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1. Arbuscular mycorrhizal trees influence the latitudinal beta-diversity gradient of tree communities in forests worldwide.

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Zhong, Yonglin, Chu, Chengjin, Myers, Jonathan A, Gilbert, Gregory S, Lutz, James A, Stillhard, Jonas, Zhu, Kai, Thompson, Jill, Baltzer, Jennifer L, He, Fangliang, LaManna, Joseph A, Davies, Stuart J, Aderson-Teixeira, Kristina J, Burslem, David FRP, Alonso, Alfonso, Chao, Kuo-Jung, Wang, Xugao, Gao, Lianming, Orwig, David A, Yin, Xue, Sui, Xinghua, Su, Zhiyao, Abiem, Iveren, Bissiengou, Pulchérie, Bourg, Norm, Butt, Nathalie, Cao, Min, Chang-Yang, Chia-Hao, Chao, Wei-Chun, Chapman, Hazel, Chen, Yu-Yun, Coomes, David A, Cordell, Susan, de Oliveira, Alexandre A, Du, Hu, Fang, Suqin, Giardina, Christian P, Hao, Zhanqing, Hector, Andrew, Hubbell, Stephen P, Janík, David, Jansen, Patrick A, Jiang, Mingxi, Jin, Guangze, Kenfack, David, Král, Kamil, Larson, Andrew J, Li, Buhang, Li, Xiankun, Li, Yide, Lian, Juyu, Lin, Luxiang, Liu, Feng, Liu, Yankun, Liu, Yu, Luan, Fuchen, Luo, Yahuang, Ma, Keping, Malhi, Yadvinder, McMahon, Sean M, McShea, William, Memiaghe, Hervé, Mi, Xiangcheng, Morecroft, Mike, Novotny, Vojtech, O'Brien, Michael J, Ouden, Jan den, Parker, Geoffrey G, Qiao, Xiujuan, Ren, Haibao, Reynolds, Glen, Samonil, Pavel, Sang, Weiguo, Shen, Guochun, Shen, Zhiqiang, Song, Guo-Zhang Michael, Sun, I-Fang, Tang, Hui, Tian, Songyan, Uowolo, Amanda L, Uriarte, María, Wang, Bin, Wang, Xihua, Wang, Youshi, Weiblen, George D, Wu, Zhihong, Xi, Nianxun, Xiang, Wusheng, Xu, Han, Xu, Kun, Ye, Wanhui, Yu, Mingjian, Zeng, Fuping, Zhang, Minhua, Zhang, Yingming, Zhu, Li, and Zimmerman, Jess K

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Mycorrhizae, Trees, Soil Microbiology, Biodiversity, Plant Dispersal, Forests, Host Microbial Interactions
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) associations are critical for host-tree performance. However, how mycorrhizal associations correlate with the latitudinal tree beta-diversity remains untested. Using a global dataset of 45 forest plots representing 2,804,270 trees across 3840 species, we test how AM and EcM trees contribute to total beta-diversity and its components (turnover and nestedness) of all trees. We find AM rather than EcM trees predominantly contribute to decreasing total beta-diversity and turnover and increasing nestedness with increasing latitude, probably because wide distributions of EcM trees do not generate strong compositional differences among localities. Environmental variables, especially temperature and precipitation, are strongly correlated with beta-diversity patterns for both AM trees and all trees rather than EcM trees. Results support our hypotheses that latitudinal beta-diversity patterns and environmental effects on these patterns are highly dependent on mycorrhizal types. Our findings highlight the importance of AM-dominated forests for conserving global forest biodiversity.

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2021

2. High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests

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Cuni-Sanchez, Aida, Sullivan, Martin J. P., Platts, Philip J., Lewis, Simon L., Marchant, Rob, Imani, Gérard, Hubau, Wannes, Abiem, Iveren, Adhikari, Hari, Albrecht, Tomas, Altman, Jan, Amani, Christian, Aneseyee, Abreham B., Avitabile, Valerio, Banin, Lindsay, Batumike, Rodrigue, and Bauters, Marijn

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Forests and forestry -- Environmental aspects -- Africa, Mountains -- Environmental aspects, Carbon -- Environmental aspects, Environmental issues, Science and technology, Zoology and wildlife conservation
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Tropical forests store 40-50 per cent of terrestrial vegetation carbon.sup.1. However, spatial variations in aboveground live tree biomass carbon (AGC) stocks remain poorly understood, in particular in tropical montane forests.sup.2. Owing to climatic and soil changes with increasing elevation.sup.3, AGC stocks are lower in tropical montane forests compared with lowland forests.sup.2. Here we assemble and analyse a dataset of structurally intact old-growth forests (AfriMont) spanning 44 montane sites in 12 African countries. We find that montane sites in the AfriMont plot network have a mean AGC stock of 149.4 megagrams of carbon per hectare (95% confidence interval 137.1-164.2), which is comparable to lowland forests in the African Tropical Rainforest Observation Network.sup.4 and about 70 per cent and 32 per cent higher than averages from plot networks in montane.sup.2,5,6 and lowland.sup.7 forests in the Neotropics, respectively. Notably, our results are two-thirds higher than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change default values for these forests in Africa.sup.8. We find that the low stem density and high abundance of large trees of African lowland forests.sup.4 is mirrored in the montane forests sampled. This carbon store is endangered: we estimate that 0.8 million hectares of old-growth African montane forest have been lost since 2000. We provide country-specific montane forest AGC stock estimates modelled from our plot network to help to guide forest conservation and reforestation interventions. Our findings highlight the need for conserving these biodiverse.sup.9,10 and carbon-rich ecosystems. The aboveground carbon stock of a montane African forest network is comparable to that of a lowland African forest network and two-thirds higher than default values for these montane forests., Author(s): Aida Cuni-Sanchez [sup.1] [sup.2] , Martin J. P. Sullivan [sup.3] [sup.4] , Philip J. Platts [sup.1] [sup.5] [sup.6] , Simon L. Lewis [sup.4] [sup.7] , Rob Marchant [sup.1] , [...]

