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Environmental gradients and the evolution of successional habitat specializatio...
Letcher, Susan G.; Lasky, Jesse R.; Chazdon, Robin L.; Norden, Natalia; Wright, Stuart Joseph; Meave, Jorge A.; Pérez-García, Eduardo A.; Muñoz, RodrigoSuccessional gradients are ubiquitous in nature, yet few studies have systematically examined the evolutionary origins of taxa that specialize at different successional stages. Here we quantify successional habitat specialization in Neotropical forest trees and evaluate its evolutionary lability along a precipitation gradient. Theoretically, successional habitat specialization should be more evolutionarily cons...
Biodiversity recovery of Neotropical secondary forests
Rozendaal, Danaë M.A.; Bongers, Frans; Aide, T. Mitchell; Álvarez-Dávila, Esteban; Ascarrunz, Nataly L.; Balvanera, Patricia; Becknell, Justin M.Old-growth tropical forests harbor an immense diversity of tree species but are rapidly being cleared, while secondary forests that regrow on abandoned agricultural lands increase in extent. We assess how tree species richness and composition recover during secondary succession across gradients in environmental conditions and anthropogenic disturbance in an unprecedented multisite analysis for the Neotropics. S...
Standardized genetic diversity-life history correlates for improved genetic res...
Lowe, Andrew J.; Breed, Martin F.; Caron, Henri; Colpaert, Nathalie; Dick, Christopher W.; Finegan, Bryan; Gardner, Mike; Gheysen, Godelieve D.R.Aim: Life history traits and range size are key correlates of genetic diversity in trees. We used a standardized sampling protocol to explore how life history traits and range size relate to the magnitude, variance and structuring (both between- and within-population) of genetic diversity in Neotropical tree species. Location: The Neotropics. Methods: We present a meta-analysis of new population genetic data ge...
Successional dynamics in Neotropical forests are as uncertain as they are predi...
Norden, Natalia; Angarita, Héctor A.; Bongers, Frans; Martínez-Ramos, Miguel; Cerda, Iñigo Granzow de La; Van Breugel, Michiel; Lebrija-Trejos, Edwin E.Although forest succession has traditionally been approached as a deterministic process, successional trajectories of vegetation change vary widely, even among nearby stands with similar environmental conditions and disturbance histories. Here, we provide the first attempt, to our knowledge, to quantify predictability and uncertainty during succession based on the most extensive long-term datasets ever assemble...
TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access
Kattge, Jens; Bönisch, Gerhard; Díaz, Sandra; Lavorel, Sandra; Prentice, Iain Colin; Leadley, Paul; Tautenhahn, Susanne; Werner, Gijsbert D. A.Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-12T01:00:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-01-01; AXA Research Fund; Max-Planck-Gesellschaft; Natural Environment Research Council; Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect other trophic levels, and influence ecosystem ...