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Functional megadiversity.
- Source :
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; 4/22/2014, Vol. 111 Issue 16, p5763-5764, 2p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The author discusses the study conducted by G. P. Asner and his team on the functional traits of forest canopies in Andes and western Amazon. The team examines biochemistry and foliage traits of about 2,420 canopy tree species at 19 sites in highest diversity tropical forests of the Earth. The team found that canopy functional traits varied throughout soil gradients in predictable ways and high phylogenetic diversity of forests in Western Amazon were interlinked with high functional diversity.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00278424
- Volume :
- 111
- Issue :
- 16
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 95769847
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1402618111