On the east coast of Australia, in tropical North Queensland, lies the Daintree rainforest—a place where the density of trees forms an almost impenetrable mass of green.

Forest canopies intercept some precipitation, and thus only 50-80% of rainfall reaches the forest floor, of which some ... with round tops and denser packed leaves. The rougher the canopy, the ...

Come nightfall, however, sticks and leaf katydids shake off their vegetal torpor to do some feeding of their own—on leaves and forest-floor detritus—at which point their ancient artifice can ...

For example, species with large, thin leaves generally have a fast resource ... looking at leaf and root traits at the 20-ha Big Woods forest dynamics plot, Michigan. Established in 2003 the ...

This allows water to run off the leaves quickly without damaging or breaking them. Buttress roots close buttress rootsA tree root that grows above the forest floor to provide nutrients and support.