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2021
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5. A checklist and macromorphological characterisation of Rosa L. (Rosaceae) in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

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Agyeno, O.E., Ajala, B.A., Zagi, D.T., and Abiem, Iveren

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Checklist, macromorphology, Rosa L, Jos Plateau, document, cut-flower
Abstract

Members of the genus Rosa L. have become well domesticated on the Jos Plateau due to its near temperate climate; yet, they have remained underexploited. It is necessary to document the existing varieties and types, as well as record differences in their external morphology for easy identification and proper utilization. Based on information provided at the office of the Plateau Horticultural Society as well as by prominent rosarians, gardens and nurseries were located and visited for consultation and data collection. Photographs of flowers and leaves were taken for comparison with those in rose monographs, catalogues and encyclopaedias so as to facilitate their recognition. Twenty-nine (29) rose varieties were encountered, including one (1) species-like rose, six (6) miniatures, six (6) old garden roses, nine (9) hybrid teas and seven (7) floribundas. Out of these, there were two (2) climbers, one (1) rambler, seven (7) small shrubs/miniatures and eighteen (18) shrubs. The key characters which differentiated the varieties were habit, length of flowering stem, number, size, presence or absence of prickles or thorns and their shapes, number of leaflets, number of flowers per stem, number of petals per flower, size of flower as well as presence or absence of hips. The high number of hybrids and the occurrence of representatives of all the classes of roses in the study area is an indication that the rose cut-flower industry may flourish on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria, if properly harnessed.

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2022

7. Litter decomposition rates across tropical montane and lowland forests are controlled foremost by climate

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Ostertag, Rebecca, primary, Restrepo, Carla, additional, Dalling, James W., additional, Martin, Patrick H., additional, Abiem, Iveren, additional, Aiba, Shin‐ichiro, additional, Alvarez‐Dávila, Esteban, additional, Aragón, Roxana, additional, Ataroff, Michelle, additional, Chapman, Hazel, additional, Cueva‐Agila, Augusta Y., additional, Fadrique, Belen, additional, Fernández, Romina D., additional, González, Grizelle, additional, Gotsch, Sybil G., additional, Häger, Achim, additional, Homeier, Jürgen, additional, Iñiguez‐Armijos, Carlos, additional, Llambí, Luis Daniel, additional, Moore, Georgianne W., additional, Næsborg, Rikke Reese, additional, Poma López, Laura Nohemy, additional, Pompeu, Patrícia Vieira, additional, Powell, Jennifer R., additional, Ramírez Correa, Jorge Andrés, additional, Scharnagl, Klara, additional, Tobón, Conrado, additional, and Williams, Cameron B., additional

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2021
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8. Factors limiting plant recruitment in a tropical Afromontane Forest.

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Abiem, Iveren, Dickie, Ian, Kenfack, David, and Chapman, Hazel M.

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TROPICAL forests, LIFE history theory, TROPICAL plants, MOUNTAIN forests, SEED size
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Predicting how forest species composition may change in response to global change is essential for meaningful management. Which species are most likely to successfully recruit depends on a multitude of factors, but processes operating at the seed-toseedling transition being especially important. Here, we explore how insufficient seed dispersal (dispersal limitation) and ecological filtering of seedlings (establishment limitation) influence species recruitment in an Afromontane Forest. We combined census data from seeds in seed traps and seed-seedling transition plots in a Nigerian montane forest to measure dispersal and establishment limitation across species, life history strategies, and seed sizes. From 106 seed traps and 318 seedling plots, we recorded 11,278 seeds from 38 species and 2688 seedlings of 61 species. All species except for one liana showed strong dispersal limitation while 23 out of the 30 species showed establishment limitation. The two lianas sampled had significantly lower dispersal limitation compared to the trees investigated in the study. Our results suggest that both dispersal and establishment limitation are markedly high in this Afromontane forest than would be expected in a lowland counterpart. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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9. ForestGEO: understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network

