The global biogeography of tree leaf form and habit

Primer Autor
Ma, Haozhi
Co-autores
Crowther, Thomas W.
Mo, Lidong
Maynard, Daniel S.
Renner, Susanne S.
van den Hoogen, Johan
Zou, Yibiao
Liang, Jingjing
de-Miguel, Sergio
Nabuurs, Gert-Jan
Reich, Peter B.
Niinemets, Ulo
Abegg, Meinrad
Adou Yao, Yves C.
Alberti, Giorgio
Zambrano, Angelica M. Almeyda
Vilchez Alvarado, Braulio
Alvarez-Davila, Esteban
Alvarez-Loayza, Patricia
Alves, Luciana F.
Ammer, Christian
Anton-Fernandez, Clara
Araujo-Murakami, Alejandro
Arroyo, Luzmila
Avitabile, Valerio
Aymard, Gerardo A.
Baker, Timothy R.
Balazy, Radomir
Banki, Olaf
Barroso, Jorcely G.
Bastian, Meredith L.
Bastin, Jean-Francois
Birigazzi, Luca
Birnbaum, Philippe
Bitariho, Robert
Boeckx, Pascal
Bongers, Frans
Bouriaud, Olivier
Brancalion, Pedro H. S.
Brandl, Susanne
Brearley, Francis Q.
Brienen, Roel
Broadbent, Eben N.
Bruelheide, Helge
Bussotti, Filippo
Gatti, Roberto Cazzolla
Cesar, Ricardo G.
Cesljar, Goran
Chazdon, Robin
Chen, Han Y. H.
Chisholm, Chelsea
Cho, Hyunkook
Cienciala, Emil
Clark, Connie
Clark, David
Colletta, Gabriel D.
Coomes, David A.
Cornejo Valverde, Fernando
Corral-Rivas, Jose J.
Crim, Philip M.
Cumming, Jonathan R.
Dayanandan, Selvadurai
de Gasper, Andre L.
Decuyper, Mathieu
Derroire, Geraldine
DeVries, Ben
Djordjevic, Ilija
Dolezal, Jiri
Dourdain, Aurelie
Obiang, Nestor Laurier Engone
Enquist, Brian J.
Eyre, Teresa J.
Fandohan, Adande Belarmain
Fayle, Tom M.
Feldpausch, Ted R.
Ferreira, Leandro V.
Finer, Leena
Fischer, Markus
Fletcher, Christine
Fridman, Jonas
Frizzera, Lorenzo
Gamarra, Javier G. P.
Gianelle, Damiano
Glick, Henry B.
Harris, David J.
Hector, Andrew
Hemp, Andreas
Hengeveld, Geerten
Herault, Bruno
Herbohn, John L.
Kearsley, Elizabeth
Lukina, Natalia V.
Peri, Pablo L.
Schongart, Jochen
Svoboda, Miroslav
Viana, Helder
Zhou, Mo
Título
The global biogeography of tree leaf form and habit
Editorial
NATURE PORTFOLIO
Revista
NATURE PLANTS
Lenguaje
en
Resumen
Understanding what controls global leaf type variation in trees is crucial for comprehending their role in terrestrial ecosystems, including carbon, water and nutrient dynamics. Yet our understanding of the factors influencing forest leaf types remains incomplete, leaving us uncertain about the global proportions of needle-leaved, broadleaved, evergreen and deciduous trees. To address these gaps, we conducted a global, ground-sourced assessment of forest leaf-type variation by integrating forest inventory data with comprehensive leaf form (broadleaf vs needle-leaf) and habit (evergreen vs deciduous) records. We found that global variation in leaf habit is primarily driven by isothermality and soil characteristics, while leaf form is predominantly driven by temperature. Given these relationships, we estimate that 38% of global tree individuals are needle-leaved evergreen, 29% are broadleaved evergreen, 27% are broadleaved deciduous and 5% are needle-leaved deciduous. The aboveground biomass distribution among these tree types is approximately 21% (126.4Gt), 54% (335.7Gt), 22% (136.2Gt) and 3% (18.7Gt), respectively. We further project that, depending on future emissions pathways, 17-34% of forested areas will experience climate conditions by the end of the century that currently support a different forest type, highlighting the intensification of climatic stress on existing forests. By quantifying the distribution of tree leaf types and their corresponding biomass, and identifying regions where climate change will exert greatest pressure on current leaf types, our results can help improve predictions of future terrestrial ecosystem functioning and carbon cycling. Integrating inventory data with machine learning models reveals the global composition of tree types-needle-leaved evergreen individuals dominate, followed by broadleaved evergreen and deciduous trees-and climate change risks.
Fecha Publicación
2023
Tipo de Recurso
artículo original
doi
10.1038/s41477-023-01543-5
Formato Recurso
PDF
Palabras Claves
Biogeography
Ecology
Ubicación del archivo
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41477-023-01543-5
Categoría OCDE
Ciencias de las plantas
Materias
Biogeografía
Ecología
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1795.0
Página final (Recomendado-único)
1809
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artículo original
Versión del recurso (Recomendado-único)
versión publicada
License
CC BY 4.0
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CC BY 4.0
Derechos de acceso
acceso abierto
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acceso abierto
Id de Web of Science
WOS:001106303000012
ISSN
2055-026X
Tipo de ruta
verde# dorada
Categoría WOS
Ciencias de las plantas
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Colección Publicaciones Científicas
Colección ANID
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