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The pace of life for forest trees

Bialic-Murphy, Lalasia ; McElderry, Robert M. ; Esquivel-Muelbert, Adriane LU ; van den Hoogen, Johan ; Zuidema, Pieter A. ; Phillips, Oliver L. ; de Oliveira, Edmar Almeida ; Loayza, Patricia Alvarez ; Alvarez-Davila, Esteban and Alves, Luciana F. , et al. (2024) In Science (New York, N.Y.) 386(6717). p.92-98
Abstract

Tree growth and longevity trade-offs fundamentally shape the terrestrial carbon balance. Yet, we lack a unified understanding of how such trade-offs vary across the world's forests. By mapping life history traits for a wide range of species across the Americas, we reveal considerable variation in life expectancies from 10 centimeters in diameter (ranging from 1.3 to 3195 years) and show that the pace of life for trees can be accurately classified into four demographic functional types. We found emergent patterns in the strength of trade-offs between growth and longevity across a temperature gradient. Furthermore, we show that the diversity of life history traits varies predictably across forest biomes, giving rise to a positive... (More)

Tree growth and longevity trade-offs fundamentally shape the terrestrial carbon balance. Yet, we lack a unified understanding of how such trade-offs vary across the world's forests. By mapping life history traits for a wide range of species across the Americas, we reveal considerable variation in life expectancies from 10 centimeters in diameter (ranging from 1.3 to 3195 years) and show that the pace of life for trees can be accurately classified into four demographic functional types. We found emergent patterns in the strength of trade-offs between growth and longevity across a temperature gradient. Furthermore, we show that the diversity of life history traits varies predictably across forest biomes, giving rise to a positive relationship between trait diversity and productivity. Our pan-latitudinal assessment provides new insights into the demographic mechanisms that govern the carbon turnover rate across forest biomes.

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386
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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1095-9203
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10.1126/science.adk9616
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English
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  publisher    = {{American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}},
  series       = {{Science (New York, N.Y.)}},
  title        = {{The pace of life for forest trees}},
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  doi          = {{10.1126/science.adk9616}},
  volume       = {{386}},
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