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Functional susceptibility of tropical forests to climate change. / Aguirre‐Gutiérrez, Jesús; Berenguer, Erika; Oliveras Menor, Imma et al.
In: Nature Ecology and Evolution, 16.05.2022.

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Aguirre‐Gutiérrez, J, Berenguer, E, Oliveras Menor, I, Bauman, D, Corral-Rivas, JJ, Nava-Miranda, MG, Both, S, Ndong, JE, Ondo, FE, Bengone, NN, Mihinhou, V, Dalling, JW, Heineman, K, Figueiredo, A, González-M, R, Norden, N, Hurtado-M, AB, González, D, Salgado-Negret, B, Reis, SM, Moraes de Seixas, MM, Farfan-Rios, W, Shenkin, A, Riutta, T, Girardin, CAJ, Moore, S, Abernethy, K, Asner, GP, Bentley, LP, Burslem, DFRP, Cernusak, LA, Enquist, BJ, Ewers, RM, Ferreira, J, Jeffery, KJ, Joly, CA, Marimon-Junior, BH, Martin, RE, Morandi, PS, Phillips, OL, Bennett, AC, Lewis, SL, Quesada, CA, Marimon, BS, Kissling, WD, Silman, M, Teh, YA, White, LJT, Salinas, N, Coomes, DA, Barlow, J, Adu-Bredu, S & Malhi, Y 2022, 'Functional susceptibility of tropical forests to climate change', Nature Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01747-6

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Aguirre‐Gutiérrez, J., Berenguer, E., Oliveras Menor, I., Bauman, D., Corral-Rivas, J. J., Nava-Miranda, M. G., Both, S., Ndong, J. E., Ondo, F. E., Bengone, N. N., Mihinhou, V., Dalling, J. W., Heineman, K., Figueiredo, A., González-M, R., Norden, N., Hurtado-M, A. B., González, D., Salgado-Negret, B., ... Malhi, Y. (2022). Functional susceptibility of tropical forests to climate change. Nature Ecology and Evolution. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01747-6

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Aguirre‐Gutiérrez J, Berenguer E, Oliveras Menor I, Bauman D, Corral-Rivas JJ, Nava-Miranda MG et al. Functional susceptibility of tropical forests to climate change. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 2022 May 16. Epub 2022 May 16. doi: 10.1038/s41559-022-01747-6

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Aguirre‐Gutiérrez, Jesús ; Berenguer, Erika ; Oliveras Menor, Imma et al. / Functional susceptibility of tropical forests to climate change. In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 2022.

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title = "Functional susceptibility of tropical forests to climate change",
abstract = "Tropical forests are some of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world, yet their functioning is threatened by anthropogenic disturbances and climate change. Global actions to conserve tropical forests could be enhanced by having local knowledge on the forestsʼ functional diversity and functional redundancy as proxies for their capacity to respond to global environmental change. Here we create estimates of plant functional diversity and redundancy across the tropics by combining a dataset of 16 morphological, chemical and photosynthetic plant traits sampled from 2,461 individual trees from 74 sites distributed across four continents together with local climate data for the past half century. Our findings suggest a strong link between climate and functional diversity and redundancy with the three trait groups responding similarly across the tropics and climate gradient. We show that drier tropical forests are overall less functionally diverse than wetter forests and that functional redundancy declines with increasing soil water and vapour pressure deficits. Areas with high functional diversity and high functional redundancy tend to better maintain ecosystem functioning, such as aboveground biomass, after extreme weather events. Our predictions suggest that the lower functional diversity and lower functional redundancy of drier tropical forests, in comparison with wetter forests, may leave them more at risk of shifting towards alternative states in face of further declines in water availability across tropical regions.",
keywords = "Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics",
author = "Jes{\'u}s Aguirre‐Guti{\'e}rrez and Erika Berenguer and {Oliveras Menor}, Imma and David Bauman and Corral-Rivas, {Jose Javier} and Nava-Miranda, {Maria Guadalupe} and Sabine Both and Ndong, {Josu{\'e} Edzang} and Ondo, {Fid{\`e}le Evouna} and Bengone, {Natacha N{\textquoteright}ssi} and Vianet Mihinhou and Dalling, {James W.} and Katherine Heineman and Axa Figueiredo and Roy Gonz{\'a}lez-M and Natalia Norden and Hurtado-M, {Ana Bel{\'e}n} and Diego Gonz{\'a}lez and Beatriz Salgado-Negret and Reis, {Simone Matias} and {Moraes de Seixas}, {Marina Maria} and William Farfan-Rios and Alexander Shenkin and Terhi Riutta and Girardin, {C{\'e}cile A. J.} and Sam Moore and Kate Abernethy and Asner, {Gregory P.} and Bentley, {Lisa Patrick} and Burslem, {David F.R.P.} and Cernusak, {Lucas A.} and Enquist, {Brian J.} and Ewers, {Robert M.} and Joice Ferreira and Jeffery, {Kathryn J.} and Joly, {Carlos A.} and Marimon-Junior, {Ben Hur} and Martin, {Roberta E.} and Morandi, {Paulo S.} and Phillips, {Oliver L.} and Bennett, {Amy C.} and Lewis, {Simon L.} and Quesada, {Carlos A.} and Marimon, {Beatriz Schwantes} and Kissling, {W. Daniel} and Miles Silman and Teh, {Yit Arn} and White, {Lee J. T.} and Norma Salinas and Coomes, {David A.} and Jos Barlow and Stephen Adu-Bredu and Yadvinder Malhi",
year = "2022",
month = may,
day = "16",
doi = "10.1038/s41559-022-01747-6",
language = "English",
journal = "Nature Ecology and Evolution",
issn = "2397-334X",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Functional susceptibility of tropical forests to climate change

