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K. Kitajima

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K. Kitajima — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 54
Works: 129
Citations: 12K

Most-cited papers

Functional traits and the growth-mortality trade-off in tropical trees.
S. Wright, K. Kitajima, Nathan J B Kraft, P. Reich +13 more
2010Ecology1,043 citations Open access
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Physiological and structural tradeoffs underlying the leaf economics spectrum.
Y. Onoda, I. Wright, John R Evans, K. Hikosaka +5 more
2017New Phytologist644 citations Open access
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Global patterns of leaf mechanical properties.
Y. Onoda, M. Westoby, P. Adler, A. M. Choong +24 more
2011Ecology Letters527 citations Open access
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Carbohydrate storage enhances seedling shade and stress tolerance in a neotropical forest
J. Myers, K. Kitajima
2007371 citations Open access
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MULTIPLE TRAIT ASSOCIATIONS IN RELATION TO HABITAT DIFFERENTIATION AMONG 17 FLORIDIAN OAK SPECIES
J. Cavender-Bares, K. Kitajima, F. Bazzaz
2004323 citations
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Tissue-level leaf toughness, but not lamina thickness, predicts sapling leaf lifespan and shade tolerance of tropical tree species.
K. Kitajima, L. Poorter
2010New Phytologist294 citations Open access
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Carbohydrate storage and light requirements of tropical moist and dry forest tree species.
L. Poorter, K. Kitajima
2007Ecology288 citations Open access
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Temporal dynamics of microbial communities on decomposing leaf litter of 10 plant species in relation to decomposition rate
Sarah R. Bray, K. Kitajima, M. Mack
2012206 citations
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Globally, functional traits are weak predictors of juvenile tree growth, and we do not know why
C. E. Timothy Paine, L. Amissah, H. Auge, C. Baraloto +31 more
2015198 citations Open access
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Coordinated changes in photosynthesis, water relations and leaf nutritional traits of canopy trees along a precipitation gradient in lowland tropical forest
L. S. Santiago, K. Kitajima, S. Wright, S. Mulkey
2004Oecologia187 citations
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Life history trade-offs in tropical trees and lianas.
B. Gilbert, S. Wright, H. Muller-Landau, K. Kitajima +1 more
2006Ecology175 citations
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General patterns of acclimation of leaf respiration to elevated temperatures across biomes and plant types
M. Slot, K. Kitajima
2015Oecologia172 citations
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Variation in crown light utilization characteristics among tropical canopy trees.
K. Kitajima, S. Mulkey, S. Wright
2004Annals of Botany164 citations Open access
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Plant–soil interactions maintain biodiversity and functions of tropical forest ecosystems
K. Fujii, M. Shibata, K. Kitajima, T. Ichie +2 more
2017Ecological research138 citations Open access
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How cellulose-based leaf toughness and lamina density contribute to long leaf lifespans of shade-tolerant species.
K. Kitajima, Anna-Maria Llorens, Carla Stefanescu, M. V. Timchenko +2 more
2012New Phytologist138 citations Open access
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Divergent drivers of leaf trait variation within species, among species, and among functional groups
Jeanne L. D. Osnas, M. Katabuchi, K. Kitajima, S. Wright +6 more
2018Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America135 citations Open access
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Resprouting as a persistence strategy of tropical forest trees: relations with carbohydrate storage and shade tolerance.
L. Poorter, K. Kitajima, P. Mercado, J. Chubiña +2 more
2010Ecology133 citations Open access
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Plant ecology of tropical and subtropical karst ecosystems
N. Geekiyanage, U. Goodale, Kun-Fang Cao, K. Kitajima
2019Biotropica129 citations
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Physical defence traits enhance seedling survival of neotropical tree species
S. Álvarez-Clare, K. Kitajima
2007110 citations
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Thermal acclimation of leaf respiration of tropical trees and lianas: response to experimental canopy warming, and consequences for tropical forest carbon balance
M. Slot, C. Rey‐Sanchez, S. Gerber, J. Lichstein +2 more
2014Global Change Biology109 citations Open access
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What Makes a Leaf Tough? Patterns of Correlated Evolution between Leaf Toughness Traits and Demographic Rates among 197 Shade-Tolerant Woody Species in a Neotropical Forest
J. Westbrook, K. Kitajima, J. Burleigh, W. J. Kress +2 more
2011American Naturalist104 citations
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Functional basis for resource niche partitioning by tropical trees
K. Kitajima, L. Poorter
2008103 citations
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Optimal photosynthetic use of light by tropical tree crowns achieved by adjustment of individual leaf angles and nitrogen content.
J. Posada, M. J. Lechowicz, K. Kitajima
2009Annals of Botany102 citations Open access
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Seed reserve composition in 19 tree species of a tropical deciduous forest in Mexico and its relationship to seed germination and seedling growth.
Diana Soriano, A. Orozco-Segovia, J. Márquez-Guzmán, K. Kitajima +2 more
2011Annals of Botany94 citations Open access
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Shifting Baselines on a Tropical Forest Frontier: Extirpations Drive Declines in Local Ecological Knowledge
