Abstract: International audience; AbstractKey messageCloud forest tree seedlings of higher leaf mass to area ratio and leaf dry matter content displayed higher survival along an elevation gradient in the forest understorey. Phenotypic plasticity in leaf functional traits was not related to seedling survival.ContextUnderstanding the relationship between seedling survival and phenotypic plasticity of leaf functional traits is of great importance for predicting tree species responses to climate change.AimsWe analysed whether phenotypic plasticity and mean v...
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Agronomy
Botany
Ecology