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Below-ground traits mediate tree survival in a tropical dry forest restoration.
Werden, Leland K; Averill, Colin; Crowther, Thomas W; Calderón-Morales, Erick; Toro, Laura; Alvarado, J Pedro; Gutiérrez, L Milena; Mallory, Danielle E; Powers, Jennifer S.
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  • Werden LK; Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA.
  • Averill C; Lyon Arboretum and School of Life Sciences, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
  • Crowther TW; Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Calderón-Morales E; Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Toro L; Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Alvarado JP; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA.
  • Gutiérrez LM; Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA.
  • Mallory DE; Estación Experimental Forestal Horizontes, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Liberia, 8008 Costa Rica.
  • Powers JS; Estación Experimental Forestal Horizontes, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Liberia, 8008 Costa Rica.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci ; 378(1867): 20210067, 2023 01 02.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36373912
Reforestation is one of our most promising natural climate solutions, and one that addresses the looming biodiversity crisis. Tree planting can catalyse forest community reassembly in degraded landscapes where natural regeneration is slow, however, tree survival rates vary remarkably across projects. Building a trait-based framework for tree survival could streamline species selection in a way that generalizes across ecosystems, thereby increasing the effectiveness of the global restoration movement. We investigated how traits mediated seedling survival in a tropical dry forest restoration, and how traits were coordinated across plant structures. We examined growth and survival of 14 species for 2 years and measured six below-ground and 22 above-ground traits. Species-level survival ranged widely from 7.8% to 90.1%, and a model including growth rate, below-ground traits and their interaction explained more than 73% of this variation. A strong interaction between below-ground traits and growth rate indicated that selecting species with fast growth rates can promote establishment, but this effect was most apparent for species that invest in thick fine roots and deep root structures. Overall, results emphasize the prominent role of below-ground traits in determining early restoration outcomes, and highlight little above- and below-ground trait coordination, providing a path forward for tropical dry forest restoration efforts. This article is part of the theme issue 'Understanding forest landscape restoration: reinforcing scientific foundations for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration'.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Árboles / Ecosistema Idioma: En Revista: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Árboles / Ecosistema Idioma: En Revista: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido