A single tropical plant species can harbour hundreds of endophyte species within its tissues. Otherwise, little is known about the relationship between endophyte colonization, leaf traits, and spectral properties of leaves. We explore those relationships on Coccoloba cereifera, a plant well known for its symbiotic properties. Endophyte richness in C. cereifera was statistically correlated with leaf traits such as water content, the ratio of fresh weight/dry weight, and polyphenol/leaf specific weight. Endophyte diversity was also related to spectral vegetation indices of chlorophyll content. The association between endophyte diversity, leaf traits and spectral reflectance pose new questions about our understanding of plant-fungal symbioses and related leaf optical properties.
展开▼
机译：单一的热带植物物种可以在其组织中覆盖数百个内心物种。否则，关于内胚细胞定植，叶状性状，叶子的光谱性质之间的关系很少。我们探讨了Coccoloba Cereifera的那些关系，该关系是其共生特性所熟知的植物。 C. C. cereifera的内皮细胞丰富性与诸如含水量的叶状性状，新鲜重量/干重的比例，以及多酚/叶比重。 Endophyte多样性也与叶绿素含量的光谱植被索引有关。内心多样性，叶状性状和光谱反射之间的关联对我们对植物真菌共混物的理解和相关叶光学性质的新问题。
展开▼
