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Trait shifts associated with the subshrub life-history strategy in a tropical savanna.

Oecologia - 1 Oct 2017

Giroldo A B, Scariot A, Hoffmann W A

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Over the past 10 million years, tropical savanna environments have selected for small growth forms within woody plant lineages. The result has been the evolution of subshrubs (geoxyles), presumably as an adaptation to frequent fire. To evaluate the traits associated with the shift from tree to subshrub growth forms, we compared seed biomass, germination, survival, resprouting, biomass allocation, and...

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PMID: 28840340
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-017-3930-4

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