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. 2013 Mar 26;110(13):4864-5.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1301606110. Epub 2013 Mar 8.

Multiple dimensions of resource limitation in tropical forests

Alan R Townsend  1 , Gregory P Asner
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Multiple dimensions of resource limitation in tropical forests

Alan R Townsend et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Fig. 1.
Tropical forest canopies harbor great chemical variation organized by the life-history and physiological requirements of coexisting species. This 3D chemical map of a tropical forest canopy in central Panama was acquired and processed by the Carnegie Airborne Observatory (http://cao.ciw.edu). Diverse colors quantitatively demonstrate the existence of a kaleidoscope of growth and defense compounds in the foliage of trees and lianas, with brighter colors indicating greater investment in nutrients and light-capturing pigments, and darker colors showing preferential use of phenolics and other defense compounds.
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