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Davies, Stuart J., Abiem, Iveren, Abu Salim, Kamariah, Aguilar, Salomón, Allen, David, Alonso, Alfonso, Anderson-Teixeira, Kristina, Andrade, Ana, Arellano, Gabriel, Ashton, Peter S., Baker, Patrick J., Baker, Matthew E., Baltzer, Jennifer L., Basset, Yves, Bissiengou, Pulchérie, Bohlman, Stephanie, Bourg, Norman A., Brockelman, Warren Y., Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh, Burslem, David F.R.P., Cao, Min, Cárdenas, Dairon, Chang, Li-Wan, Chang-Yang, Chia-Hao, Chao, Kuo-Jung, Chao, Wei-Chun, Chapman, Hazel, Chen, Yu-Yun, Chisholm, Ryan A., Chu, Chengjin, Chuyong, George, Clay, Keith, Comita, Liza S., Condit, Richard, Cordell, Susan, Dattaraja, Handanakere S., de Oliveira, Alexandre Adalardo, den Ouden, Jan, Detto, Matteo, Dick, Christopher, Du, Xiaojun, Duque, Álvaro, Ediriweera, Sisira, Ellis, Erle C., Engone Obiang, Nestor Laurier, Esufali, Shameema, Ewango, Corneille E.N., Fernando, Edwino S., Filip, Jonah, Fischer, Gunter A., Foster, Robin, Giambelluca, Thomas, Giardina, Christian, Gilbert, Gregory S., Gonzalez-Akre, Erika, Gunatilleke, I.A.U.N., Gunatilleke, C.V.S., Hao, Zhanqing, Hau, Billy C.H., He, Fangliang, Ni, Hongwei, Howe, Robert W., Hubbell, Stephen P., Huth, Andreas, Inman-Narahari, Faith, Itoh, Akira, Janík, David, Jansen, Patrick A., Jiang, Mingxi, Johnson, Daniel J., Jones, F. Andrew, Kanzaki, Mamoru, Kenfack, David, Kiratiprayoon, Somboon, Král, Kamil, Krizel, Lauren, Lao, Suzanne, Larson, Andrew J., Li, Yide, Li, Xiankun, Litton, Creighton M., Liu, Yu, Liu, Shirong, Lum, Shawn K.Y., Luskin, Matthew S., Lutz, James A., Luu, Hong Truong, Ma, Keping, Makana, Jean-Remy, Malhi, Yadvinder, Martin, Adam, McCarthy, Caly, McMahon, Sean M., McShea, William J., Memiaghe, Hervé, Mi, Xiangcheng, Mitre, David, Mohamad, Mohizah, Monks, Logan, Muller-Landau, Helene C., Musili, Paul M., Myers, Jonathan A., Nathalang, Anuttara, Ngo, Kang Min, Norden, Natalia, Novotny, Vojtech, O'Brien, Michael J., Orwig, David, Ostertag, Rebecca, Papathanassiou, Konstantinos, Parker, Geoffrey G., Pérez, Rolando, Perfecto, Ivette, Phillips, Richard P., Pongpattananurak, Nantachai, Pretzsch, Hans, Ren, Haibo, Reynolds, Glen, Rodriguez, Lillian J., Russo, Sabrina E., Sack, Lawren, Sang, Weiguo, Shue, Jessica, Singh, Anudeep, Song, Guo-Zhang M., Sukumar, Raman, Sun, I-Fang, Suresh, Hebbalalu S., Swenson, Nathan G., Tan, Sylvester, Thomas, Sean C., Thomas, Duncan, Thompson, Jill, Turner, Benjamin L., Uowolo, Amanda, Uriarte, María, Valencia, Renato, Vandermeer, John, Vicentini, Alberto, Visser, Marco, Vrska, Tomas, Wang, Xugao, Wang, Xihua, Weiblen, George D., Whitfeld, Timothy J.S., Wolf, Amy, Wright, S. Joseph, Xu, Han, Yao, Tze Leong, Yap, Sandra L., Ye, Wanhui, Yu, Mingjian, Zhang, Minhua, Zhu, Daoguang, Zhu, Li, Zimmerman, Jess K., Zuleta, Daniel, Davies, Stuart J., Abiem, Iveren, Abu Salim, Kamariah, Aguilar, Salomón, Allen, David, Alonso, Alfonso, Anderson-Teixeira, Kristina, Andrade, Ana, Arellano, Gabriel, Ashton, Peter S., Baker, Patrick J., Baker, Matthew E., Baltzer, Jennifer L., Basset, Yves, Bissiengou, Pulchérie, Bohlman, Stephanie, Bourg, Norman A., Brockelman, Warren Y., Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh, Burslem, David F.R.P., Cao, Min, Cárdenas, Dairon, Chang, Li-Wan, Chang-Yang, Chia-Hao, Chao, Kuo-Jung, Chao, Wei-Chun, Chapman, Hazel, Chen, Yu-Yun, Chisholm, Ryan A., Chu, Chengjin, Chuyong, George, Clay, Keith, Comita, Liza S., Condit, Richard, Cordell, Susan, Dattaraja, Handanakere S., de Oliveira, Alexandre Adalardo, den Ouden, Jan, Detto, Matteo, Dick, Christopher, Du, Xiaojun, Duque, Álvaro, Ediriweera, Sisira, Ellis, Erle C., Engone Obiang, Nestor Laurier, Esufali, Shameema, Ewango, Corneille E.N., Fernando, Edwino S., Filip, Jonah, Fischer, Gunter A., Foster, Robin, Giambelluca, Thomas, Giardina, Christian, Gilbert, Gregory S., Gonzalez-Akre, Erika, Gunatilleke, I.A.U.N., Gunatilleke, C.V.S., Hao, Zhanqing, Hau, Billy C.H., He, Fangliang, Ni, Hongwei, Howe, Robert W., Hubbell, Stephen P., Huth, Andreas, Inman-Narahari, Faith, Itoh, Akira, Janík, David, Jansen, Patrick A., Jiang, Mingxi, Johnson, Daniel J., Jones, F. Andrew, Kanzaki, Mamoru, Kenfack, David, Kiratiprayoon, Somboon, Král, Kamil, Krizel, Lauren, Lao, Suzanne, Larson, Andrew J., Li, Yide, Li, Xiankun, Litton, Creighton M., Liu, Yu, Liu, Shirong, Lum, Shawn K.Y., Luskin, Matthew S., Lutz, James A., Luu, Hong Truong, Ma, Keping, Makana, Jean-Remy, Malhi, Yadvinder, Martin, Adam, McCarthy, Caly, McMahon, Sean M., McShea, William J., Memiaghe, Hervé, Mi, Xiangcheng, Mitre, David, Mohamad, Mohizah, Monks, Logan, Muller-Landau, Helene C., Musili, Paul M., Myers, Jonathan A., Nathalang, Anuttara, Ngo, Kang Min, Norden, Natalia, Novotny, Vojtech, O'Brien, Michael J., Orwig, David, Ostertag, Rebecca, Papathanassiou, Konstantinos, Parker, Geoffrey G., Pérez, Rolando, Perfecto, Ivette, Phillips, Richard P., Pongpattananurak, Nantachai, Pretzsch, Hans, Ren, Haibo, Reynolds, Glen, Rodriguez, Lillian J., Russo, Sabrina E., Sack, Lawren, Sang, Weiguo, Shue, Jessica, Singh, Anudeep, Song, Guo-Zhang M., Sukumar, Raman, Sun, I-Fang, Suresh, Hebbalalu S., Swenson, Nathan G., Tan, Sylvester, Thomas, Sean C., Thomas, Duncan, Thompson, Jill, Turner, Benjamin L., Uowolo, Amanda, Uriarte, María, Valencia, Renato, Vandermeer, John, Vicentini, Alberto, Visser, Marco, Vrska, Tomas, Wang, Xugao, Wang, Xihua, Weiblen, George D., Whitfeld, Timothy J.S., Wolf, Amy, Wright, S. Joseph, Xu, Han, Yao, Tze Leong, Yap, Sandra L., Ye, Wanhui, Yu, Mingjian, Zhang, Minhua, Zhu, Daoguang, Zhu, Li, Zimmerman, Jess K., and Zuleta, Daniel

Abstract

ForestGEO is a network of scientists and long-term forest dynamics plots (FDPs) spanning the Earth's major forest types. ForestGEO's mission is to advance understanding of the diversity and dynamics of forests and to strengthen global capacity for forest science research. ForestGEO is unique among forest plot networks in its large-scale plot dimensions, censusing of all stems ≥1 cm in diameter, inclusion of tropical, temperate and boreal forests, and investigation of additional biotic (e.g., arthropods) and abiotic (e.g., soils) drivers, which together provide a holistic view of forest functioning. The 71 FDPs in 27 countries include approximately 7.33 million living trees and about 12,000 species, representing 20% of the world's known tree diversity. With >1300 published papers, ForestGEO researchers have made significant contributions in two fundamental areas: species coexistence and diversity, and ecosystem functioning. Specifically, defining the major biotic and abiotic controls on the distribution and coexistence of species and functional types and on variation in species' demography has led to improved understanding of how the multiple dimensions of forest diversity are structured across space and time and how this diversity relates to the processes controlling the role of forests in the Earth system. Nevertheless, knowledge gaps remain that impede our ability to predict how forest diversity and function will respond to climate change and other stressors. Meeting these global research challenges requires major advances in standardizing taxonomy of tropical species, resolving the main drivers of forest dynamics, and integrating plot-based ground and remote sensing observations to scale up estimates of forest diversity and function, coupled with improved predictive models. However, they cannot be met without greater financial commitment to sustain the long-term research of ForestGEO and other forest plot networks, greatly expanded scientific capacity across the

