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Brazilian Journal of Biology
Functional groups of forest succession as dissipative structures: an applied study
G. M. Souza2  R. V. Ribeiro1  M. G. Santos1  H. L. Ribeiro1  R. F. Oliveira1 
[1] ,Universidade do Oeste Paulista Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias Presidente Prudente SP ,Brazil
关键词: dissipative structures;    tropical ecophysiology;    functional groups;    gas exchanges;    ecofisiologia tropical;    estruturas dissipativas;    grupos funcionais;    trocas gasosas;   
DOI  :  10.1590/S1519-69842004000400020
来源: SciELO
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【 摘 要 】

This study tested the hypothesis that dissipative efficiency of tropical tree species could be an ecological advantage in the forest succession process. Daily leaf gas exchanges of a pioneer species (Guazuma ulmifolia) and a late successional species (Cariniana legalis) were evaluated under well-irrigated conditions and by withholding irrigation. Analyses of network connectance (Cg) and plant autonomy (At) were carried out in order to assess metabolic network changes in response to environmental perturbation. As a global estimation of latent heat dissipation, the capacity to both maintain and cool leaf temperature in response to air temperature changes (deltaT = TºCair - TºCleaf) was evaluated. The changes observed in both the systemic parameters (Cg and At) and the physiological ones brought about by water deficit, associated with discrepant growth rates between both species, suggested that the initial formation of gap canopies composed by pioneer species could simply be a result of the higher photosynthetic rates of these species, and not necessarily because late successional species cannot cope with such a heterogeneous environment as that of a gap. Our results indicate that, in the absence of water constraints, the highest CO2 assimilation rates of pioneer species are supported by the efficiency of the whole dissipative structure, involving both degradation and dissipative processes. As a practical result, our study suggests the deltaT analysis in order to evaluate the efficiency of dissipative structures and as a aid in characterizing functional groups.

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