Distribution of functional traits in subtropical trees across environmental and forest use gradients

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Blundo, Cecilia Mabel; Malizia, Lucio Ricardo; González Espinosa, Mario
Año de publicación
2015
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The relationship between functional traits and environmental factors contribute to understanding community structure and predicting which species will be able to elude environmental filters in different habitats. We selected 10 functional traits related to morphology, demography and regeneration niche in 54 subtropical premontane tree species to describe their main axes of functional differentiation. We derived species traits, environmental variables and species abundance data from 20 1-ha permanent plots established in a seasonal subtropical premontane forest in northwestern Argentina. We analyzed the relationship between species functional traits and environmental factors through RLQ and fourthcorner analyzes. We found an axis of structural differentiation that segregates understory from canopy species, and an axis of functional differentiation that segregates species that maximize resource acquisition from those that promote resource conservation. Environmental and forest use gradients operate hierarchically over subtropical premontane tree species influencing the distribution of demographic and morphological traits. The interaction between climatic and topographic factors influences the distribution of species functional traits at the regional scale. In addition, the history of forest use seems to operate at the landscape scale and explains the distribution of species traits reflecting a trade-off between resource acquisition and resource conservation strategies in secondary forests across different successional stages. Our results support the idea that functional traits may be used to analyze community structure and dynamics through niche differentiation and environmental filtering processes.
Fil: Blundo, Cecilia Mabel. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional.; Argentina
Fil: Malizia, Lucio Ricardo. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: González Espinosa, Mario. Departamento de Conservación de la Biodiversidad; México
Materia
Demographic Rates
Rlq Analysis
Seasonal Premontane Forests
Shade Tolerance
Tree Functional Types
Tree Morphology
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spelling Distribution of functional traits in subtropical trees across environmental and forest use gradientsBlundo, Cecilia MabelMalizia, Lucio RicardoGonzález Espinosa, MarioDemographic RatesRlq AnalysisSeasonal Premontane ForestsShade ToleranceTree Functional TypesTree Morphologyhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The relationship between functional traits and environmental factors contribute to understanding community structure and predicting which species will be able to elude environmental filters in different habitats. We selected 10 functional traits related to morphology, demography and regeneration niche in 54 subtropical premontane tree species to describe their main axes of functional differentiation. We derived species traits, environmental variables and species abundance data from 20 1-ha permanent plots established in a seasonal subtropical premontane forest in northwestern Argentina. We analyzed the relationship between species functional traits and environmental factors through RLQ and fourthcorner analyzes. We found an axis of structural differentiation that segregates understory from canopy species, and an axis of functional differentiation that segregates species that maximize resource acquisition from those that promote resource conservation. Environmental and forest use gradients operate hierarchically over subtropical premontane tree species influencing the distribution of demographic and morphological traits. The interaction between climatic and topographic factors influences the distribution of species functional traits at the regional scale. In addition, the history of forest use seems to operate at the landscape scale and explains the distribution of species traits reflecting a trade-off between resource acquisition and resource conservation strategies in secondary forests across different successional stages. Our results support the idea that functional traits may be used to analyze community structure and dynamics through niche differentiation and environmental filtering processes.Fil: Blundo, Cecilia Mabel. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional.; ArgentinaFil: Malizia, Lucio Ricardo. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFil: González Espinosa, Mario. Departamento de Conservación de la Biodiversidad; MéxicoGauthier-Villars/Editions Elsevier2015-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/44572Blundo, Cecilia Mabel; Malizia, Lucio Ricardo; González Espinosa, Mario; Distribution of functional traits in subtropical trees across environmental and forest use gradients; Gauthier-Villars/Editions Elsevier; Acta Oecologica; 69; 11-2015; 96-1041146-609XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.actao.2015.09.008info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1146609X15300230info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:58:46Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/44572instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:58:47.124CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Distribution of functional traits in subtropical trees across environmental and forest use gradients