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2021

11. ForestGEO: Understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network

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Davies, Stuart J., primary, Abiem, Iveren, additional, Abu Salim, Kamariah, additional, Aguilar, Salomón, additional, Allen, David, additional, Alonso, Alfonso, additional, Anderson-Teixeira, Kristina, additional, Andrade, Ana, additional, Arellano, Gabriel, additional, Ashton, Peter S., additional, Baker, Patrick J., additional, Baker, Matthew E., additional, Baltzer, Jennifer L., additional, Basset, Yves, additional, Bissiengou, Pulchérie, additional, Bohlman, Stephanie, additional, Bourg, Norman A., additional, Brockelman, Warren Y., additional, Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh, additional, Burslem, David F.R.P., additional, Cao, Min, additional, Cárdenas, Dairon, additional, Chang, Li-Wan, additional, Chang-Yang, Chia-Hao, additional, Chao, Kuo-Jung, additional, Chao, Wei-Chun, additional, Chapman, Hazel, additional, Chen, Yu-Yun, additional, Chisholm, Ryan A., additional, Chu, Chengjin, additional, Chuyong, George, additional, Clay, Keith, additional, Comita, Liza S., additional, Condit, Richard, additional, Cordell, Susan, additional, Dattaraja, Handanakere S., additional, de Oliveira, Alexandre Adalardo, additional, den Ouden, Jan, additional, Detto, Matteo, additional, Dick, Christopher, additional, Du, Xiaojun, additional, Duque, Álvaro, additional, Ediriweera, Sisira, additional, Ellis, Erle C., additional, Obiang, Nestor Laurier Engone, additional, Esufali, Shameema, additional, Ewango, Corneille E.N., additional, Fernando, Edwino S., additional, Filip, Jonah, additional, Fischer, Gunter A., additional, Foster, Robin, additional, Giambelluca, Thomas, additional, Giardina, Christian, additional, Gilbert, Gregory S., additional, Gonzalez-Akre, Erika, additional, Gunatilleke, I.A.U.N., additional, Gunatilleke, C.V.S., additional, Hao, Zhanqing, additional, Hau, Billy C.H., additional, He, Fangliang, additional, Ni, Hongwei, additional, Howe, Robert W., additional, Hubbell, Stephen P., additional, Huth, Andreas, additional, Inman-Narahari, Faith, additional, Itoh, Akira, additional, Janík, David, additional, Jansen, Patrick A., additional, Jiang, Mingxi, additional, Johnson, Daniel J., additional, Jones, F. Andrew, additional, Kanzaki, Mamoru, additional, Kenfack, David, additional, Kiratiprayoon, Somboon, additional, Král, Kamil, additional, Krizel, Lauren, additional, Lao, Suzanne, additional, Larson, Andrew J., additional, Li, Yide, additional, Li, Xiankun, additional, Litton, Creighton M., additional, Liu, Yu, additional, Liu, Shirong, additional, Lum, Shawn K.Y., additional, Luskin, Matthew S., additional, Lutz, James A., additional, Luu, Hong Truong, additional, Ma, Keping, additional, Makana, Jean-Remy, additional, Malhi, Yadvinder, additional, Martin, Adam, additional, McCarthy, Caly, additional, McMahon, Sean M., additional, McShea, William J., additional, Memiaghe, Hervé, additional, Mi, Xiangcheng, additional, Mitre, David, additional, Mohamad, Mohizah, additional, Monks, Logan, additional, Muller-Landau, Helene C., additional, Musili, Paul M., additional, Myers, Jonathan A., additional, Nathalang, Anuttara, additional, Ngo, Kang Min, additional, Norden, Natalia, additional, Novotny, Vojtech, additional, O'Brien, Michael J., additional, Orwig, David, additional, Ostertag, Rebecca, additional, Papathanassiou, Konstantinos, additional, Parker, Geoffrey G., additional, Pérez, Rolando, additional, Perfecto, Ivette, additional, Phillips, Richard P., additional, Pongpattananurak, Nantachai, additional, Pretzsch, Hans, additional, Ren, Haibo, additional, Reynolds, Glen, additional, Rodriguez, Lillian J., additional, Russo, Sabrina E., additional, Sack, Lawren, additional, Sang, Weiguo, additional, Shue, Jessica, additional, Singh, Anudeep, additional, Song, Guo-Zhang M., additional, Sukumar, Raman, additional, Sun, I-Fang, additional, Suresh, Hebbalalu S., additional, Swenson, Nathan G., additional, Tan, Sylvester, additional, Thomas, Sean C., additional, Thomas, Duncan, additional, Thompson, Jill, additional, Turner, Benjamin L., additional, Uowolo, Amanda, additional, Uriarte, María, additional, Valencia, Renato, additional, Vandermeer, John, additional, Vicentini, Alberto, additional, Visser, Marco, additional, Vrska, Tomas, additional, Wang, Xugao, additional, Wang, Xihua, additional, Weiblen, George D., additional, Whitfeld, Timothy J.S., additional, Wolf, Amy, additional, Wright, S. Joseph, additional, Xu, Han, additional, Yao, Tze Leong, additional, Yap, Sandra L., additional, Ye, Wanhui, additional, Yu, Mingjian, additional, Zhang, Minhua, additional, Zhu, Daoguang, additional, Zhu, Li, additional, Zimmerman, Jess K., additional, and Zuleta, Daniel, additional

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2021
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12. Litter decomposition rates across tropical montane and lowland forests are controlled foremost by climate.

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Ostertag, Rebecca, Restrepo, Carla, Dalling, James W., Martin, Patrick H., Abiem, Iveren, Aiba, Shin‐ichiro, Alvarez‐Dávila, Esteban, Aragón, Roxana, Ataroff, Michelle, Chapman, Hazel, Cueva‐Agila, Augusta Y., Fadrique, Belen, Fernández, Romina D., González, Grizelle, Gotsch, Sybil G., Häger, Achim, Homeier, Jürgen, Iñiguez‐Armijos, Carlos, Llambí, Luis Daniel, and Moore, Georgianne W.

