THE INFLUENCE OF ECOSYSTEM AND PHYLOGENY ON TROPICAL TREE CROWN SIZE AND SHAPE
A. Shenkin, L. Patrick Bentley, I. Oliveras, N. Salinas, S. Adu-Bredu, B. H. Marimon, B. Marimon, T. Peprah, E. Lopez Choque, L. R. Trujillo Rodriguez, E. R. Clemente Arenas, C. Adonteng, J. Seidu, F. Barbosa Passos, S. Matias Reis, , Y. Malhi
This study examines how ecosystem and phylogeny influence tropical tree crown size and shape, finding that while Metabolic Scaling Theory explains part of the variation, local and phylogenetic factors also play significant roles.
bioRxiv · Oct 1, 2019Ecology