title Distribution of functional traits in subtropical trees across environmental and forest use gradients
spellingShingle Distribution of functional traits in subtropical trees across environmental and forest use gradients
Blundo, Cecilia Mabel
Demographic Rates
Rlq Analysis
Seasonal Premontane Forests
Shade Tolerance
Tree Functional Types
Tree Morphology
title_short Distribution of functional traits in subtropical trees across environmental and forest use gradients
title_full Distribution of functional traits in subtropical trees across environmental and forest use gradients
title_fullStr Distribution of functional traits in subtropical trees across environmental and forest use gradients
title_full_unstemmed Distribution of functional traits in subtropical trees across environmental and forest use gradients
title_sort Distribution of functional traits in subtropical trees across environmental and forest use gradients
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Blundo, Cecilia Mabel
Malizia, Lucio Ricardo
González Espinosa, Mario
author Blundo, Cecilia Mabel
author_facet Blundo, Cecilia Mabel
Malizia, Lucio Ricardo
González Espinosa, Mario
author_role author
author2 Malizia, Lucio Ricardo
González Espinosa, Mario
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Demographic Rates
Rlq Analysis
Seasonal Premontane Forests
Shade Tolerance
Tree Functional Types
Tree Morphology
topic Demographic Rates
Rlq Analysis
Seasonal Premontane Forests
Shade Tolerance
Tree Functional Types
Tree Morphology
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The relationship between functional traits and environmental factors contribute to understanding community structure and predicting which species will be able to elude environmental filters in different habitats. We selected 10 functional traits related to morphology, demography and regeneration niche in 54 subtropical premontane tree species to describe their main axes of functional differentiation. We derived species traits, environmental variables and species abundance data from 20 1-ha permanent plots established in a seasonal subtropical premontane forest in northwestern Argentina. We analyzed the relationship between species functional traits and environmental factors through RLQ and fourthcorner analyzes. We found an axis of structural differentiation that segregates understory from canopy species, and an axis of functional differentiation that segregates species that maximize resource acquisition from those that promote resource conservation. Environmental and forest use gradients operate hierarchically over subtropical premontane tree species influencing the distribution of demographic and morphological traits. The interaction between climatic and topographic factors influences the distribution of species functional traits at the regional scale. In addition, the history of forest use seems to operate at the landscape scale and explains the distribution of species traits reflecting a trade-off between resource acquisition and resource conservation strategies in secondary forests across different successional stages. Our results support the idea that functional traits may be used to analyze community structure and dynamics through niche differentiation and environmental filtering processes.
Fil: Blundo, Cecilia Mabel. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional.; Argentina
Fil: Malizia, Lucio Ricardo. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: González Espinosa, Mario. Departamento de Conservación de la Biodiversidad; México
description The relationship between functional traits and environmental factors contribute to understanding community structure and predicting which species will be able to elude environmental filters in different habitats. We selected 10 functional traits related to morphology, demography and regeneration niche in 54 subtropical premontane tree species to describe their main axes of functional differentiation. We derived species traits, environmental variables and species abundance data from 20 1-ha permanent plots established in a seasonal subtropical premontane forest in northwestern Argentina. We analyzed the relationship between species functional traits and environmental factors through RLQ and fourthcorner analyzes. We found an axis of structural differentiation that segregates understory from canopy species, and an axis of functional differentiation that segregates species that maximize resource acquisition from those that promote resource conservation. Environmental and forest use gradients operate hierarchically over subtropical premontane tree species influencing the distribution of demographic and morphological traits. The interaction between climatic and topographic factors influences the distribution of species functional traits at the regional scale. In addition, the history of forest use seems to operate at the landscape scale and explains the distribution of species traits reflecting a trade-off between resource acquisition and resource conservation strategies in secondary forests across different successional stages. Our results support the idea that functional traits may be used to analyze community structure and dynamics through niche differentiation and environmental filtering processes.
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