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FOREST litter, MOUNTAIN forests, ENVIRONMENTAL engineering, TROPICAL forests, CARBON cycle, MODEL theory
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2022
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14. Direct and indirect effects of climate on richness drive the latitudinal diversity gradient in forest trees

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Chu, Chengjin, primary, Lutz, James A., additional, Král, Kamil, additional, Vrška, Tomáš, additional, Yin, Xue, additional, Myers, Jonathan A., additional, Abiem, Iveren, additional, Alonso, Alfonso, additional, Bourg, Norm, additional, Burslem, David F.R.P., additional, Cao, Min, additional, Chapman, Hazel, additional, Condit, Richard, additional, Fang, Suqin, additional, Fischer, Gunter A., additional, Gao, Lianming, additional, Hao, Zhanqin, additional, Hau, Billy C.H., additional, He, Qing, additional, Hector, Andrew, additional, Hubbell, Stephen P., additional, Jiang, Mingxi, additional, Jin, Guangze, additional, Kenfack, David, additional, Lai, Jiangshan, additional, Li, Buhang, additional, Li, Xiankun, additional, Li, Yide, additional, Lian, Juyu, additional, Lin, Luxiang, additional, Liu, Yankun, additional, Liu, Yu, additional, Luo, Yahuang, additional, Ma, Keping, additional, McShea, William, additional, Memiaghe, Hervé, additional, Mi, Xiangcheng, additional, Ni, Ming, additional, O'Brien, Michael J., additional, de Oliveira, Alexandre A., additional, Orwig, David A., additional, Parker, Geoffrey G., additional, Qiao, Xiujuan, additional, Ren, Haibao, additional, Reynolds, Glen, additional, Sang, Weiguo, additional, Shen, Guochun, additional, Su, Zhiyao, additional, Sui, Xinghua, additional, Sun, I‐Fang, additional, Tian, Songyan, additional, Wang, Bin, additional, Wang, Xihua, additional, Wang, Xugao, additional, Wang, Youshi, additional, Weiblen, George D., additional, Wen, Shujun, additional, Xi, Nianxun, additional, Xiang, Wusheng, additional, Xu, Han, additional, Xu, Kun, additional, Ye, Wanhui, additional, Zhang, Bingwei, additional, Zhang, Jiaxin, additional, Zhang, Xiaotong, additional, Zhang, Yingming, additional, Zhu, Kai, additional, Zimmerman, Jess, additional, Storch, David, additional, Baltzer, Jennifer L., additional, Anderson‐Teixeira, Kristina J., additional, Mittelbach, Gary G., additional, and He, Fangliang, additional

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2018
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16. Direct and indirect effects of climate on richness drive the latitudinal diversity gradient in forest trees.

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Chu, Chengjin, Lutz, James A., Král, Kamil, Vrška, Tomáš, Yin, Xue, Myers, Jonathan A., Abiem, Iveren, Alonso, Alfonso, Bourg, Norm, Burslem, David F.R.P., Cao, Min, Chapman, Hazel, Condit, Richard, Fang, Suqin, Fischer, Gunter A., Gao, Lianming, Hao, Zhanqin, Hau, Billy C.H., He, Qing, and Hector, Andrew

Subjects
SPECIES diversity, TREES, CLIMATE change, PLANT diversity, PLANT species, SPECIES distribution
Abstract

Climate is widely recognised as an important determinant of the latitudinal diversity gradient. However, most existing studies make no distinction between direct and indirect effects of climate, which substantially hinders our understanding of how climate constrains biodiversity globally. Using data from 35 large forest plots, we test hypothesised relationships amongst climate, topography, forest structural attributes (stem abundance, tree size variation and stand basal area) and tree species richness to better understand drivers of latitudinal tree diversity patterns. Climate influences tree richness both directly, with more species in warm, moist, aseasonal climates and indirectly, with more species at higher stem abundance. These results imply direct limitation of species diversity by climatic stress and more rapid (co‐)evolution and narrower niche partitioning in warm climates. They also support the idea that increased numbers of individuals associated with high primary productivity are partitioned to support a greater number of species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2019
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17. Woody vegetation composition and diversity in woodlands inside and outside a Forest Reserve in Jos, Nigeria.

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Abiem, Iveren, Saha, Sonali, Manu, Shiiwua A., and Elisha, Emmanuel B.

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*FOREST reserves, *FOREST conservation, *NATURE reserves, *PROTECTED areas, *PUBLIC lands, *FORESTS & forestry
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Abstract: Protected areas such as forest reserves are often assumed to be best ways to conserve biodiversity and maintain intact ecosystems. We examined woody plant composition and diversity in the gallery forest and savannah woodland habitats of Amurum Forest Reserve and areas immediately surrounding it in Jos, Nigeria. A total of 100 10 × 10 m sample plots were established inside and outside the reserve. All woody plants ≥1 cm diameter at breast height (dbh) were identified and measured. A total of 7,564 individual plants categorized as 134 species from 44 families were recorded. Overall species diversity was significantly higher in the Forest Reserve than outside the reserve, although more species were encountered outside the reserve. Our findings suggest that, protected areas and the areas surrounding them are important for the conservation of biodiversity as the areas outside protected areas also contain species of conservation value. The continuous degrading areas outside protected areas isolates them and poses a serious threat to the long‐term viability of wildlife populations, so it is important that biodiversity in protected areas and their surrounding areas be conserved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2018
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18. Arbuscular mycorrhizal trees influence the latitudinal beta-diversity gradient of tree communities in forests worldwide

