Ian J. WrightDavid D. AckerlyFrans BongersKyle E. HarmsGuillermo Ibarra‐ManríquezMiguel Martínez‐RamosSusan J. MazerHelene C. Muller‐LandauHoracio PazNigel C. A. Pitman2026-03-222026-03-22200610.1093/aob/mcl066https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcl066https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/43025Citaciones: 434The dimensions represented by SLA, seed/fruit size and leaf size were essentially independent and thus conveyed largely independent information about plant strategies. To a lesser extent the same was true for plant height and WD. Our tentative explanation for negative WD-leaf size relationships, now also known from other habitats, is that the traits are indirectly linked via plant hydraulics.enBiologyTraitInterspecific competitionPhylogenetic comparative methodsSpecific leaf areaPhylogenetic treeEcologyBotanyarticle