The global spectrum of tree crown architecture
Trees can differ enormously in their crown architectural traits, such as the scaling relationships between tree height, crown width and stem diameter. Yet despite the importance of crown architecture in shaping the structure and function of terrestrial ecosystems, we lack a complete picture of what...
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| author | Jucker, Tommaso Fischer, Fabian Jörg Chave, Jérôme Coomes, David A. Caspersen, John Ali, Arshad Loubota Panzou, Grace Jopaul Feldpausch, Ted R. Usoltsev, Vladimir A. Peri, Pablo Luis Zimmermann, Niklaus E. |
| author_browse | Ali, Arshad Caspersen, John Chave, Jérôme Coomes, David A. Feldpausch, Ted R. Fischer, Fabian Jörg Jucker, Tommaso Loubota Panzou, Grace Jopaul Peri, Pablo Luis Usoltsev, Vladimir A. Zimmermann, Niklaus E. |
| author_facet | Jucker, Tommaso Fischer, Fabian Jörg Chave, Jérôme Coomes, David A. Caspersen, John Ali, Arshad Loubota Panzou, Grace Jopaul Feldpausch, Ted R. Usoltsev, Vladimir A. Peri, Pablo Luis Zimmermann, Niklaus E. |
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| description | Trees can differ enormously in their crown architectural traits, such as the scaling relationships between tree height, crown width and stem diameter. Yet despite the importance of crown architecture in shaping the structure and function of terrestrial ecosystems, we lack a complete picture of what drives this incredible diversity in crown shapes. Using data from 374,888 globally distributed trees, we explore how climate, disturbance, competition, functional traits, and evolutionary history constrain the height and crown width
scaling relationships of 1914 tree species. We find that variation in height–diameter scaling relationships is primarily controlled by water availability and light competition. Conversely, crown width is predominantly shaped by exposure to wind and fire, while also covarying with functional traits related to mechanical stability and photosynthesis. Additionally, we identify several plant lineages with highly distinctive stem and crown forms, such as the exceedingly slender dipterocarps of Southeast Asia, or the extremely wide
crowns of legume trees in African savannas. Our study charts the global spectrum of tree crown architecture and pinpoints the processes that shape the 3D structure of woody ecosystems. |
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| spelling | INTA225002025-06-04T16:28:03Z The global spectrum of tree crown architecture Jucker, Tommaso Fischer, Fabian Jörg Chave, Jérôme Coomes, David A. Caspersen, John Ali, Arshad Loubota Panzou, Grace Jopaul Feldpausch, Ted R. Usoltsev, Vladimir A. Peri, Pablo Luis Zimmermann, Niklaus E. Trees Primary Forests Crown Classes Architecture Tree Height Water Availability Árboles Bosques Primarios Clases de Copas Arquitectura Altura del Arbol Disponibilidad del Agua Light Competition Plant Lineages Tree Crown Architecture Woody Ecosystems Competencia por la Luz Linaje de Plantas Arquitectura de las Copas de los Arboles Ecosistemas Leñosos Trees can differ enormously in their crown architectural traits, such as the scaling relationships between tree height, crown width and stem diameter. Yet despite the importance of crown architecture in shaping the structure and function of terrestrial ecosystems, we lack a complete picture of what drives this incredible diversity in crown shapes. Using data from 374,888 globally distributed trees, we explore how climate, disturbance, competition, functional traits, and evolutionary history constrain the height and crown width scaling relationships of 1914 tree species. We find that variation in height–diameter scaling relationships is primarily controlled by water availability and light competition. Conversely, crown width is predominantly shaped by exposure to wind and fire, while also covarying with functional traits related to mechanical stability and photosynthesis. Additionally, we identify several plant lineages with highly distinctive stem and crown forms, such as the exceedingly slender dipterocarps of Southeast Asia, or the extremely wide crowns of legume trees in African savannas. Our study charts the global spectrum of tree crown architecture and pinpoints the processes that shape the 3D structure of woody ecosystems. EEA Santa Cruz, INTA Fil: Jucker, Tommaso. University of Bristol. School of Biological Sciences; Reino Unido Fil: Fischer, Fabian Jörg. University of Bristol. School of Biological Sciences; Reino Unido Fil: Chave, Jérôme. Université de Toulouse. Centre de Recherche sur la Biodiversité et l’Environnement, CNRS, INPT, IRD; Francia Fil: Coomes, David A. University of Cambridge. Conservation Research Institute; Reino Unido Fil: Caspersen, John. University of Toronto. Institute of Forestry and Conservation; Canadá. Fil: Ali, Arshad. Hebei University. College of Life Sciences. Forest Ecology Research Group; China. Fil: Loubota Panzou, Grace Jopaul. Université DENIS SASSOU-N’GUESSO. Institut Supérieur des Sciences Géographiques, Environnementales et de l’Aménagement (ISSGEA); República del Congo Fil: Loubota Panzou, Grace Jopaul. Université Marien NGOUABI. Faculté des Sciences et Techniques. Laboratoire de Biodiversité, de Gestion des Ecosystèmes et de l’Environnement (LBGE). Brazzaville; República del Congo Fil: Feldpausch, Ted R. University of Exeter. Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy; Reino Unido Fil: Falster, Daniel. University of New South Wales Sydney. Evolution & Ecology Research Centre; Australia. Fil: Usoltsev, Vladimir A. Ural State Forest Engineering and Economic University. Department of Forest Mensuration and Management; Rusia. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Zimmermann, Niklaus E. Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL; Suiza 2025-06-04T16:17:01Z 2025-06-04T16:17:01Z 2025-05-26 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22500 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-60262-x Jucker T.; Fischer F.J.; Chave J.; Coomes D.A.; Caspersen J.; Ali A.; Loubota Panzou G.J.; Feldpausch T.T.; Falster D.; (…); Peri P.L.; et al. (2025) The global spectrum of tree crown architecture. Nature Communications 16: e4876. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60262-x 2041-1723 (online) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60262-x 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 16 : e4876. (May 2025) |
| spellingShingle | Trees Primary Forests Crown Classes Architecture Tree Height Water Availability Árboles Bosques Primarios Clases de Copas Arquitectura Altura del Arbol Disponibilidad del Agua Light Competition Plant Lineages Tree Crown Architecture Woody Ecosystems Competencia por la Luz Linaje de Plantas Arquitectura de las Copas de los Arboles Ecosistemas Leñosos Jucker, Tommaso Fischer, Fabian Jörg Chave, Jérôme Coomes, David A. Caspersen, John Ali, Arshad Loubota Panzou, Grace Jopaul Feldpausch, Ted R. Usoltsev, Vladimir A. Peri, Pablo Luis Zimmermann, Niklaus E. The global spectrum of tree crown architecture |
| title | The global spectrum of tree crown architecture |
| title_full | The global spectrum of tree crown architecture |
| title_fullStr | The global spectrum of tree crown architecture |
| title_full_unstemmed | The global spectrum of tree crown architecture |
| title_short | The global spectrum of tree crown architecture |
| title_sort | global spectrum of tree crown architecture |
| topic | Trees Primary Forests Crown Classes Architecture Tree Height Water Availability Árboles Bosques Primarios Clases de Copas Arquitectura Altura del Arbol Disponibilidad del Agua Light Competition Plant Lineages Tree Crown Architecture Woody Ecosystems Competencia por la Luz Linaje de Plantas Arquitectura de las Copas de los Arboles Ecosistemas Leñosos |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22500 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-60262-x https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60262-x |
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