Global patterns of tree density are contingent upon local determinants in the world’s natural forests

 

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Autores: Madrigal González, Jaime, Calatayud, Joaquín, Ballesteros Cánovas, Juan Antonio, Escudero, Adrián, Cayuela, Luis, Marqués, Laura, Rueda García, Marta, Ruiz Benito, Paloma, Herrero, Asier, Aponte Perales, Cristina, Sagardía Parga, Rodrigo Oscar, Plumptre, Andrew J., Dupire, Sylvain, Espinosa, Carlos Iván, Tutubalina, Olga, Myint, Moe, Pataro, Luciano, López Sáenz, Jerome, Macía, Manuel J., Abegg, Meinrad, Zavala, Miguel A., Quesada Román, Adolfo, Vega Araya, Mauricio, Golubeva, Elena, Timokhina, Yuliya, Bañares de Dios, Guillermo, Granzow de la Cerda, Íñigo, Stoffel, Markus
Formato: artículo original
Fecha de Publicación:2023
Descripción:Previous attempts to quantify tree abundance at global scale have largely neglected the role of local competition in modulating the influence of climate and soils on tree density. Here, we evaluated whether mean tree size in the world’s natural forests alters the effect of global productivity on tree density. In doing so, we gathered a vast set of forest inventories including >3000 sampling plots from 23 well-conserved areas worldwide to encompass (as much as possible) the main forest biomes on Earth. We evidence that latitudinal productivity patterns of tree density become evident as large trees become dominant. Global estimates of tree abundance should, therefore, consider dependencies of latitudinal sources of variability on local biotic influences to avoid underestimating the number of trees on Earth and to properly evaluate the functional and social consequences.
País:Kérwá
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Lenguaje:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/89389
Acceso en línea:https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-023-04419-8
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/89389
Palabra clave:POPULATION DENSITY
TREES
TROPICAL FORESTS
CLIMATE
SOILS

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