Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types
The emergence of alternative stable states in forest systems has significant implications for the functioning and structure of the terrestrial biosphere, yet empirical evidence remains scarce. Here, we combine global forest biodiversity observations and simulations to test for alternative stable st...
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| author | Zou, Yibiao Zohner, Constantin M. Averill, Colin Ma, Haozhi Merder, Julian Berdugo, Miguel Bialic-Murphy, Lalasia Mo, Lidong Brun, Philipp Zimmermann, Niklaus E. Peri, Pablo Luis Crowther, Thomas W. |
| author_browse | Averill, Colin Berdugo, Miguel Bialic-Murphy, Lalasia Brun, Philipp Crowther, Thomas W. Ma, Haozhi Merder, Julian Mo, Lidong Peri, Pablo Luis Zimmermann, Niklaus E. Zohner, Constantin M. Zou, Yibiao |
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| description | The emergence of alternative stable states in forest systems has significant implications for the functioning and structure of the terrestrial biosphere, yet empirical evidence remains scarce. Here, we combine global forest biodiversity observations and simulations to test for alternative stable states in the presence of evergreen and deciduous forest types. We reveal a bimodal distribution of forest leaf types across temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere that cannot be explained by the environment alone, suggesting signatures of alternative forest states. Moreover, we empirically demonstrate the existence of positive feedbacks in tree growth, recruitment and mortality, with trees having 4–43% higher growth rates, 14–17% higher survival rates and 4–7 times higher recruitment rates when they are surrounded by trees of their own leaf type. Simulations show that the observed positive feedbacks are necessary and sufficient to generate alternative forest states, which also lead to dependency on history (hysteresis) during ecosystem transition from evergreen to deciduous forests and vice versa. We identify hotspots of bistable forest types in evergreen-deciduous ecotones, which are likely driven by soilrelated positive feedbacks. These findings are integral to predicting the distribution of forest biomes, and aid to our understanding of biodiversity, carbon turnover, and terrestrial climate feedbacks. |
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| spelling | INTA182522024-06-25T10:47:01Z Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types Zou, Yibiao Zohner, Constantin M. Averill, Colin Ma, Haozhi Merder, Julian Berdugo, Miguel Bialic-Murphy, Lalasia Mo, Lidong Brun, Philipp Zimmermann, Niklaus E. Peri, Pablo Luis Crowther, Thomas W. Forest Ecosystems Forest Biodiversity Forest Types (by species composition) Evergreen Plants Deciduous Plants Growth Rate Soil Carbon Cycle Ecosistemas Forestales Biodiversidad Forestal Tipos Forestales Plantas Siempreverdes Plantas Deciduas Tasa de Crecimiento Suelo Ciclo del Carbono Forest Biomes Survival Rates Recruitment Rates Evergreen-deciduous Ecotones Biomas Forestales Tasa de Supervivencia Tasas de Reclutamiento Ecotonos de Hoja Perenne-caducifolios The emergence of alternative stable states in forest systems has significant implications for the functioning and structure of the terrestrial biosphere, yet empirical evidence remains scarce. Here, we combine global forest biodiversity observations and simulations to test for alternative stable states in the presence of evergreen and deciduous forest types. We reveal a bimodal distribution of forest leaf types across temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere that cannot be explained by the environment alone, suggesting signatures of alternative forest states. Moreover, we empirically demonstrate the existence of positive feedbacks in tree growth, recruitment and mortality, with trees having 4–43% higher growth rates, 14–17% higher survival rates and 4–7 times higher recruitment rates when they are surrounded by trees of their own leaf type. Simulations show that the observed positive feedbacks are necessary and sufficient to generate alternative forest states, which also lead to dependency on history (hysteresis) during ecosystem transition from evergreen to deciduous forests and vice versa. We identify hotspots of bistable forest types in evergreen-deciduous ecotones, which are likely driven by soilrelated positive feedbacks. These findings are integral to predicting the distribution of forest biomes, and aid to our understanding of biodiversity, carbon turnover, and terrestrial climate feedbacks. EEA Santa Cruz Fil: Zou, Yibiao. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza Fil: Zohner, Constantin M. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza Fil: Averill, Colin. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza Fil: Ma, Haozhi. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza Fil: Merder, Julian. Carnegie Institution for Science. Department of Global Ecology; Estados Unidos Fil: Berdugo, Miguel. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza Fil: Bialic-Murphy, Lalasia. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza Fil: Mo, Lidong. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza Fil: Brun, Philipp. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research; Suiza Fil: Zimmermann, Niklaus E. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research; Suiza Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina. Fil: Crowther, Thomas W. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza 2024-06-25T10:33:15Z 2024-06-25T10:33:15Z 2024-05-31 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/18252 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-48676-5 ZOU Y.; ZOHNER C.M.; AVERILL C.; MA H.; MERDER J.; BERDUGO M.; BIALIC-MURPHY L. (…); PERI P.L.; et al. (2024) Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types. Nature Communications 15: e4658. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48676-5 2041-1723 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48676-5 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Springer Nature Nature Communications 15 : e4658. (May 2024) |
| spellingShingle | Forest Ecosystems Forest Biodiversity Forest Types (by species composition) Evergreen Plants Deciduous Plants Growth Rate Soil Carbon Cycle Ecosistemas Forestales Biodiversidad Forestal Tipos Forestales Plantas Siempreverdes Plantas Deciduas Tasa de Crecimiento Suelo Ciclo del Carbono Forest Biomes Survival Rates Recruitment Rates Evergreen-deciduous Ecotones Biomas Forestales Tasa de Supervivencia Tasas de Reclutamiento Ecotonos de Hoja Perenne-caducifolios Zou, Yibiao Zohner, Constantin M. Averill, Colin Ma, Haozhi Merder, Julian Berdugo, Miguel Bialic-Murphy, Lalasia Mo, Lidong Brun, Philipp Zimmermann, Niklaus E. Peri, Pablo Luis Crowther, Thomas W. Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types |
| title | Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types |
| title_full | Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types |
| title_fullStr | Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types |
| title_full_unstemmed | Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types |
| title_short | Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types |
| title_sort | positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types |
| topic | Forest Ecosystems Forest Biodiversity Forest Types (by species composition) Evergreen Plants Deciduous Plants Growth Rate Soil Carbon Cycle Ecosistemas Forestales Biodiversidad Forestal Tipos Forestales Plantas Siempreverdes Plantas Deciduas Tasa de Crecimiento Suelo Ciclo del Carbono Forest Biomes Survival Rates Recruitment Rates Evergreen-deciduous Ecotones Biomas Forestales Tasa de Supervivencia Tasas de Reclutamiento Ecotonos de Hoja Perenne-caducifolios |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/18252 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-48676-5 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48676-5 |
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