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<journal-id>1659-4266</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cuadernos de Investigación UNED]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cuadernos de Investigación UNED]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1659-4266</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Estatal a Distancia de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1659-42662020000100130</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22458/urj.v12i1.2799</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Cambios en rasgos funcionales de las hojas de Piper reticulatum (Piperaceae) en luz y sombra en La Selva, Costa Rica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Changes in functional traits of Piper reticulatum (Piperaceae) leaves under light and shade in La Selva, Costa Rica]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Delgado Montes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Camila]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López Serrano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yitzendi]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Brooks Laverdeza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rosa]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Vassar College  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Estados Unidos</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Ecología  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>12</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>130</fpage>
<lpage>136</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1659-42662020000100130&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1659-42662020000100130&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1659-42662020000100130&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Introducción: Las plantas están expuestas a ambientes con diferente disponibilidad de luz, la cuál es el factor más limitante en los bosques tropicales húmedos. En respuesta, las hojas modifican sus rasgos funcionales para aprovecharla y evitar el estrés hídrico. Sin embargo, aún falta información para comprender cómo la planta cambia los rasgos funcionales dependiendo de las condiciones lumínicas. Objetivos: Por ello, este estudio se concentró en la adaptación de las hojas de Piper reticulatum (Piperaceae) ante diferentes ambientes de luz. Además, se quiso conocer si estos cambios ocurren en etapas jóvenes o maduras de la hoja. Métodos: Se recolectaron sesenta hojas (una joven y una vieja) de P. reticulatum en 15 individuos que se encontraban en la sombra y 15 individuos expuestos al sol en la Estación Biológica La Selva, Costa Rica. Se midió el área foliar y la masa foliar específica de cada hoja para determinar diferencias en la asignación de biomasa. También, se contabilizaron los estomas y las venas terciarias para determinar si hay adaptaciones contra la desecación en ambientes de mayor cantidad de luz. Resultados: Las hojas de sol tuvieron mayor cantidad de estomas, menos venas terciarias y mayor masa foliar específica. También, las hojas jóvenes presentaron más estomas, pero menos masa foliar específica. Conclusión: Plantas bajo diferentes condiciones de luz, difieren en cantidad de estomas, venas y masa, siendo la edad de la hoja un factor de variación.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Introduction: Plants are exposed to environments with different light availability, and light is the major limiting factor in tropical rainforests. In response, leaves modify their functional traits to exploit available light and avoid hydric stress. However, how plants change their functional traits in different light conditions remains poorly understood. Objective: This study concentrates on the adaptation of Piper reticulatum (Piperaceae) leaves in different light environments. Additionally, the study investigates whether these changes occur in the leaves&#8217; young or mature stages. Methods: Sixty leaves (one young and one mature per individual) were collected from a total of 30 P. reticulatum individuals in La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica, 15 individuals were in the shade and 15 individuals were exposed to direct sunlight. The leaf area and specific leaf mass of each leaf was measured to record differences in biomass allocation. Additionally, the stomata and tertiary veins of each leaf were counted to determine whether there are adaptations against dehydration in environments with more light. Results: Sunlit leaves had a higher number of stomata, fewer tertiary veins, and higher specific leaf mass. Furthermore, younger leaves showed more stomata but lower specific leaf mass. Conclusions: Plants under different light conditions differed in stomata, veins and mass, and leaf age was a factor.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Leaf area]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ontogeny]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[stomas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[specific leaf mass]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[plasticity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Área foliar]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ontogenia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[estomas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[masa foliar específica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[plasticidad]]></kwd>
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