Topography as a factor driving small-scale variation in tree fine root traits and root functional diversity in a species-rich tropical montane forest.

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We investigated the variation in tree fine root traits and their functional diversity along a local topographic gradient in a Neotropical montane forest to test if fine root trait variation along the gradient is consistent with the predictions of the root economics spectrum on a shift from acquisitive to conservative traits with decreasing resource supply. We measured five fine root functional traits in 179...

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