We show that tropical forest tree saplings with greater belowground carbon allocation have more breakage scars along their stems. We suggest the existence of alternative carbon allocation strategies in relation to physical damage in the forest understorey. “Tolerators” allocate more belowground, have enhanced resprouting ability and slower aboveground growth, whereas “escapers” allocate less belowground, are not well prepared for recovering from damage, but grow fast enough to escape from the damage-susceptible size class.
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1 September 2004
Physical Damage in Relation to Carbon Allocation Strategies of Tropical Forest Tree Saplings
Anton Pauw,
Sunshine A. Van Bael,
Halton A. Peters,
Steven D. Allison,
José L. C. Camargo,
Miguel Cifuentes-Jara,
Auristela Conserva,
Teresa Garcia Restom,
Tamara Heartsill-Scalley,
Scott A. Mangan,
Gabriela Nunez-Iturri,
Elsie Rivera-Ocasio,
Mark Rountree,
Susanne Vetter,
Carolina Volkmer de Castilho
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BIOTROPICA
Vol. 36 • No. 3
September 2004
Vol. 36 • No. 3
September 2004
disturbance
forest dynamics
forest regeneration
La Selva
resprouting
root: shoot ratio
Sprouting
