This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The assessment of leaf strategies has been a common theme in ecology, especially where multiple sources of environmental constraints (fire, ...

Newly published research carried out at the University of Guam has used a critically endangered species to show how trees modify leaf function to best exploit prevailing light conditions. The findings ...

Plants that produce bi-pinnately compound leaves, such as this leaf of Guam's Serianthes nelsonii tree, are able to modify various traits of the intricate leaf design in order to maximize exploitation ...