Relationship between tropical leaf phenology and ecosystem productivity using phenocameras.
Relationship between tropical leaf phenology and ecosystem productivity using phenocameras.
Author(s): ALBERTON, B.; MARTIN, T. C. M.; ROCHA, H. R. da; RICHARDSON, A. D.; MOURA, M. S. B. de; TORRES, R. S.; MORELLATO, L. P. C.
Summary: The interplay of water and light, regarded as the main driver of tropical plant dynamics, determines leaf phenology and ecosystem productivity. Leaf phenology has been discussed as a key variable to explain photosynthetic seasonality in evergreen tropical forests, but the question is still open for seasonally tropical ecosystems. In the search for implementing long-term phenology monitoring in the tropics, phenocameras have proven to be an accurate method to estimate vegetative phenology in tropical communities. Here, we investigated the temporal patterns of leaf phenology and their relation to gross primary productivity (GPP) in a comparative study across three contrasting tropical biomes: dry forest (caatinga), woodland savanna (cerrado), and rainforest (Atlantic Forest).
Publication year: 2023
Types of publication: Journal article
Unit: Embrapa Semi-arid Region
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