Trait interactions effects on tropical tree demography depend on the environmental context

dc.contributor.authorKamimura, Vitor de A. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorLoiola, Priscilla de P. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCarmona, Carlos P.
dc.contributor.authorAssis, Marco A. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorJoly, Carlos A.
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Flavio A.M.
dc.contributor.authorVieira, Simone A.
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Luciana F.
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Valéria F.
dc.contributor.authorRamos, Eliana
dc.contributor.authorRamos, Rafael F.
dc.contributor.authorde Bello, Francesco
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto Tecnológico Vale (ITV)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of Tartu
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of California
dc.contributor.institutionIAC
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica (INMA)
dc.contributor.institutionCIDE-CSIC-UV-GV
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of South Bohemia
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-29T16:12:52Z
dc.date.available2023-07-29T16:12:52Z
dc.date.issued2023-06-01
dc.description.abstractAlthough functional traits are defined based on their impact on demographic parameters, trait-demography relationships are often reported as weak. These weak relationships might be due to disregarding trait interactions and environmental contexts, which should modulate species trait-demography relationships. We applied different models, including boosted regression tree (BRT) models, to investigate changes in the relationship between traits and demographic rates of tropical tree species in plots along an elevational gradient and among time intervals between censuses, analyzing the effect of a strong drought event. Based on a large dataset of 18,000 tree individuals from 133 common species, distributed among twelve 1-ha plots (habitats) in the Atlantic Forest (Brazil), we evaluated how trait interactions and the environmental context influence the demographic rates (growth, mortality, and recruitment). Functional traits, trait-trait, and trait-habitat interactions predicted demography with a good fit through either BRTs or linear mixed-models. Changes in growth rates were best related to size (diameter), and mortality rates to habitats, while changes in recruitment rates were best related to the specific leaf area. Moreover, the influence of traits differed among time intervals, and for demographic parameters, habitat affected growth and mortality by interacting with diameter. Here, we provide evidence that trait-demography relationships can be improved when considering the environmental context (space and time) and trait interactions to cope with the complexity of changes in the demography of tropical tree communities. Thus, to expand predictions of demography based on functional traits, we show that it is useful to fully incorporate the concept of multiple trait-fitness optima, resulting from trait interactions in different habitats and growth conditions.en
dc.description.affiliationPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal Instituto de Biociências Departamento de Botânica Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Av. 24-A, 1515, SP
dc.description.affiliationInstituto Tecnológico Vale (ITV), R. Boaventura da Silva, 955, Pará
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Plant Biology Institute of Biology University of Campinas - UNICAMP, P.O. Box 6109, SP
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Recursos Naturais e Proteção Ambiental UFSCAR Rodovia Anhanguera, km 174 - SP-330, SP
dc.description.affiliationInstitute of Ecology and Earth Sciences University of Tartu, Juhan Liivi 2
dc.description.affiliationNúcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Ambientais NEPAM UNICAMP – Rua dos Flamboyants, 155
dc.description.affiliationCenter for Tropical Research Institute for the Environment and Sustainability University of California
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Natural Sciences Maths and Education Centre for Agrarian Sciences Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Rodovia Anhanguera - SP 330, km 174, SP
dc.description.affiliationCentro de Recursos Genéticos Vegetais Instituro Agronômico de Campinas IAC, Avenida Barão de Itapura, 1481, SP
dc.description.affiliationInstituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica (INMA), Av. José Ruschi, Nº 4, ES
dc.description.affiliationCentro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificacion CIDE-CSIC-UV-GV, Carretera CV-315, Km 10,7 (Ant. Carretera Moncada-Náquera, km 4.5), València
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Botany Faculty of Science University of South Bohemia, Na Zlaté stoce 1
dc.description.affiliationUnespPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal Instituto de Biociências Departamento de Botânica Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Av. 24-A, 1515, SP
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
dc.description.sponsorshipEesti Teadusagentuur
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 11/11604-0
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 141781/2016-5
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 310168/2018-0
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 459941/2014-3
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCAPES: 88881.189491/2018-01
dc.description.sponsorshipIdEesti Teadusagentuur: PSG293
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2023.125732
dc.identifier.citationPerspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, v. 59.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ppees.2023.125732
dc.identifier.issn1618-0437
dc.identifier.issn1433-8319
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85156164199
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/249922
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofPerspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectBoosted regression trees
dc.subjectFunctional ecology
dc.subjectHabitat context
dc.subjectTrait interactions
dc.subjectTrait-demography relationships
dc.subjectTropical forest
dc.titleTrait interactions effects on tropical tree demography depend on the environmental contexten
dc.typeArtigo

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