Differences in Leaf Temperature between Lianas and Trees in the Neotropical Canopy
Center for Earth Observation Sciences, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada
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Forests 2018, 9(6), 307; https://doi.org/10.3390/f9060307
Received: 19 April 2018
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Revised: 18 May 2018
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Accepted: 30 May 2018
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Published: 1 June 2018
(This article belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)
Leaf temperature (Tleaf) influences photosynthesis and respiration. Currently, there is a growing interest in including lianas in productivity models due to their increasing abundance and their detrimental effects in the carbon stock of tropical ecosystems. Therefore, understanding the differences of Tleaf between lianas and trees is important for future predictions of productivity. Here, we determined the displayed leaf temperature (Td = Tleaf − air temperature) of several species of lianas and their host trees during El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and non-ENSO years to evaluate if the presence of lianas affects the Td of their host trees, and if leaves of lianas and their host trees exhibit differences in Td. Our results suggest that close to midday, the presence of lianas does not affect the Td of their host trees; however, lianas tend to have higher values of Td than their hosts across seasons, in both ENSO and non-ENSO years. Although lianas and trees tend to have similar physiological-temperature responses, differences in Td could lead to significant differences in rates of photosynthesis and respiration based on temperature response curves. Future models should thus consider differences in leaf temperature between these two life forms to achieve robust predictions of productivity.
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Keywords:
El Niño-Southern Oscillation; gas exchange; leaf canopy temperature; life forms; thermography; woody vines
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Guzmán Q., J.A.; Sánchez-Azofeifa, G.A.; Rivard, B. Differences in Leaf Temperature between Lianas and Trees in the Neotropical Canopy. Forests 2018, 9, 307. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9060307
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Guzmán Q. JA, Sánchez-Azofeifa GA, Rivard B. Differences in Leaf Temperature between Lianas and Trees in the Neotropical Canopy. Forests. 2018; 9(6):307. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9060307
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuzmán Q., J. Antonio, G. Arturo Sánchez-Azofeifa, and Benoit Rivard. 2018. "Differences in Leaf Temperature between Lianas and Trees in the Neotropical Canopy" Forests 9, no. 6: 307. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9060307
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