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Large-sized rare tree species contribute disproportionately to functional diversity in resource acquisition in African tropical forest

hal.structure.identifierDepartment of Environment [CIEMAT Madrid]
dc.contributor.authorKEARSLEY, Elizabeth
hal.structure.identifierInteractions Sol Plante Atmosphère [UMR ISPA]
dc.contributor.authorHUFKENS, Koen
hal.structure.identifierDepartment of Environment [CIEMAT Madrid]
dc.contributor.authorVERBEECK, Hans
hal.structure.identifierDepartment of Environment [CIEMAT Madrid]
hal.structure.identifierUniversiteit Gent = Ghent University [UGENT]
dc.contributor.authorBAUTERS, Marijn
hal.structure.identifierRoyal Museum for Central Africa [Tervuren] [RMCA]
dc.contributor.authorBEECKMAN, Hans
hal.structure.identifierUniversiteit Gent = Ghent University [UGENT]
dc.contributor.authorBOECKX, Pascal
hal.structure.identifierUniversiteit Gent = Ghent University [UGENT]
hal.structure.identifierUniversidad Austral de Chile
dc.contributor.authorHUYGENS, Dries
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-08T12:06:47Z
dc.date.available2024-04-08T12:06:47Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.urihttps://oskar-bordeaux.fr/handle/20.500.12278/196427
dc.description.abstractEnIncreasing evidence is available for a positive effect of biodiversity on ecosystem productivity and standing biomass, also in highly diverse systems as tropical forests. Biodiversity conservation could therefore be a critical aspect of climate mitigation policies. There is, however, limited understanding of the role of individual species for this relationship, which could aid in focusing conservation efforts and forest management planning. This study characterizes the functional specialization and redundancy for 95% of all tree species (basal area weighted percentage) in a diverse tropical forest in the central Congo Basin and relates this to species' abundance, contribution to aboveground carbon, and maximum size. Functional characterization is based on a set of traits related to resource acquisition (wood density, specific leaf area, leaf carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus content, and leaf stable carbon isotope composition). We show that within both mixed and monodominant tropical forest ecosystems, the highest functional specialization and lowest functional redundancy are solely found in rare tree species and significantly more in rare species holding large-sized individuals. Rare species cover the entire range of low and high functional redundancy, contributing both unique and redundant functions. Loss of species supporting functional redundancy could be buffered by other species in the community, including more abundant species. This is not the case for species supporting high functional specialization and low functional redundancy, which would need specific conservation attention. In terms of tropical forest management planning, we argue that specific conservation of large-sized trees is imperative for long-term maintenance of ecosystem functioning.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley Open Access
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/
dc.subject.enaboveground carbon storage
dc.subject.enabundance
dc.subject.enfunctional redundancy
dc.subject.enfunctional specialization
dc.subject.enfunctional traits
dc.subject.enrareness
dc.subject.entree size
dc.title.enLarge-sized rare tree species contribute disproportionately to functional diversity in resource acquisition in African tropical forest
dc.typeArticle de revue
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ece3.4836
dc.subject.halSciences du Vivant [q-bio]
dc.subject.halSciences de l'environnement
bordeaux.journalEcology and Evolution
bordeaux.page4349-4361
bordeaux.volume9
bordeaux.hal.laboratoriesInteractions Soil Plant Atmosphere (ISPA) - UMR 1391*
bordeaux.issue8
bordeaux.institutionBordeaux Sciences Agro
bordeaux.institutionINRAE
bordeaux.peerReviewedoui
hal.identifierhal-02619124
hal.version1
hal.popularnon
hal.audienceInternationale
hal.origin.linkhttps://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr//hal-02619124v1
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