Love thy neighbour? Tropical tree growth and its response to climate
anomalies is mediated by neighbourhood hierarchy and dissimilarity in
carbon and water related traits.
- Daniela Nemetschek,
- Claire Fortunel,
- Eric Marcon,
- Johanna Auer,
- Vincyane Badouard,
- Christopher Baraloto,
- Marion Boisseaux,
- Damien Bonal,
- Sabrina Coste,
- Elia Dardevette,
- Patrick Heuret,
- Peter Hietz,
- Sebastien Levionnois,
- Isabelle Maréchaux,
- Clément Stahl,
- Jason Vleminckx,
- Wolfgang Wanek,
- Camille Ziegler,
- Geraldine Derroire
Claire Fortunel
Botanique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Végétations
Author ProfileEric Marcon
Botanique et Modelisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Vegetations
Author ProfileVincyane Badouard
Botanique et Modelisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Vegetations
Author ProfileElia Dardevette
Botanique et Modelisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Vegetations
Author ProfilePatrick Heuret
Botanique et Modelisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Vegetations
Author ProfilePeter Hietz
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
Author ProfileSebastien Levionnois
Botanique et Modelisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Vegetations
Author ProfileIsabelle Maréchaux
Botanique et Modelisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Vegetations
Author ProfileGeraldine Derroire
CIRAD Departement Environnements et Societes
Author ProfileAbstract
Taxonomic diversity effects on forest productivity and response to
climate extremes range from positive to negative, suggesting a key role
for complex interactions among neighbouring trees. To elucidate how
neutral interactions, hierarchical competition and resource partitioning
between neighbours shape tree growth and climate response in a highly
diverse Amazonian forest, we combined 30 years of tree censuses with
measurements of water and carbon related traits. We modelled individual
tree growth response to climate and neighbourhood to disentangle the
relative effect of neighbourhood densities, trait hierarchies and
dissimilarities. While neighbourhood densities consistently decreased
tree growth, trait dissimilarity increased it, and both influenced
climate response. Greater water conservatism provided a competitive
advantage to focal trees in normal years, but water spender neighbours
reduced this effect in dry years. By highlighting the importance of
density and trait-mediated neighbourhood interactions, our study offers
a way towards improving predictions of forest response to climate
change.18 Feb 2024Submitted to Ecology Letters 28 Feb 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
07 Mar 2024Submission Checks Completed
07 Mar 2024Assigned to Editor
08 Mar 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned
12 Apr 2024Editorial Decision: Revise Major
07 Jul 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
07 Jul 20241st Revision Received
08 Jul 2024Assigned to Editor
08 Jul 2024Submission Checks Completed
11 Jul 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned
24 Aug 2024Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
26 Sep 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
26 Sep 20242nd Revision Received
26 Sep 2024Submission Checks Completed
26 Sep 2024Assigned to Editor
26 Sep 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned
27 Oct 2024Editorial Decision: Accept