Leaf Traits Branch Traits Plot Traits Photosynthetic performance Twig Leaf Area Index specific density Specific leaf area Twig dry mass, Regeneration Leaf dry mass Wood anatomy Crown depth (vessel area, fiber area) Leaf saturated mass Wood density Crown volume Leaf fresh mass Leaf area to sapwood area ratio Leaf thickness Bark thickness Leaf nutrients: N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S Bark density Leaf osmotic potential (using osmometer) Vessel length Leaf turgor loss point (selected species) Native hydraulic conductivity Twig nutrients: Leaf venation N, P, Ca, Mg, K Branch architecture experiment conducted at Kogyae look at differences in survival and establishment of five forest tree species in different vegetation Table 1. List of functional traits collected within this Project at seven permanent 1- ha plots (four in Brazil, three in Ghana). types (forest, transition, savanna). The greenhouse experiment tested the effects of water availability and fire on a set of 27 African species ranging from wet forest to dry savanna. Main results achieved Through the campaigns and experiments we have gathered a large database on functional diversity along forest-savanna transitions of both adult and juvenile tree species. At the adult level, we have gathered an exhaustive forest-savanna functional trait dataset (see summary list of traits collected on adult trees representing up to 80% of the plot’s basal area at each permanent plot) that will enable us to scale from individual traits to ecosystem functioning properties, such as primary productivity and nutrient cycling. At the time of this report results are still preliminary and a set of scientific publications is under preparation. A Special Issue in a high-impact scientific Journal will be published during 2016. The field manipulative experiment in Ghana led to two MSc thesis (Anabel Cardoso, U. Oxford and J. Medina-Vega, Wageningen University) and a publication is currently under review at a scientific journal. The greenhouse experiment allowed us to test a new methodology for applying fire treatments on ecological research under experimental conditions. The experiment was harvested at the end of November 2015.
experiment conducted at Kogyae look at differences in survival and establishment of five forest tree species in different vegetation Table 1. List of functional traits collected within this Project at seven permanent 1- ha plots (four in Brazil, three in Ghana). Leaf Traits Branch Traits Plot Traits Photosynthetic performance Twig specific density Leaf Area Index Specific leaf area Twig dry mass, Regeneration Leaf dry mass Wood anatomy (vessel area, fiber area) Crown depth Leaf saturated mass Wood density Crown volume Leaf fresh mass Leaf area to sapwood area ratio Leaf thickness Bark thickness Leaf nutrients: N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S Bark density Leaf osmotic potential (using osmometer) Vessel length Leaf turgor loss point (selected species) Native hydraulic conductivity Leaf venation Twig nutrients: N, P, Ca, Mg, K Branch architecture types (forest, transition, savanna). The greenhouse experiment tested the effects of water availability and fire on a set of 27 African species ranging from wet forest to dry savanna. Main results achieved Through the campaigns and experiments we have gathered a large database on functional diversity along forest-savanna transitions of both adult and juvenile tree species. At the adult level, we have gathered an exhaustive forest-savanna functional trait dataset (see summary list of traits collected on adult trees representing up to 80% of the plot’s basal area at each permanent plot) that will enable us to scale from individual traits to ecosystem functioning properties, such as primary productivity and nutrient cycling. At the time of this report results are still preliminary and a set of scientific publications is under preparation. A Special Issue in a high-impact scientific Journal will be published during 2016. The field manipulative experiment in Ghana led to two MSc thesis (Anabel Cardoso, U. Oxford and J. Medina-Vega, Wageningen University) and a publication is currently under review at a scientific journal. The greenhouse experiment allowed us to test a new methodology for applying fire treatments on ecological research under experimental conditions. The experiment was harvested at the end of November 2015.