Functional morphoanatomical attributes and climate resilience of cerrado tree species in the Amazonia-Cerrado transition
Soil aridity, water security, climate change, plant anatomy, typical cerrado
Tree species have distribution patterns and anatomical ecological strategies that can be affected by the environment, especially climate change, such as the hydrological cycle, drought and fire. The objective of the present study was to evaluate and compare the functional morphoanatomical attributes (MFA) of the dominant tree species in areas of typical cerrado (Brazilian savanna) in the Amazon-Cerrado transition. We evaluated 11 leaf attributes and eight stem attributes of the species with the highest importance value index (IVI) in six communities along the transition in the state of Mato Grosso and verified how they are related to edaphoclimatic conditions and future climate changes. Environmental factors influence AMFs and this expression is directly related to water security and leaf protection of the species. The edaphic conditions that most influence are the aridity of the soil and the terrain roughness.