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Contribution of tree community structure to forest productivity across a thermal gradient in eastern Asia

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  • Tetsuo I. Kohyama

    (Hokkaido University
    University of Toyama
    The University of Tokyo)

  • Douglas Sheil

    (Wageningen University & Research
    Center for International Forestry Research
    Norwegian University of Life Sciences)

  • I-Fang Sun

    (National Dong Hwa University)

  • Kaoru Niiyama

    (Forest and Forest Products Research Institute)

  • Eizi Suzuki

    (Kagoshima University)

  • Tsutom Hiura

    (The University of Tokyo)

  • Naoyuki Nishimura

    (Gunma University)

  • Kazuhiko Hoshizaki

    (Akita Prefectural University)

  • Shu-Hui Wu

    (Taiwan Forestry Research Institute)

  • Wei-Chun Chao

    (National Chiayi University)

  • Zamah S. Nur Hajar

    (Forest Research Institute Malaysia)

  • Joeni S. Rahajoe

    (National Research and Innovation Agency)

  • Takashi S. Kohyama

    (Hokkaido University
    Kyoto University)

Abstract

Despite their fundamental importance the links between forest productivity, diversity and climate remain contentious. We consider whether variation in productivity across climates reflects adjustment among tree species and individuals, or changes in tree community structure. We analysed data from 60 plots of humid old-growth forests spanning mean annual temperatures (MAT) from 2.0 to 26.6 °C. Comparing forests at equivalent aboveground biomass (160 Mg C ha–1), tropical forests ≥24 °C MAT averaged more than double the aboveground woody productivity of forests

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  • Tetsuo I. Kohyama & Douglas Sheil & I-Fang Sun & Kaoru Niiyama & Eizi Suzuki & Tsutom Hiura & Naoyuki Nishimura & Kazuhiko Hoshizaki & Shu-Hui Wu & Wei-Chun Chao & Zamah S. Nur Hajar & Joeni S. Rahajo, 2023. "Contribution of tree community structure to forest productivity across a thermal gradient in eastern Asia," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-36671-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36671-1
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