The links between wood traits and species demography change during tree development in a lowland tropical rainforest.

ABSTRACT: One foundational assumption of trait-based ecology is that traits can predict species demography. However, the links between traits and demographic rates are, in general, not as strong as expected. These weak associations may be due to the use of traits that are distantly related to performance, and/or the lack of consideration of size-related variations in both traits and demographic rates. Here, we examined how wood traits were related to demographic rates in 19 tree species from a lowland forest in eastern Amazonia. We measured 11 wood traits (i.e. structural, anatomical and chemical traits) in sapling, juvenile and adult wood; and related them to growth and mortality rates (MR) at different ontogenetic stages. The links between wood traits and demographic rates changed during tree deve

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Melo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10799319 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature