Leaf heat tolerance of 147 tropical forest species varies with elevation and leaf functional traits, but not with phylogeny
Running head: heat tolerance of tropical forest plants
Martijn Slot1, Daniela Cala1, Jorge Aranda1, Aurelio Virgo1, Sean T. Michaletz2, Klaus Winter1
1Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado Postal 0843-03092, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Corresponding author: Martijn Slot. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado Postal 0843-03092, Panama City, Republic of Panama. Email: slotm@si.edu