Large trees drive forest aboveground biomass variation in moist lowland forests across the tropics
Large trees (d.b.h. ≥ 70 cm) store large amounts of biomass. Several studies suggest that large trees may be vulnerable to changing climate, potentially leading to declining forest biomass storage. Here we determine the importance of large trees for tropical forest biomass storage and explore which...
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| author | Paoli, G. McGuire, K. Amaral, I. Barroso, J. Blanc, Lilian Bongers, F. Boundja, P Clark, C. Collins, M. Dauby, G. Doucet, J.L. Eler, E. Ferreira, L Forshed, O. Fredriksson, G.M. Gillet, J.F. Harris, D. Leal, M.E. Laumonier, Y. Malhi, Y Mansor, A Martin, E Miyamoto, K Araújo Murakami, Alejandro Nagamasu, H Nilus, R Nurtjahya, E Oliveira, A. Onrizal, O. Parada-Gutierrez, A. Permana, A Poorter, L. Poulsen, J. Ramírez Angulo, Hirma Reitsma, J.M. Rovero, F Rozak, A Sheil, D. Silva Espejo, J.E. Silveira, M. Spironello, W.R. Steege, H. ter Stevart, T. Navarro-Aguilar, G. E Sunderland, Terry C.H. Suzuki, E Tang, J. Theilade, I. Heijden, G. van der Valkenburg, J. van Van Do, T. Vilanova, Emilio Vos, V. Wich, S. Woll, H. Yoneda, T Zang, R. Zhang, M.G Zweifel, N. Yi Ding Silk, J.W.F. Bastian, M. |
| author_browse | Amaral, I. Araújo Murakami, Alejandro Barroso, J. Bastian, M. Blanc, Lilian Bongers, F. Boundja, P Clark, C. Collins, M. Dauby, G. Doucet, J.L. Eler, E. Ferreira, L Forshed, O. Fredriksson, G.M. Gillet, J.F. Harris, D. Heijden, G. van der Laumonier, Y. Leal, M.E. Malhi, Y Mansor, A Martin, E McGuire, K. Miyamoto, K Nagamasu, H Navarro-Aguilar, G. E Nilus, R Nurtjahya, E Oliveira, A. Onrizal, O. Paoli, G. Parada-Gutierrez, A. Permana, A Poorter, L. Poulsen, J. Ramírez Angulo, Hirma Reitsma, J.M. Rovero, F Rozak, A Sheil, D. Silk, J.W.F. Silva Espejo, J.E. Silveira, M. Spironello, W.R. Steege, H. ter Stevart, T. Sunderland, Terry C.H. Suzuki, E Tang, J. Theilade, I. Valkenburg, J. van Van Do, T. Vilanova, Emilio Vos, V. Wich, S. Woll, H. Yi Ding Yoneda, T Zang, R. Zhang, M.G Zweifel, N. |
| author_facet | Paoli, G. McGuire, K. Amaral, I. Barroso, J. Blanc, Lilian Bongers, F. Boundja, P Clark, C. Collins, M. Dauby, G. Doucet, J.L. Eler, E. Ferreira, L Forshed, O. Fredriksson, G.M. Gillet, J.F. Harris, D. Leal, M.E. Laumonier, Y. Malhi, Y Mansor, A Martin, E Miyamoto, K Araújo Murakami, Alejandro Nagamasu, H Nilus, R Nurtjahya, E Oliveira, A. Onrizal, O. Parada-Gutierrez, A. Permana, A Poorter, L. Poulsen, J. Ramírez Angulo, Hirma Reitsma, J.M. Rovero, F Rozak, A Sheil, D. Silva Espejo, J.E. Silveira, M. Spironello, W.R. Steege, H. ter Stevart, T. Navarro-Aguilar, G. E Sunderland, Terry C.H. Suzuki, E Tang, J. Theilade, I. Heijden, G. van der Valkenburg, J. van Van Do, T. Vilanova, Emilio Vos, V. Wich, S. Woll, H. Yoneda, T Zang, R. Zhang, M.G Zweifel, N. Yi Ding Silk, J.W.F. Bastian, M. |
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| description | Large trees (d.b.h. ≥ 70 cm) store large amounts of biomass. Several studies suggest that large trees may be vulnerable to changing climate, potentially leading to declining forest biomass storage. Here we determine the importance of large trees for tropical forest biomass storage and explore which intrinsic (species trait) and extrinsic (environment) variables are associated with the density of large trees and forest biomass at continental and pan‐tropical scales.Pan‐tropical.Aboveground biomass (AGB) was calculated for 120 intact lowland moist forest locations. Linear regression was used to calculate variation in AGB explained by the density of large trees. Akaike information criterion weights (AICc‐wi) were used to calculate averaged correlation coefficients for all possible multiple regression models between AGB/density of large trees