AU - Aguirre‐Gutiérrez, Jesús

AU - Berenguer, Erika

AU - Oliveras Menor, Imma

AU - Bauman, David

AU - Corral-Rivas, Jose Javier

AU - Nava-Miranda, Maria Guadalupe

AU - Both, Sabine

AU - Ndong, Josué Edzang

AU - Ondo, Fidèle Evouna

AU - Bengone, Natacha N’ssi

AU - Mihinhou, Vianet

AU - Dalling, James W.

AU - Heineman, Katherine

AU - Figueiredo, Axa

AU - González-M, Roy

AU - Norden, Natalia

AU - Hurtado-M, Ana Belén

AU - González, Diego

AU - Salgado-Negret, Beatriz

AU - Reis, Simone Matias

AU - Moraes de Seixas, Marina Maria

AU - Farfan-Rios, William

AU - Shenkin, Alexander

AU - Riutta, Terhi

AU - Girardin, Cécile A. J.

AU - Moore, Sam

AU - Abernethy, Kate

AU - Asner, Gregory P.

AU - Bentley, Lisa Patrick

AU - Burslem, David F.R.P.

AU - Cernusak, Lucas A.

AU - Enquist, Brian J.

AU - Ewers, Robert M.

AU - Ferreira, Joice

AU - Jeffery, Kathryn J.

AU - Joly, Carlos A.

AU - Marimon-Junior, Ben Hur

AU - Martin, Roberta E.

AU - Morandi, Paulo S.

AU - Phillips, Oliver L.

AU - Bennett, Amy C.

AU - Lewis, Simon L.

AU - Quesada, Carlos A.

AU - Marimon, Beatriz Schwantes

AU - Kissling, W. Daniel

AU - Silman, Miles

AU - Teh, Yit Arn

AU - White, Lee J. T.

AU - Salinas, Norma

AU - Coomes, David A.

AU - Barlow, Jos

AU - Adu-Bredu, Stephen

AU - Malhi, Yadvinder

PY - 2022/5/16

Y1 - 2022/5/16

N2 - Tropical forests are some of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world, yet their functioning is threatened by anthropogenic disturbances and climate change. Global actions to conserve tropical forests could be enhanced by having local knowledge on the forestsʼ functional diversity and functional redundancy as proxies for their capacity to respond to global environmental change. Here we create estimates of plant functional diversity and redundancy across the tropics by combining a dataset of 16 morphological, chemical and photosynthetic plant traits sampled from 2,461 individual trees from 74 sites distributed across four continents together with local climate data for the past half century. Our findings suggest a strong link between climate and functional diversity and redundancy with the three trait groups responding similarly across the tropics and climate gradient. We show that drier tropical forests are overall less functionally diverse than wetter forests and that functional redundancy declines with increasing soil water and vapour pressure deficits. Areas with high functional diversity and high functional redundancy tend to better maintain ecosystem functioning, such as aboveground biomass, after extreme weather events. Our predictions suggest that the lower functional diversity and lower functional redundancy of drier tropical forests, in comparison with wetter forests, may leave them more at risk of shifting towards alternative states in face of further declines in water availability across tropical regions.

AB - Tropical forests are some of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world, yet their functioning is threatened by anthropogenic disturbances and climate change. Global actions to conserve tropical forests could be enhanced by having local knowledge on the forestsʼ functional diversity and functional redundancy as proxies for their capacity to respond to global environmental change. Here we create estimates of plant functional diversity and redundancy across the tropics by combining a dataset of 16 morphological, chemical and photosynthetic plant traits sampled from 2,461 individual trees from 74 sites distributed across four continents together with local climate data for the past half century. Our findings suggest a strong link between climate and functional diversity and redundancy with the three trait groups responding similarly across the tropics and climate gradient. We show that drier tropical forests are overall less functionally diverse than wetter forests and that functional redundancy declines with increasing soil water and vapour pressure deficits. Areas with high functional diversity and high functional redundancy tend to better maintain ecosystem functioning, such as aboveground biomass, after extreme weather events. Our predictions suggest that the lower functional diversity and lower functional redundancy of drier tropical forests, in comparison with wetter forests, may leave them more at risk of shifting towards alternative states in face of further declines in water availability across tropical regions.

KW - Ecology

KW - Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

U2 - 10.1038/s41559-022-01747-6

DO - 10.1038/s41559-022-01747-6

M3 - Journal article

JO - Nature Ecology and Evolution

JF - Nature Ecology and Evolution

SN - 2397-334X

ER -