Hyperdominance in Amazonian forest carbon cycling

dc.contributor.authorFauset, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Michelle O.
dc.contributor.authorGloor, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorBaker, Timothy R.
dc.contributor.authorAbel, Monteagudo M.
dc.contributor.authorBrienen, Roel J. W.
dc.contributor.authorFeldpausch, Ted R.
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Gonzalez, Gabriela
dc.contributor.authorMalhi, Yadvinder
dc.contributor.authorTer Steege, Hans
dc.contributor.authorPitman, Nigel C. A.
dc.contributor.authorBaraloto, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorEngel, Julien
dc.contributor.authorPétronelli, Pascal
dc.contributor.authorAndrade, Ana
dc.contributor.authorCamargo, José Luís C.
dc.contributor.authorLaurance, Susan G. W.
dc.contributor.authorLaurance, William F.
dc.contributor.authorChave, Jerôme
dc.contributor.authorAllie, Elodie
dc.contributor.authorVargas, Percy Núñez
dc.contributor.authorTerborgh, John W.
dc.contributor.authorRuokolainen, Kalle
dc.contributor.authorSilveira, Marcos
dc.contributor.authorGerardo, Aymard C.
dc.contributor.authorArroyo, Luzmila
dc.contributor.authorBonal, Damien
dc.contributor.authorRamirez-Angulo, Hirma
dc.contributor.authorAraujo-Murakami, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorNeill, David
dc.contributor.authorHérault, Bruno
dc.contributor.authorDourdain, Aurélie
dc.contributor.authorTorres-Lezama, Armando
dc.contributor.authorMarimon, Beatriz S.
dc.contributor.authorSalomão, Rafael P.
dc.contributor.authorComiskey, James A.
dc.contributor.authorRéjou-Méchain, Maxime
dc.contributor.authorToledo, Marisol
dc.contributor.authorLicona, Juan Carlos
dc.contributor.authorAlarcón, Alfredo
dc.contributor.authorPrieto, Adriana
dc.contributor.authorRudas, Agustín
dc.contributor.authorvan der Meer, Peter J.
dc.contributor.authorKilleen, Timothy J.
dc.contributor.authorMarimon Junior, Ben-Hur
dc.contributor.authorPoorter, Lourens
dc.contributor.authorBoot, Rene G. A.
dc.contributor.authorStergios, Basil
dc.contributor.authorTorre, Emilio Vilanova
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Flávia R. C.
dc.contributor.authorLevis, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorSchietti, Juliana
dc.contributor.authorSouza, Priscila
dc.contributor.authorGroot, Nikée
dc.contributor.authorArets, Eric
dc.contributor.authorMoscoso, Victor Chama
dc.contributor.authorCastro, Wendeson
dc.contributor.authorCoronado, Euridice N. Honorio
dc.contributor.authorPeña-Claros, Marielos
dc.contributor.authorStahl, Clement
dc.contributor.authorBarroso, Jorcely
dc.contributor.authorTalbot, Joey
dc.contributor.authorVieira, Ima Célia Guimarães
dc.contributor.authorvan der Heijden, Geertje M.F.
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorVos, Vincent A.
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Everton C.
dc.contributor.authorDavila, Esteban Álvarez
dc.contributor.authorAragão, Luiz E. O. C.
dc.contributor.authorErwin, Terry L.
dc.contributor.authorMorandi, Paulo S.
dc.contributor.authorde Oliveira, Edmar Almeida
dc.contributor.authorValadão, Marco B. X.
dc.contributor.authorZagt, Roderick J.
dc.contributor.authorvan der Hout, Peter
dc.contributor.authorLoayza, Patricia Alvarez
dc.contributor.authorPipoly, John J.
dc.contributor.authorWang, Ophelia
dc.contributor.authorAlexiades, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorCerón, Carlos E.
dc.contributor.authorHuamantupa-Chuquimaco, Isau
dc.contributor.authorDi Fiore, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorPeacock, Julie
dc.contributor.authorCamacho, Nadir C. Pallqui
dc.contributor.authorUmetsu, Ricardo K.
dc.contributor.authorde Camargo, Plínio Barbosa
dc.contributor.authorBurnham, Robyn J.
dc.contributor.authorHerrera, Rafael
dc.contributor.authorQuesada, Carlos A.
dc.contributor.authorStropp, Juliana
dc.contributor.authorVieira, Simone A.
dc.contributor.authorSteininger, Marc
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez, Carlos Reynel
dc.contributor.authorRestrepo, Zorayda
dc.contributor.authorMuelbert, Adriane Esquivel
dc.contributor.authorLewis, Simon L.
dc.contributor.authorPickavance, Georgia C.
dc.contributor.authorPhillips, Oliver L.
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-19T13:21:11Z
dc.date.available2015-05-19T13:21:11Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractWhile Amazonian forests are extraordinarily diverse, the abundance of trees is skewed strongly towards relatively few 'hyperdominant' species. In addition to their diversity, Amazonian trees are a key component of the global carbon cycle, assimilating and storing more carbon than any other ecosystem on Earth. Here we ask, using a unique data set of 530 forest plots, if the functions of storing and producing woody carbon are concentrated in a small number of tree species, whether the most abundant species also dominate carbon cycling, and whether dominant species are characterized by specific functional traits. We find that dominance of forest function is even more concentrated in a few species than is dominance of tree abundance, with only ≈1% of Amazon tree species responsible for 50% of carbon storage and productivity. Although those species that contribute most to biomass and productivity are often abundant, species maximum size is also influential, while the identity and ranking of dominant species varies by function and by region.
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dc.identifier2041-1723
dc.identifier.citationFauset, Sophie, Johnson, Michelle O., Gloor, Manuel, Baker, Timothy R., Abel, Monteagudo M., Brienen, Roel J. W., Feldpausch, Ted R., Lopez-Gonzalez, Gabriela, Malhi, Yadvinder, ter Steege, Hans, Pitman, Nigel C. A., Baraloto, Christopher, Engel, Julien, Pétronelli, Pascal, Andrade, Ana, Camargo, José Luís C., Laurance, Susan G. W., Laurance, William F., Chave, Jerôme, Allie, Elodie, Vargas, Percy Núñez, Terborgh, John W., Ruokolainen, Kalle, Silveira, Marcos, Gerardo, Aymard C. et al. 2015. "<a href="http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2015/150428/ncomms7857/full/ncomms7857.html?WT.ec_id=NCOMMS-20150429">Hyperdominance in Amazonian forest carbon cycling</a>." <em>Nature Communications</em>, 6 6857. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7857">https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7857</a>.
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10088/26280
dc.publisherNature Publishing Group
dc.relation.ispartofNature Communications 6
dc.titleHyperdominance in Amazonian forest carbon cycling
dc.typearticle
sro.description.unitNH-Entomology
sro.description.unitNMNH
sro.description.unitSTRI
sro.identifier.doi10.1038/ncomms7857
sro.identifier.itemID135977
sro.identifier.refworksID12505
sro.identifier.urlhttp://www.nature.com/ncomms/2015/150428/ncomms7857/full/ncomms7857.html?WT.ec_id=NCOMMS-20150429
sro.publicationPlaceLondon

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