Eurasian Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences

Yazarlar: Hakan YILMAZ, Hamdi Güray KUTBAY, Burak SÜRMEN

Konular:Ekoloji

Anahtar Kelimeler:Spesific leaf area and mass,Habitat types,Ecosystem dynamic

Özet: We compared the leaf traits of Arbutus unedo in different forest habitats in this research. Leaf traits are spesific leaf area and specific leaf mass. These traits are very important leaf features in ecosystem dynamics. SLA and LMA response to environment and effect on plant functions (i.e. leaf nutrients and economy, gas exchanges with atmosphere and etc.). A. unedo is a mediterranian enclave species, naturally growing in Euro-Siberian floristic region. Leaf traits of A. unedo were investigated on a natural and P.pinaster planted forest. We collected leaves during vegetation period from forests and calculated SLA and LMA values. We found that mean SLA values in natural forest are high than the P. pinaster planted forest and LMA values in P. pinaster planted forest are high than the natural forest. But statistical differences were not found between forest habitats.

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