the effects of forest stand age on soil respiration (SR) including the
heterotrophic respiration (HR) and autotrophic respiration (AR) of two forest types. We …

Understory vegetation and fungi are regarded as important ecological drivers of processes
like productivity and nutrient cycling in boreal forests. Whilst those processes are linked to …

A good understanding of species coexistence and the extent of variations in interspecies
resource utilization by investigating suits of functional traits is useful for predicting the …