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Resource availability and disturbance shape maximum tree height across the Amazon

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Resource availability and disturbance shape maximum tree height across the Amazon. / Gorgens, Eric B; Nunes, Matheus H; Jackson, Tobias et al.
In: Global Change Biology, Vol. 27, No. 1, 01.2021, p. 177-189.

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Gorgens, EB, Nunes, MH, Jackson, T, Coomes, D, Keller, M, Reis, CR, Valbuena, R, Rosette, J, de Almeida, DRA, Gimenez, B, Cantinho, R, Motta, AZ, Assis, M, de Souza Pereira, FR, Spanner, G, Higuchi, N & Ometto, JP 2021, 'Resource availability and disturbance shape maximum tree height across the Amazon', Global Change Biology, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 177-189. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15423

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Gorgens, E. B., Nunes, M. H., Jackson, T., Coomes, D., Keller, M., Reis, C. R., Valbuena, R., Rosette, J., de Almeida, D. R. A., Gimenez, B., Cantinho, R., Motta, A. Z., Assis, M., de Souza Pereira, F. R., Spanner, G., Higuchi, N., & Ometto, J. P. (2021). Resource availability and disturbance shape maximum tree height across the Amazon. Global Change Biology, 27(1), 177-189. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15423

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Gorgens EB, Nunes MH, Jackson T, Coomes D, Keller M, Reis CR, Valbuena R, Rosette J, de Almeida DRA, Gimenez B, et al. 2021. Resource availability and disturbance shape maximum tree height across the Amazon. Global Change Biology. 27(1):177-189. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15423

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Gorgens, Eric B et al. "Resource availability and disturbance shape maximum tree height across the Amazon". Global Change Biology. 2021, 27(1). 177-189. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15423

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Gorgens EB, Nunes MH, Jackson T, Coomes D, Keller M, Reis CR et al. Resource availability and disturbance shape maximum tree height across the Amazon. Global Change Biology. 2021 Jan;27(1):177-189. Epub 2020 Oct 28. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15423

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Gorgens, Eric B ; Nunes, Matheus H ; Jackson, Tobias et al. / Resource availability and disturbance shape maximum tree height across the Amazon. In: Global Change Biology. 2021 ; Vol. 27, No. 1. pp. 177-189.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Resource availability and disturbance shape maximum tree height across the Amazon

AU - Gorgens, Eric B

AU - Nunes, Matheus H

AU - Jackson, Tobias

AU - Coomes, David

AU - Keller, Michael

AU - Reis, Cristiano R

AU - Valbuena, Ruben

AU - Rosette, Jacqueline

AU - de Almeida, Danilo R A

AU - Gimenez, Bruno

AU - Cantinho, Roberta

AU - Motta, Alline Z

AU - Assis, Mauro

AU - de Souza Pereira, Francisca R

AU - Spanner, Gustavo

AU - Higuchi, Niro

AU - Ometto, Jean Pierre

N1 - © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

PY - 2021/1

Y1 - 2021/1

N2 - Tall trees are key drivers of ecosystem processes in tropical forest, but the controls on the distribution of the very tallest trees remain poorly understood. The recent discovery of grove of giant trees over 80 meters tall in the Amazon forest requires a reevaluation of current thinking. We used high-resolution airborne laser surveys to measure canopy height across 282,750 ha of old-growth and second-growth forests randomly sampling the entire Brazilian Amazon. We investigated how resources and disturbances shape the maximum height distribution across the Brazilian Amazon through the relations between the occurrence of giant trees and environmental factors. Common drivers of height development are fundamentally different from those influencing the occurrence of giant trees. We found that changes in wind and light availability drive giant tree distribution as much as precipitation and temperature, together shaping the forest structure of the Brazilian Amazon. The location of giant trees should be carefully considered by policymakers when identifying important hot spots for the conservation of biodiversity in the Amazon.

AB - Tall trees are key drivers of ecosystem processes in tropical forest, but the controls on the distribution of the very tallest trees remain poorly understood. The recent discovery of grove of giant trees over 80 meters tall in the Amazon forest requires a reevaluation of current thinking. We used high-resolution airborne laser surveys to measure canopy height across 282,750 ha of old-growth and second-growth forests randomly sampling the entire Brazilian Amazon. We investigated how resources and disturbances shape the maximum height distribution across the Brazilian Amazon through the relations between the occurrence of giant trees and environmental factors. Common drivers of height development are fundamentally different from those influencing the occurrence of giant trees. We found that changes in wind and light availability drive giant tree distribution as much as precipitation and temperature, together shaping the forest structure of the Brazilian Amazon. The location of giant trees should be carefully considered by policymakers when identifying important hot spots for the conservation of biodiversity in the Amazon.

U2 - 10.1111/gcb.15423

DO - 10.1111/gcb.15423

M3 - Article

C2 - 33118242

VL - 27

SP - 177

EP - 189

JO - Global Change Biology

JF - Global Change Biology

SN - 1365-2486

IS - 1

ER -