Leaf anatomy of a secondary montane Quercus forest in Costa Rica

The leaf anatomy of 14 secondary and 17 primary tree species was studied in a 30 yr old secondary, montane Quercus forest in the Costa Rican Cordillera de Talamanca. On the average, foliar tissues are thicker in secondary species, due to the high proportion of spongy parenchyma for water storage. In...

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Autores principales:	Leal, Miguel E, Kappelle, Maarten
Formato:	Online
Idioma:	eng
Publicado:	Universidad de Costa Rica 1994
Acceso en línea:	https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/23223

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spelling	RBT232232022-05-20T14:43:23Z Leaf anatomy of a secondary montane Quercus forest in Costa Rica Leaf anatomy of a secondary montane Quercus forest in Costa Rica Leal, Miguel E Kappelle, Maarten The leaf anatomy of 14 secondary and 17 primary tree species was studied in a 30 yr old secondary, montane Quercus forest in the Costa Rican Cordillera de Talamanca. On the average, foliar tissues are thicker in secondary species, due to the high proportion of spongy parenchyma for water storage. In secondary species the mean lamina thickness was 249.5 J.l.m and the mean thicknesses of palisade and spongy parenchyma were 85.8 J.l.m and 133.9 J.l.m, respectively. In primary species the mean lamina thickness was 220.7 J.l.m and the mean thicknesses of palisade and spongy parenchyma were 75.7 J.l.m and 107.9 J.l.m, respectively. TIte non-palisade parenchyma / palisade parenchyma ratio was slightly higher for secondary species. TIte thickness of palisade parenchyma and spongy parenchyma were significantly correlated for both primary and secondary species. Lamina thickness was significantly correlated with thickness of palisade parenchyma and spongy parenchyma for primary species only. Leaf anatornical values measured for this montane secondary forest fall mainIy within the ranges known from montane primary forests in other tropical countries. The leaf anatomy of 14 secondary and 17 primary tree species was studied in a 30 yr old secondary, montane Quercus forest in the Costa Rican Cordillera de Talamanca. On the average, foliar tissues are thicker in secondary species, due to the high proportion of spongy parenchyma for water storage. In secondary species the mean lamina thickness was 249.5 J.l.m and the mean thicknesses of palisade and spongy parenchyma were 85.8 J.l.m and 133.9 J.l.m, respectively. In primary species the mean lamina thickness was 220.7 J.l.m and the mean thicknesses of palisade and spongy parenchyma were 75.7 J.l.m and 107.9 J.l.m, respectively. TIte non-palisade parenchyma / palisade parenchyma ratio was slightly higher for secondary species. TIte thickness of palisade parenchyma and spongy parenchyma were significantly correlated for both primary and secondary species. Lamina thickness was significantly correlated with thickness of palisade parenchyma and spongy parenchyma for primary species only. Leaf anatornical values measured for this montane secondary forest fall mainly within the ranges known from montane primary forests in other tropical countries. Universidad de Costa Rica 1994-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/23223 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 42 No. 3 (1994): Volume 42 – Regular number 3 – December 1994; 473–478 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 42 Núm. 3 (1994): Volumen 42 – Número regular 3 – Diciembre 1994; 473–478 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 42 N.º 3 (1994): Volume 42 – Regular number 3 – December 1994; 473–478 2215-2075 0034-7744 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/23223/23559 Copyright (c) 1994 Revista de Biología Tropical http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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description	The leaf anatomy of 14 secondary and 17 primary tree species was studied in a 30 yr old secondary, montane Quercus forest in the Costa Rican Cordillera de Talamanca. On the average, foliar tissues are thicker in secondary species, due to the high proportion of spongy parenchyma for water storage. In secondary species the mean lamina thickness was 249.5 J.l.m and the mean thicknesses of palisade and spongy parenchyma were 85.8 J.l.m and 133.9 J.l.m, respectively. In primary species the mean lamina thickness was 220.7 J.l.m and the mean thicknesses of palisade and spongy parenchyma were 75.7 J.l.m and 107.9 J.l.m, respectively. TIte non-palisade parenchyma / palisade parenchyma ratio was slightly higher for secondary species. TIte thickness of palisade parenchyma and spongy parenchyma were significantly correlated for both primary and secondary species. Lamina thickness was significantly correlated with thickness of palisade parenchyma and spongy parenchyma for primary species only. Leaf anatornical values measured for this montane secondary forest fall mainly within the ranges known from montane primary forests in other tropical countries.
title	Leaf anatomy of a secondary montane Quercus forest in Costa Rica
title_short	Leaf anatomy of a secondary montane Quercus forest in Costa Rica
title_full	Leaf anatomy of a secondary montane Quercus forest in Costa Rica
title_fullStr	Leaf anatomy of a secondary montane Quercus forest in Costa Rica
title_full_unstemmed	Leaf anatomy of a secondary montane Quercus forest in Costa Rica
title_sort	leaf anatomy of a secondary montane quercus forest in costa rica
title_alt	Leaf anatomy of a secondary montane Quercus forest in Costa Rica
publisher	Universidad de Costa Rica
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Leaf anatomy of a secondary montane Quercus forest in Costa Rica

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