Light Heterogeneity and Plants: from Ecophysiology to Species Coexistence and Biodiversity

By F. Valladares. 2003

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Subfields: Molecular Biology, Plant Science

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Quantitative estimation of phenotypic plasticity: bridging the gap between the evolutionary concept and its ecological applications (2006, background): “Mean plasticity across similar but not identical genotypes of a species can be referred to as population phenotypic plasticity, as suggested elsewhere ( Valladares 2003; Einhorn 2005), but an adequate sampling of the population is required for the unbiased estimation of this mean overall plasticity”
Osmolytes and Plants Acclimation to Changing Environment: Emerging Omics Technologies (2016, background): “Water availability is not the only restrictive factor for plant growth in these zones, where nutrients are also scarce, and there is an excess of solar radiation, all contributing to additional stress for plants living in those ecosystems (Valladares 2003 ).”
The role of crown architecture, leaf phenology and photosynthetic activity in promoting complementary use of light among coexisting species in temperate forests (2010, background): “Because coexisting species may show differentiation in strategies for resource acquisition (functional diversification) or convergence with respect to some limiting resource (functional convergence, Meinzer 2003; Valladares 2003), the relative importance of various crown functions and their contribu”
Ecological limits to plant phenotypic plasticity. (2007, background): “For example, while light heterogeneity can be relevant at the scale of meters (Valladares, 2003; Valladares & Guzmán, 2006), soil heterogeneity might be relevant at the scale of centimeters or less (Hodge, 2006).”
The controversy over traits conferring shade‐tolerance in trees: ontogenetic changes revisited (2006, background): “Species’ inherent differences in light requirement underlie the major changes in vegetation composition during succession (Sack & Grubb 2001; Valladares 2003).”
Irradiance and oak seedling survival and growth in a heterogeneous environment (2007, background): “irradiance varies most within the day or seasons than among years or decades (Valladares, 2003).”
Structural determinants of leaf light-harvesting capacity and photosynthetic potentials (2006, background): “Numerous studies have explored the efficiency of light harvesting of leaves with different inclinations [see Valladares (2003) for a review], leading to a general consensus that more horizontal leaves intercept light more efficiently, especially in understory environments where most of the light pen”
Benefits of Using Shrubs as Nurse Plants for Reforestation in Mediterranean Mountains: A 4‐Year Study (2004, background): “…& Ruiz de la Torre 1971; Nikolov & Helmisaari 1992), the high radiation in Mediterranean environments can impair seedling performance, which may be improved by a moderate light reduction, lowering the risk of photoinhibition and leaf overheating that decreases growth or survival (Valladares 2003).”
Is the change of plant–plant interactions with abiotic stress predictable? A meta‐analysis of field results in arid environments (2005, background): “Light is rarely a limiting resource, but excess radiation is often a major source of stress for plants in these areas (Valladares 2003).”
Response of tree seedlings to the abiotic heterogeneity generated by nurse shrubs: an experimental approach at different scales (2005, background): “In this respect, studies analysing spatial patterns of woody plant establishment in Mediterranean ecosystems have found such patterns to be strongly affected by the habitat structure, with regeneration typically occurring under pre-established vegetation (Herrera et al. 1994, Rey and Alca ´ntara 200”