and environmental and species trait variables correcting for spatial autocorrelation.Density of large trees explained c. 70% of the variation in pan‐tropical AGB and was also responsible for significantly lower AGB in Neotropical [287.8 (mean) ± 105.0 (SD) Mg ha−1] versus Palaeotropical forests (Africa 418.3 ± 91.8 Mg ha−1; Asia 393.3 ± 109.3 Mg ha−1). Pan‐tropical variation in density of large trees and AGB was associated with soil coarseness (negative), soil fertility (positive), community wood density (positive) and dominance of wind dispersed species (positive), temperature in the coldest month (negative), temperature in the warmest month (negative) and rainfall in the wettest month (positive), but results were not always consistent among continents.Density of large trees and AGB were significantly associated with climatic variables, indicating that climate change will affect tropical forest biomass storage. Species trait composition will interact with these future biomass changes as they are also affected by a warmer climate. Given the importance of large trees for variation in AGB across the tropics, and their sensitivity to climate change, we emphasize the need for in‐depth analyses of the community dynamics of large trees. |
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| spelling | CGSpace957432025-06-17T08:23:44Z Large trees drive forest aboveground biomass variation in moist lowland forests across the tropics Paoli, G. McGuire, K. Amaral, I. Barroso, J. Blanc, Lilian Bongers, F. Boundja, P Clark, C. Collins, M. Dauby, G. Doucet, J.L. Eler, E. Ferreira, L Forshed, O. Fredriksson, G.M. Gillet, J.F. Harris, D. Leal, M.E. Laumonier, Y. Malhi, Y Mansor, A Martin, E Miyamoto, K Araújo Murakami, Alejandro Nagamasu, H Nilus, R Nurtjahya, E Oliveira, A. Onrizal, O. Parada-Gutierrez, A. Permana, A Poorter, L. Poulsen, J. Ramírez Angulo, Hirma Reitsma, J.M. Rovero, F Rozak, A Sheil, D. Silva Espejo, J.E. Silveira, M. Spironello, W.R. Steege, H. ter Stevart, T. Navarro-Aguilar, G. E Sunderland, Terry C.H. Suzuki, E Tang, J. Theilade, I. Heijden, G. van der Valkenburg, J. van Van Do, T. Vilanova, Emilio Vos, V. Wich, S. Woll, H. Yoneda, T Zang, R. Zhang, M.G Zweifel, N. Yi Ding Silk, J.W.F. Bastian, M. above-ground biomass climate change biomass lowland areas wood density ectomycorrhizae tropical forests Large trees (d.b.h. ≥ 70 cm) store large amounts of biomass. Several studies suggest that large trees may be vulnerable to changing climate, potentially leading to declining forest biomass storage. Here we determine the importance of large trees for tropical forest biomass storage and explore which intrinsic (species trait) and extrinsic (environment) variables are associated with the density of large trees and forest biomass at continental and pan‐tropical scales.Pan‐tropical.Aboveground biomass (AGB) was calculated for 120 intact lowland moist forest locations. Linear regression was used to calculate variation in AGB explained by the density of large trees. Akaike information criterion weights (AICc‐wi) were used to calculate averaged correlation coefficients for all possible multiple regression models between AGB/density of large trees and environmental and species trait variables correcting for spatial autocorrelation.Density of large trees explained c. 70% of the variation in pan‐tropical AGB and was also responsible for significantly lower AGB in Neotropical [287.8 (mean) ± 105.0 (SD) Mg ha−1] versus Palaeotropical forests (Africa 418.3 ± 91.8 Mg ha−1; Asia 393.3 ± 109.3 Mg ha−1). Pan‐tropical variation in density of large trees and AGB was associated with soil coarseness (negative), soil fertility (positive), community wood density (positive) and dominance of wind dispersed species (positive), temperature in the coldest month (negative), temperature in the warmest month (negative) and rainfall in the wettest month (positive), but results were not always consistent among continents.Density of large trees and AGB were significantly associated with climatic variables, indicating that climate change will affect tropical forest biomass storage. Species trait composition will interact with these future biomass changes as they are also affected by a warmer climate. Given the importance of large trees for variation in AGB across the tropics, and their sensitivity to climate change, we emphasize the need for in‐depth analyses of the community dynamics of large trees. 2013-12 2018-07-03T11:03:31Z 2018-07-03T11:03:31Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95743 en Limited Access Wiley Silk, J.W.F, Paoli, G., McGuire, K., Amaral, I., Barroso, J., Bastian, M, Blanc, L., Bongers, F., Boundja, P., Clark, C., Collins, M., Dauby, G., Yi Ding, Doucet, J.L., Eler, E., Ferreira, L., Forshed, O., Fredriksson, G.M., Gillet, J.F., Harris, D., Leal, M.E., Laumonier, Y., Malhi, Y., Mansor, A., Martin, E., Miyamoto, K., Araujo-Murakami, A., Nagamasu, H., Nilus, R., Nurtjahya, E., Oliveira, A., Onrizal, O., Parada-Gutierrez, A., Permana, A., Poorter, L., Poulsen, J., Ramirez-Angulo, H., Reitsma, J.M., Rovero, F., Rozak, A., Sheil, D., Silva-Espejo, J., Silveira, M., Spironello, W., Ter Steege, H., Stevart, T., Navarro-Aguilar, G. E., Sunderland, T.C.H., Suzuki, E., Tang, J., Theilade, I., Van Der Heijden, G., van Valkenburg, J., Van Do, T., Vilanova, E., Vos, V., Wich, S., Woll, H., Yoneda, T., Zang, R., Zhang, M.G., Zweifel, N. . 2013. Large trees drive forest aboveground biomass variation in moist lowland forests across the tropics Global Ecology and Biogeography, 22 (12) : 1261–1271. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.12092 |
| spellingShingle | above-ground biomass climate change biomass lowland areas wood density ectomycorrhizae tropical forests Paoli, G. McGuire, K. Amaral, I. Barroso, J. Blanc, Lilian Bongers, F. Boundja, P Clark, C. Collins, M. Dauby, G. Doucet, J.L. Eler, E. Ferreira, L Forshed, O. Fredriksson, G.M. Gillet, J.F. Harris, D. Leal, M.E. Laumonier, Y. Malhi, Y Mansor, A Martin, E Miyamoto, K Araújo Murakami, Alejandro Nagamasu, H Nilus, R Nurtjahya, E Oliveira, A. Onrizal, O. Parada-Gutierrez, A. Permana, A Poorter, L. Poulsen, J. Ramírez Angulo, Hirma Reitsma, J.M. Rovero, F Rozak, A Sheil, D. Silva Espejo, J.E. Silveira, M. Spironello, W.R. Steege, H. ter Stevart, T. Navarro-Aguilar, G. E Sunderland, Terry C.H. Suzuki, E Tang, J. Theilade, I. Heijden, G. van der Valkenburg, J. van Van Do, T. Vilanova, Emilio Vos, V. Wich, S. Woll, H. Yoneda, T Zang, R. Zhang, M.G Zweifel, N. Yi Ding Silk, J.W.F. Bastian, M. Large trees drive forest aboveground biomass variation in moist lowland forests across the tropics |
| title | Large trees drive forest aboveground biomass variation in moist lowland forests across the tropics |
| title_full | Large trees drive forest aboveground biomass variation in moist lowland forests across the tropics |
| title_fullStr | Large trees drive forest aboveground biomass variation in moist lowland forests across the tropics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Large trees drive forest aboveground biomass variation in moist lowland forests across the tropics |
| title_short | Large trees drive forest aboveground biomass variation in moist lowland forests across the tropics |
| title_sort | large trees drive forest aboveground biomass variation in moist lowland forests across the tropics |
| topic | above-ground biomass climate change biomass lowland areas wood density ectomycorrhizae tropical forests |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95743 |
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