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Zhong, Yonglin, Chu, Chengjin, Myers, Jonathan A., Gilbert, Gregory S., Lutz, James A., Stillhard, Jonas, Zhu, Kai, Thompson, Jill, Baltzer, Jennifer L., He, Fangliang, LaManna, Joseph A., Davies, Stuart J., Aderson-Teixeira, Kristina J., Burslem, David F.R.P., Alonso, Alfonso, Chao, Kuo-Jung, Wang, Xugao, Gao, Lianming, Orwig, David A., Yin, Xue, Sui, Xinghua, Su, Zhiyao, Abiem, Iveren, Bissiengou, Pulchérie, Bourg, Norm, Butt, Nathalie, Cao, Min, Chang-Yang, Chia-Hao, Chao, Wei-Chun, Chapman, Hazel, Chen, Yu-Yun, Coomes, David A., Cordell, Susan, De Oliveira, Alexandre A., Du, Hu, Fang, Suqin, Giardina, Christian P., Hao, Zhanqing, Hector, Andrew, Hubbell, Stephen P., Janík, David, Jansen, Patrick A., Jiang, Mingxi, Jin, Guangze, Kenfack, David, Král, Kamil, Larson, Andrew J., Li, Buhang, Li, Xiankun, Li, Yide, Lian, Juyu, Lin, Luxiang, Liu, Feng, Liu, Yankun, Liu, Yu, Luan, Fuchen, Luo, Yahuang, Ma, Keping, Malhi, Yadvinder, McMahon, Sean M., McShea, William, Memiaghe, Hervé, Mi, Xiangcheng, Morecroft, Mike, Novotny, Vojtech, O’Brien, Michael J., Ouden, Jan Den, Parker, Geoffrey G., Qiao, Xiujuan, Ren, Haibao, Reynolds, Glen, Samonil, Pavel, Sang, Weiguo, Shen, Guochun, Shen, Zhiqiang, Song, Guo-Zhang Michael, Sun, I-Fang, Tang, Hui, Tian, Songyan, Uowolo, Amanda L., Uriarte, María, Wang, Bin, Wang, Xihua, Wang, Youshi, Weiblen, George D., Wu, Zhihong, Xi, Nianxun, Xiang, Wusheng, Xu, Han, Xu, Kun, Ye, Wanhui, Yu, Mingjian, Zeng, Fuping, Zhang, Minhua, Zhang, Yingming, Zhu, Li, and Zimmerman, Jess K.

Subjects
631/158/852, article, 15. Life on land, human activities, 631/158/670
Abstract

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) associations are critical for host-tree performance. However, how mycorrhizal associations correlate with the latitudinal tree beta-diversity remains untested. Using a global dataset of 45 forest plots representing 2,804,270 trees across 3840 species, we test how AM and EcM trees contribute to total beta-diversity and its components (turnover and nestedness) of all trees. We find AM rather than EcM trees predominantly contribute to decreasing total beta-diversity and turnover and increasing nestedness with increasing latitude, probably because wide distributions of EcM trees do not generate strong compositional differences among localities. Environmental variables, especially temperature and precipitation, are strongly correlated with beta-diversity patterns for both AM trees and all trees rather than EcM trees. Results support our hypotheses that latitudinal beta-diversity patterns and environmental effects on these patterns are highly dependent on mycorrhizal types. Our findings highlight the importance of AM-dominated forests for conserving global forest biodiversity.

19. Arbuscular mycorrhizal trees influence the latitudinal beta-diversity gradient of tree communities in forests worldwide

Author

Zhong, Yonglin, Chu, Chengjin, Myers, Jonathan A, Gilbert, Gregory S, Lutz, James A, Stillhard, Jonas, Zhu, Kai, Thompson, Jill, Baltzer, Jennifer L, He, Fangliang, LaManna, Joseph A, Davies, Stuart J, Aderson-Teixeira, Kristina J, Burslem, David FRP, Alonso, Alfonso, Chao, Kuo-Jung, Wang, Xugao, Gao, Lianming, Orwig, David A, Yin, Xue, Sui, Xinghua, Su, Zhiyao, Abiem, Iveren, Bissiengou, Pulchérie, Bourg, Norm, Butt, Nathalie, Cao, Min, Chang-Yang, Chia-Hao, Chao, Wei-Chun, Chapman, Hazel, Chen, Yu-Yun, Coomes, David A, Cordell, Susan, De Oliveira, Alexandre A, Du, Hu, Fang, Suqin, Giardina, Christian P, Hao, Zhanqing, Hector, Andrew, Hubbell, Stephen P, Janík, David, Jansen, Patrick A, Jiang, Mingxi, Jin, Guangze, Kenfack, David, Král, Kamil, Larson, Andrew J, Li, Buhang, Li, Xiankun, Li, Yide, Lian, Juyu, Lin, Luxiang, Liu, Feng, Liu, Yankun, Liu, Yu, Luan, Fuchen, Luo, Yahuang, Ma, Keping, Malhi, Yadvinder, McMahon, Sean M, McShea, William, Memiaghe, Hervé, Mi, Xiangcheng, Morecroft, Mike, Novotny, Vojtech, O'Brien, Michael J, Ouden, Jan Den, Parker, Geoffrey G, Qiao, Xiujuan, Ren, Haibao, Reynolds, Glen, Samonil, Pavel, Sang, Weiguo, Shen, Guochun, Shen, Zhiqiang, Song, Guo-Zhang Michael, Sun, I-Fang, Tang, Hui, Tian, Songyan, Uowolo, Amanda L, Uriarte, María, Wang, Bin, Wang, Xihua, Wang, Youshi, Weiblen, George D, Wu, Zhihong, Xi, Nianxun, Xiang, Wusheng, Xu, Han, Xu, Kun, Ye, Wanhui, Yu, Mingjian, Zeng, Fuping, Zhang, Minhua, Zhang, Yingming, Zhu, Li, and Zimmerman, Jess K

Subjects
Host Microbial Interactions, Plant Dispersal, Mycorrhizae, Biodiversity, 15. Life on land, Forests, human activities, Soil Microbiology, Trees
Abstract

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) associations are critical for host-tree performance. However, how mycorrhizal associations correlate with the latitudinal tree beta-diversity remains untested. Using a global dataset of 45 forest plots representing 2,804,270 trees across 3840 species, we test how AM and EcM trees contribute to total beta-diversity and its components (turnover and nestedness) of all trees. We find AM rather than EcM trees predominantly contribute to decreasing total beta-diversity and turnover and increasing nestedness with increasing latitude, probably because wide distributions of EcM trees do not generate strong compositional differences among localities. Environmental variables, especially temperature and precipitation, are strongly correlated with beta-diversity patterns for both AM trees and all trees rather than EcM trees. Results support our hypotheses that latitudinal beta-diversity patterns and environmental effects on these patterns are highly dependent on mycorrhizal types. Our findings highlight the importance of AM-dominated forests for conserving global forest biodiversity.

