La respuesta compensatoria de Pentaclethra macroloba ante tratamientos antagónicos: la fertilización y defoliación
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2019
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Pérez-Enríquez, Alejandra
Cordero, Roberto
Braker, H. Elizabeth
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Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica)
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Resumen.La combinación de rasgos como la fijación de nitrógeno en plantas tropicales con otros rasgos como disponibilidad nutricional podría incidir en el éxito de algunas especies para su establecimiento y desarrollo. Otras interacciones como la herbivoría podrían cambiar sutilmente estas relaciones y llegar a ser relevantes para su éxito ecológico. Sometimos brinzales de Pentaclethra macroloba (Gavilán, Fabaceae) en macetas, con y sin adición de nutrientes y a la interacción con defoliación controlada (herbivoría artificial), en el sotobosque secundario dentro de un bosque de Sarapiquí, Costa Rica. La biomasa total muestra una fuerte compensación neta y la defoliación indujo una mayor asignación al follaje. La fertilización siempre resultó en menos asignación a nódulos. La esbeltez respondió a ambos factores de manera sinergística. Sugerimos que la herbivoría puede ocasionar cambios importantes en la manera en que las especies asignan sus recursos en concordancia con sus simbiosis y la disponibilidad de nutrientes.
Abstract. The combination of traits such as nitrogen fixation in tropical plants with other characteristics such as nutritional availability could be the success of some species for their establishment and development. Other interactions such as herbivory will subtly change these relationships and become relevant to their ecological success. Saplings of Pentaclethra macroloba (Gavilan, Fabaceae) were submit in pots, to the administration of nutrients and controlled defoliation, in a secondary forest of Sarapiquí, Costa Rica. The total biomass shows a strong net compensation and the defoliation induced a greater allocation to the foliage. Fertilization always resulted in less allocation to nodules. Slenderness responded to both factors synergistically. We suggest that herbivory can cause important changes in the way in which species allocate their resources in accordance with their symbiosis and the availability of nutrients.
Abstract. The combination of traits such as nitrogen fixation in tropical plants with other characteristics such as nutritional availability could be the success of some species for their establishment and development. Other interactions such as herbivory will subtly change these relationships and become relevant to their ecological success. Saplings of Pentaclethra macroloba (Gavilan, Fabaceae) were submit in pots, to the administration of nutrients and controlled defoliation, in a secondary forest of Sarapiquí, Costa Rica. The total biomass shows a strong net compensation and the defoliation induced a greater allocation to the foliage. Fertilization always resulted in less allocation to nodules. Slenderness responded to both factors synergistically. We suggest that herbivory can cause important changes in the way in which species allocate their resources in accordance with their symbiosis and the availability of nutrients.
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DEFOLIACIÓN, SIMBIOSIS, FOTOSÍNTESIS, DEFOLIATION, SYMBIOSIS, PHOTOSYNTHESIS
