Leaf construction cost is related to water availability in three species of different growth forms in a Brazilian tropical dry forest

Drought is the major limiting abiotic factor for plant growth in Seasonally Tropical Dry Forests (STDF), affecting the leaf construction cost (LCC), and the strategies of carbon investment. This work aimed to investigate the influence of rainfall in LCC of three species with different growth forms (Cenostigma pyramidale (tree), Hyptis suaveolens (herbaceous) and Sida galheirensis (sub-shrub)) during three consecutive rainy seasons (2013–2015) in...