Kai Zhang, Teoh Shu Woan, Li-Shu Jie, E. Goodale +3 more
2014PLoS ONE87 citations Open access
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Cultivar selection prior to introduction may increase invasiveness: evidence from Ardisia crenata
K. Kitajima, A. Fox, Tamotsu Sato, D. Nagamatsu
2006Biological Invasions83 citations
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Seed and Seedling Ecology
K. Kitajima
200779 citations
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Global convergence in leaf respiration from estimates of thermal acclimation across time and space.
Mark C. Vanderwel, M. Slot, J. Lichstein, P. Reich +5 more
2015New Phytologist75 citations Open access
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PART OF A SPECIAL ISSUE ON SEEDLING HERBIVORY Leaf life span spectrum of tropical woody seedlings: effects of light and ontogeny and consequences for survival
K. Kitajima, R. A. Cordero, S. Wright
201365 citations
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Variations of leaf longevity in tropical moist forests predicted by a trait-driven carbon optimality model.
Xiangtao Xu, D. Medvigy, Stuart Joseph Wright, K. Kitajima +5 more
2017Ecology Letters64 citations Open access
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Spatial and seasonal variation in leaf temperature within the canopy of a tropical forest
C. Rey‐Sanchez, M. Slot, J. Posada, K. Kitajima
201662 citations Open access
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Tropical phenology: Recent advances and perspectives
S. Sakai, K. Kitajima
2019Ecological research61 citations
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Impact of Cotyledon and Leaf Removal on Seedling Survival in Three Tree Species with Contrasting Cotyledon Functions1
K. Kitajima
200358 citations
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Evolutionary and ecological correlates of early seedling morphology in East African trees and shrubs.
A. Zanne, C. Chapman, K. Kitajima
2005American-Eurasian journal of botany57 citations
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Foliar respiration and its temperature sensitivity in trees and lianas: in situ measurements in the upper canopy of a tropical forest.
M. Slot, S. Wright, K. Kitajima
2013Tree Physiology56 citations
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Transpiration-dependent passive silica accumulation in cucumber (Cucumis sativus) under varying soil silicon availability
S. Faisal, Kristine L. Callis, M. Slot, K. Kitajima
201254 citations
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The Ecophysiology of Leaf Lifespan in Tropical Forests: Adaptive and Plastic Responses to Environmental Heterogeneity
S. Russo, K. Kitajima
201652 citations
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Effects of phylogeny and climate on seed oil fatty acid composition across 747 plant species in China
Jiao-Lin Zhang, Shi-Bao Zhang, Yi-Ping Zhang, K. Kitajima
201550 citations
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Testing performance rank reversals among coexisting species: crossover point irradiance analysis
K. Kitajima, B. Bolker
200349 citations Open access
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Susceptibility of Tree Seedlings to Biotic and Abiotic Hazards in the Understory of a Moist Tropical Forest in Panama
S. Álvarez-Clare, K. Kitajima
200943 citations
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Forest canopy height variation in relation to topography and forest types in central Japan with LiDAR
Md. Farhadur Rahman, Y. Onoda, K. Kitajima
2022Forest Ecology and Management42 citations
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Diverse Optical and Photosynthetic Properties in a Neotropical Dry Forest during the Dry Season: Implications for Remote Estimation of Photosynthesis 1
J. Gamon, K. Kitajima, S. Mulkey, L. Serrano +1 more
200540 citations
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Leaf cellulose density as the key determinant of inter- and intra-specific variation in leaf fracture toughness in a species-rich tropical forest
K. Kitajima, S. Wright, J. Westbrook
2016Interface Focus38 citations Open access
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Trait-based scaling of temperature-dependent foliar respiration in a species-rich tropical forest canopy
M. Slot, C. Rey‐Sanchez, K. Winter, K. Kitajima
201437 citations Open access
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Seedling Ecology and Evolution: Seedling ecophysiology: strategies toward achievement of positive net carbon balance
K. Kitajima, J. Myers
200836 citations
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Functional trait divergence of juveniles and adults of nine Inga species with contrasting soil preference in a tropical rain forest
D. Palow, K. Nolting, K. Kitajima
201232 citations Open access
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Traits along the leaf economics spectrum are associated with communities of foliar endophytic symbionts
Peter H. Tellez, A. Arnold, A. Leo, K. Kitajima +1 more
2022Frontiers in Microbiology30 citations Open access
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Perspective: sustainability challenges, opportunities and solutions for long-term ecosystem observations
A. Mori, Kureha F. Suzuki, Masakazu Hori, Taku Kadoya +12 more
2023Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences29 citations Open access
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Leaf trait variations associated with habitat affinity of tropical karst tree species
N. Geekiyanage, U. Goodale, Kun-Fang Cao, K. Kitajima
2017Ecology and Evolution29 citations Open access
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Ecophysiology in Relation to Exposure of Pendant Epiphytic Bryophytes in the Canopy of a Tropical Montane Oak Forest 1
C. Romero, Francis E. Putz, K. Kitajima
200529 citations
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