Soil water availability and climate drive leaf demography of woody plants in the Brazilian savanna
Our results indicate that woody plants in the Cerrado have species-specific adaptations to climate seasonality and soil water availability, with leaf dynamics varying according to the degree of deciduousness. Environmental factors exert a stronger influence on deciduous and semi-deciduous species than on evergreen species. We highlight that recent and projected increases in temperature and declines in precipitation may compromise carbon assimilation by woody plants in the Cerrado, with potential consequences for ecosystem productivity.
Authors
- Eddie Lenza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9139-5949)
- Divino Vicente Silvério (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1642-9496)
- Marina Corrêa Scalon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2069-8226)
- Carlos Augusto Klink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6434-297X)
- Letícia Gomes
- Mercedes Bustamante
- Leandro Maracahipes
Institutions
- Universidade de Brasília (BR)
- Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (BR)
- Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (BR)
- Yale University (US)
- Governo do Distrito Federal (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Paraná (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Botany
- Published
- 2025-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf334
- Primary Topic
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00