20. High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests

Author

Cuni-Sanchez, Aida, Sullivan, Martin J.P., Platts, Philip J., Lewis, Simon L., Marchant, Rob, Imani, Gérard, Hubau, Wannes, Abiem, Iveren, Adhikari, Hari, Albrecht, Tomas, Altman, Jan, Amani, Christian, Aneseyee, Abreham B., Avitabile, Valerio, Banin, Lindsey, Batumike, Rodrigue, Bauters, Marijn, Beeckman, Hans, Begne, Serge K., Bennett, Amy C., Bitariho, Robert, Boeckx, Pascal, Bogaert, Jan, Bräuning, Achim, Bulonvu, Franklin, Burgess, Neil D., Calders, Kim, Chapman, Colin, Chapman, Hazel, Comiskey, James, de Haulleville, Thales, Decuyper, Mathieu, DeVries, Ben, Dolezal, Jiri, Droissart, Vincent, Ewango, Corneille, Feyera, Senbeta, Gebrekirstos, Aster, Gereau, Roy, Gilpin, Martin, Hakizimana, Dismas, Hall, Jefferson, Hamilton, Alan, Hardy, Olivier, Hart, Terese, Heiskanen, Janne, Hemp, Andreas, Herold, Martin, Hiltner, Ulrike, Horak, David, Kamdem, Marie-Noel, Kayijamahe, Charles, Kenfack, David, Kinyanjui, Mwangi J., Klein, Julia, Lisingo, Janvier, Lovett, Jon, Lung, Mark, Makana, Jean-Remy, Mahli, Yadvinder, Marshall, Andrew, Martin, Emanuel H., Mitchard, Edward T. A., Morel, Alexandra, Mukendi, John T., Muller, Tom, Nchu, Felix, Nyirambangutse, Brigitte, Okello, Joseph, Peh, Kelvin S.-H., Pellikka, Petri, Phillips, Oliver L., Plumptre, Andrew, Qie, Lan, Rovero, Francesco, Sainge, Moses N., Schmitt, Christine B., Sedlacek, Ondrej, Ngute, Alain S. K., Sheil, Douglas, Sheleme, Demisse, Simegne, Tibebu Y., Simo-Droissart, Murielle, Sonké, Bonaventure, Soromessa, Teshome, Sunderland, Terry, Svoboda, Miroslav, Taedoumg, Hermann, Taplin, James, Taylor, David, Thomas, Sean C., Timberlake, Jonathan, Tuagben, Darlington, Umunay, Peter, Uzabaho, Eustrate, Verbeeck, Hans, Vleminckx, Jason, Wallin, Göran, Wheeler, Charlotte, Willcock, Simon, Woods, John T., Zibera, Etienne, Cuni-Sanchez, Aida, Sullivan, Martin J.P., Platts, Philip J., Lewis, Simon L., Marchant, Rob, Imani, Gérard, Hubau, Wannes, Abiem, Iveren, Adhikari, Hari, Albrecht, Tomas, Altman, Jan, Amani, Christian, Aneseyee, Abreham B., Avitabile, Valerio, Banin, Lindsey, Batumike, Rodrigue, Bauters, Marijn, Beeckman, Hans, Begne, Serge K., Bennett, Amy C., Bitariho, Robert, Boeckx, Pascal, Bogaert, Jan, Bräuning, Achim, Bulonvu, Franklin, Burgess, Neil D., Calders, Kim, Chapman, Colin, Chapman, Hazel, Comiskey, James, de Haulleville, Thales, Decuyper, Mathieu, DeVries, Ben, Dolezal, Jiri, Droissart, Vincent, Ewango, Corneille, Feyera, Senbeta, Gebrekirstos, Aster, Gereau, Roy, Gilpin, Martin, Hakizimana, Dismas, Hall, Jefferson, Hamilton, Alan, Hardy, Olivier, Hart, Terese, Heiskanen, Janne, Hemp, Andreas, Herold, Martin, Hiltner, Ulrike, Horak, David, Kamdem, Marie-Noel, Kayijamahe, Charles, Kenfack, David, Kinyanjui, Mwangi J., Klein, Julia, Lisingo, Janvier, Lovett, Jon, Lung, Mark, Makana, Jean-Remy, Mahli, Yadvinder, Marshall, Andrew, Martin, Emanuel H., Mitchard, Edward T. A., Morel, Alexandra, Mukendi, John T., Muller, Tom, Nchu, Felix, Nyirambangutse, Brigitte, Okello, Joseph, Peh, Kelvin S.-H., Pellikka, Petri, Phillips, Oliver L., Plumptre, Andrew, Qie, Lan, Rovero, Francesco, Sainge, Moses N., Schmitt, Christine B., Sedlacek, Ondrej, Ngute, Alain S. K., Sheil, Douglas, Sheleme, Demisse, Simegne, Tibebu Y., Simo-Droissart, Murielle, Sonké, Bonaventure, Soromessa, Teshome, Sunderland, Terry, Svoboda, Miroslav, Taedoumg, Hermann, Taplin, James, Taylor, David, Thomas, Sean C., Timberlake, Jonathan, Tuagben, Darlington, Umunay, Peter, Uzabaho, Eustrate, Verbeeck, Hans, Vleminckx, Jason, Wallin, Göran, Wheeler, Charlotte, Willcock, Simon, Woods, John T., and Zibera, Etienne

Abstract

Tropical forests store 40–50 per cent of terrestrial vegetation carbon. However, spatial variations in aboveground live tree biomass carbon (AGC) stocks remain poorly understood, in particular in tropical montane forests. Owing to climatic and soil changes with increasing elevation, AGC stocks are lower in tropical montane forests compared with lowland forests. Here we assemble and analyse a dataset of structurally intact old-growth forests (AfriMont) spanning 44 montane sites in 12 African countries. We find that montane sites in the AfriMont plot network have a mean AGC stock of 149.4 megagrams of carbon per hectare (95% confidence interval 137.1–164.2), which is comparable to lowland forests in the African Tropical Rainforest Observation Network and about 70 per cent and 32 per cent higher than averages from plot networks in montane and lowland forests in the Neotropics, respectively. Notably, our results are two-thirds higher than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change default values for these forests in Africa. We find that the low stem density and high abundance of large trees of African lowland forests is mirrored in the montane forests sampled. This carbon store is endangered: we estimate that 0.8 million hectares of old-growth African montane forest have been lost since 2000. We provide country-specific montane forest AGC stock estimates modelled from our plot network to help to guide forest conservation and reforestation interventions. Our findings highlight the need for conserving these biodiverse and carbon-rich ecosystems.

21. Arbuscular mycorrhizal trees influence the latitudinal beta-diversity gradient of tree communities in forests worldwide

Author

Alexandre Adalardo de Oliveira, George D. Weiblen, Feng Liu, Xugao Wang, Juyu Lian, Han Xu, Amanda Uowolo, Michael O'Brien, Keping Ma, Xue Yin, Nianxun Xi, Hu Du, Xiangcheng Mi, Min Cao, Vojtech Novotny, Guangze Jin, Pavel Šamonil, Youshi Wang, Xiankun Li, Kristina J. Aderson-Teixeira, Fangliang He, Pulchérie Bissiengou, Kun Xu, Jill Thompson, Weiguo Sang, Norm Bourg, Luxiang Lin, Fuping Zeng, Gregory S. Gilbert, Mingjian Yu, Mingxi Jiang, Hervé Memiaghe, Haibao Ren, Glen Reynolds, Buhang Li, Kuo-Jung Chao, Wei-Chun Chao, Yadvinder Malhi, Yu Liu, Yonglin Zhong, William J. McShea, David A. Orwig, Stephen P. Hubbell, Li Zhu, Hui Tang, Zhihong Wu, Jan den Ouden, Songyan Tian, Guochun Shen, Xihua Wang, Lian-Ming Gao, María Uriarte, Geoffrey G. Parker, Iveren Abiem, Michael D. Morecroft, Zhanqing Hao, Yu-Yun Chen, Xiujuan Qiao, Sean M. McMahon, Jess K. Zimmerman, Joseph A. LaManna, James A. Lutz, Wanhui Ye, David Janík, Chengjin Chu, Fuchen Luan, Xinghua Sui, Jonas Stillhard, David Kenfack, Bin Wang, Guo-Zhang Michael Song, Christian P. Giardina, Nathalie Butt, Yingming Zhang, Ya-Huang Luo, Zhiqiang Shen, Yankun Liu, Susan Cordell, I-Fang Sun, David A. Coomes, Chia-Hao Chang-Yang, Alfonso Alonso, Zhiyao Su, Andy Hector, David F. R. P. Burslem, Minhua Zhang, Patrick A. Jansen, Jonathan Myers, Jennifer L. Baltzer, Wusheng Xiang, Yide Li, Stuart J. Davies, Hazel M. Chapman, Kai Zhu, Andrew J. Larson, Suqin Fang, Kamil Král, Zhong, Yonglin [0000-0002-0521-4601], Chu, Chengjin [0000-0002-0606-449X], Myers, Jonathan A. [0000-0002-2058-8468], Gilbert, Gregory S. [0000-0002-5195-9903], Lutz, James A. [0000-0002-2560-0710], Stillhard, Jonas [0000-0001-8850-4817], Zhu, Kai [0000-0003-1587-3317], Thompson, Jill [0000-0002-4370-2593], Baltzer, Jennifer L. [0000-0001-7476-5928], He, Fangliang [0000-0003-0774-4849], LaManna, Joseph A. [0000-0002-8229-7973], Aderson-Teixeira, Kristina J. [0000-0001-8461-9713], Burslem, David F.R.P. [0000-0001-6033-0990], Alonso, Alfonso [0000-0001-6860-8432], Wang, Xugao [0000-0003-1207-8852], Gao, Lianming [0000-0001-9047-2658], Orwig, David A. [0000-0001-7822-3560], Abiem, Iveren [0000-0002-0925-0618], Butt, Nathalie [0000-0003-1517-6191], Chang-Yang, Chia-Hao [0000-0003-3635-4946], Chapman, Hazel [0000-0001-8509-703X], Fang, Suqin [0000-0002-1324-4640], Hector, Andrew [0000-0002-1309-7716], Jansen, Patrick A. [0000-0002-4660-0314], Kenfack, David [0000-0001-8208-3388], Liu, Yu [0000-0001-9869-2735], Luo, Yahuang [0000-0002-0073-419X], Ma, Keping [0000-0001-9112-5340], Malhi, Yadvinder [0000-0002-3503-4783], McMahon, Sean M. [0000-0001-8302-6908], Mi, Xiangcheng [0000-0002-2971-5881], Morecroft, Mike [0000-0002-7978-5554], Novotny, Vojtech [0000-0001-7918-8023], O’Brien, Michael J. [0000-0003-0943-8423], Ouden, Jan den [0000-0003-1518-2460], Ren, Haibao [0000-0002-8955-301X], Sang, Weiguo [0000-0002-7131-896X], Uriarte, María [0000-0002-0484-0758], Xi, Nianxun [0000-0002-1711-3875], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, Myers, Jonathan A [0000-0002-2058-8468], Gilbert, Gregory S [0000-0002-5195-9903], Lutz, James A [0000-0002-2560-0710], Baltzer, Jennifer L [0000-0001-7476-5928], LaManna, Joseph A [0000-0002-8229-7973], Aderson-Teixeira, Kristina J [0000-0001-8461-9713], Burslem, David FRP [0000-0001-6033-0990], Orwig, David A [0000-0001-7822-3560], Jansen, Patrick A [0000-0002-4660-0314], McMahon, Sean M [0000-0001-8302-6908], and O'Brien, Michael J [0000-0003-0943-8423]

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, Science, Biogeography, Beta diversity, Biodiversity, General Physics and Astronomy, Biology, Forests, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Article, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Ecology and Environment, Latitude, Trees, Mycorrhizae, FLORESTAS, Life Science, Bosecologie en Bosbeheer, Plant Dispersal, Soil Microbiology, Multidisciplinary, Host Microbial Interactions, Ecology, General Chemistry, respiratory system, 15. Life on land, PE&RC, Forest Ecology and Forest Management, 631/158/852, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Nestedness, Tree (set theory), Arbuscular mycorrhizal, human activities, 631/158/670, 010606 plant biology & botany
Abstract

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) associations are critical for host-tree performance. However, how mycorrhizal associations correlate with the latitudinal tree beta-diversity remains untested. Using a global dataset of 45 forest plots representing 2,804,270 trees across 3840 species, we test how AM and EcM trees contribute to total beta-diversity and its components (turnover and nestedness) of all trees. We find AM rather than EcM trees predominantly contribute to decreasing total beta-diversity and turnover and increasing nestedness with increasing latitude, probably because wide distributions of EcM trees do not generate strong compositional differences among localities. Environmental variables, especially temperature and precipitation, are strongly correlated with beta-diversity patterns for both AM trees and all trees rather than EcM trees. Results support our hypotheses that latitudinal beta-diversity patterns and environmental effects on these patterns are highly dependent on mycorrhizal types. Our findings highlight the importance of AM-dominated forests for conserving global forest biodiversity., The relationship of mycorrhizal associations with latitudinal gradients in tree beta-diversity is unexplored. Using a global dataset approach, this study examines how trees with arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal associations contribute to latitudinal beta-diversity patterns and the environmental controls of these patterns.

Published
2021

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