Leaf traits of understory woody species in the Congo Basin forests changed over a 60-year period Plantentuin Meise / Agentschap Plantentuin Meise
Background and aims – While tropical forests play an important role in carbon sequestration, they are assumed to be sensitive to rising temperatures and prolonged drought. Plant functional traits are useful for understanding and predicting the effects of such changes in plant communities. Here, we analyse the variation of leaf traits of understory woody species of the Congo Basin rainforests over a 60-year period using herbaria as tools and we ...