The role of wood density and stem support costs in the growth and mortality of tropical trees

By D. A. King, Stuart Davies, Sylvester Tan, N. S. M. Noor. 2006

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Subfields: Insect Science, Mechanical Engineering, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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On the link between functional traits and growth rate: meta‐analysis shows effects change with plant size, as predicted (2016, background): “…et al 2008 Wright et al 2010 Poorter et al 2008 Shen et al 2014 Iida et al 2014b Poorter et al 2010 Easdale & Healey 2009 Aiba & Kohyama 1997 King et al 2006 Iida et al 2014a McCormack et al 2012 King et al 2005 Rossatto et al 2009 Iida et al 2014b MullerLandau 2004 Iida et al…”
Interspecific variation in functional traits, not climatic differences among species ranges, determines demographic rates across 44 temperate and Mediterranean tree species (2010, background): “In our case, WD, Hmax and Nmass were the best predictors of RGR, in agreement with previous studies (King et al. 2005, 2006b; Sterck, Poorter & Schieving 2006; Poorter et al. 2008).”
Causes and implications of the correlation between forest productivity and tree mortality rates (2011, background): “(An exception is found in seedlings of subcanopy species, which have low mortality rates [King et al. 2006c], presumably because they have not yet begun to divert resources toward reproduction.)”
Rethinking the value of high wood density (2010, background): “That is, fat stems of low-density wood are much better able to resist buckling than thin stems of high-density wood, even after accounting for the fact that low-density wood has higher water content per dry mass (King et al. 2006).”
Spatial patterns of wood traits in China are controlled by phylogeny and the environment (2011, background): “…with each other to regulate tree hydraulic conductivity, mechanical support, storage of nutrients and water and growth and mortality of trees (King et al., 2006; Stegen et al., 2009; Zhang & Cao, 2009; Zanne & Falster, 2010), it is important to determine how these traits covary along spatial…”
Flowering phenology and height growth pattern are associated with maximum plant height, relative growth rate and stem tissue mass density in herbaceous grassland species (2011, methodology): “Variation in RGR of plant height may be explored in terms of LMA (leaf mass per area) and SD (stem tissue mass density), as suggested by studies on dry mass production (King et al. 2005, 2006a,b; Poorter et al. 2003; Poorter, Bongers & Bongers 2006; Poorter et al. 2008).”
Interspecific demographic trade‐offs and soil‐related habitat associations of tree species along resource gradients (2007, positive): “…wood that is low in density and high in hydraulic conductance, may entail a greater mortality risk on a soil with reduced below-ground resource availability relative to more resource-rich soils (Loehle 1988; Chapin et al. 1993; Poorter & Garnier 1999; Engelbrecht & Kursar 2003; King et al. 2006).”
Influence of four major plant traits on average height, leaf‐area cover, net primary productivity, and biomass density in single‐species forests: a theoretical investigation (2011, background): “An exponential increase in growth-related mortality with declining mass production implies that this mortality heavily affects shaded individuals (King et al. 2006; Coomes & Allen 2007; Baltzer & Thomas 2007), as well as maladapted plants.”
Branch xylem density variations across the Amazon Basin (2009, background): “…and Williamson, 1989; Enquist et al., 1999; Woodcock et al., 2000; Roderick and Berry, 2001; ter Steege and Hammond, 2001; Muller-Landau, 2004; Baker et al., 2004b; Nogueira et al., 2005; King et al., 2005, 2006; Erskine et al., 2005; Wittmann et al., 2006; Chao et al., 2008; Slik et al., 2008).”
Hydraulic conductivity traits predict growth rates and adult stature of 40 Asian tropical tree species better than wood density (2012, background): “Adult stature, or maximum plant height, is another complex trait that is associated with plant light interception (King et al. 2005, 2006).”
Growth and wood density predict tree mortality in Amazon forests (2008, background): “However, different species have distinct life-history strategies; wood density, in particular, may indicate mortality risk (Nascimento et al. 2005; King et al. 2006b; van Gelder et al. 2006).”
Interspecific Relationships among Growth, Mortality and Xylem Traits of Woody Species from New Zealand (2010, background): “Similarly, our results do not support a relationship between shade tolerance and wood density (cf. King et al. 2006b), and we found no relationship between mortality rate and conduit diameter, as might be expected if species with wider vessels were at greater risk of cavitation.”
Functional traits shape ontogenetic growth trajectories of rain forest tree species (2011, background): “…functional trait for woody species, because it is related to stem construction costs, plant architecture and stability and stem hydraulic conductance (King et al. 2006; Chave et al. 2009; Anten & Schieving 2010; Markesteijn et al. 2011) and hence photosynthetic carbon gain (Santiago et al. 2004).”