Global Data Compilation Across Climate Gradients Supports the Use of Common Allometric Equations for Three Transatlantic Mangrove Species.

ABSTRACT: Predicting the distribution, structure, and biomass of mangrove forests is an area of high research interest. Across the Atlantic East Pacific biogeographic region, three species are common and abundant members of local mangrove communities; Rhizophora mangle, Avicennia germinans, and Laguncularia racemosa. Biomass prediction for these species has relied on two approaches: site-specific allometries based on the idea that environmental/climatic differences between sites drive growth differences, or the use of common allometric equations based on the idea that site driven differences are minimal. Meta-analyses of global compilations of interspecific plot level data (e.g., mean canopy height, stand basal area) show trends in size and structure with climatic variables, how

SUBMITTER: Price CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11578852 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature