EFFECTS OF LIGHT AVAILABILITY ON LEAF ATTRIBUTES AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF FOUR TREE SPECIES IN TROPICAL DRY FOREST

Effects of light availability on leaf attributes and seedling growth of four tree species in tropical dry forest

Abstract Background In tropical dry forests, variation in understory light availability due to season and canopy tree density could be a governing factor in establishment and growth of tree seedlings.Species with varying life history traits are expected to respond differentially to such heterogeneity.We investigated the response of seedlings of fou

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Phylogeography and genetic diversity of the Japanese mud shrimp Upogebia major (Crustacea, Decapoda, Upogebiidae): Natural or anthropogenic dispersal?

Upogebia Diapers major (De Haan, 1841) is known for forming huge burrows in sandy, intertidal areas that can extend to depths of over 2 m.Despite its widespread distribution in East Asia and Russia, the genetic relatedness of its regional populations remains uncertain, likely owing to difficulties in specimen collection.Therefore, to appraise the p

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