Soil fertility and rainfall during specific phenological phases affect seed trait variation in a widely distributed Neotropical tree, Copaifera langsdorffii.
Matheus Lopes SouzaMaria Bernadete LovatoMarcilio FagundesFernando ValladaresJosé Pires Lemos-FilhoPublished in: American journal of botany (2019)
Both rainfall during specific reproductive phases and soil conditions shape the variation in the seed mass and number of C. langsdorffii. Environment-driven seed trait variation may contribute to this species' broad niche breadth, which in turn may determine the species' persistence under future climatic conditions.