Temperature is a regulator of leaf production in the family Dipterocarpaceae of equatorial Southeast Asia.
Masaki J KobayashiKevin Kit Siong NgSoon Leong LeeNorwati MuhammadNaoki TaniPublished in: American journal of botany (2020)
Because seasonal variation in temperature in the tropics is small, effects on leaf phenology have been overlooked. However, our results suggest that temperature is a regulator of leaf phenology in dipterocarps. This information will contribute to better understanding of the effects of climate change in the tropics.