Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types

Autores
Zou, Yibiao; Zohner, Constantin M.; Averill, Colin; Ma, Haozhi; Merder, Julian; Berdugo, Miguel; Bialic-Murphy, Lalasia; Mo, Lidong; Brun, Philipp; Zimmermann, Niklaus E.; Peri, Pablo Luis; Crowther, Thomas W.
Año de publicación
2024
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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The emergence of alternative stable states in forest systems has significant implications for the functioning and structure of the terrestrial biosphere, yet empirical evidence remains scarce. Here, we combine global forest biodiversity observations and simulations to test for alternative stable states in the presence of evergreen and deciduous forest types. We reveal a bimodal distribution of forest leaf types across temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere that cannot be explained by the environment alone, suggesting signatures of alternative forest states. Moreover, we empirically demonstrate the existence of positive feedbacks in tree growth, recruitment and mortality, with trees having 4–43% higher growth rates, 14–17% higher survival rates and 4–7 times higher recruitment rates when they are surrounded by trees of their own leaf type. Simulations show that the observed positive feedbacks are necessary and sufficient to generate alternative forest states, which also lead to dependency on history (hysteresis) during ecosystem transition from evergreen to deciduous forests and vice versa. We identify hotspots of bistable forest types in evergreen-deciduous ecotones, which are likely driven by soilrelated positive feedbacks. These findings are integral to predicting the distribution of forest biomes, and aid to our understanding of biodiversity, carbon turnover, and terrestrial climate feedbacks.
EEA Santa Cruz
Fil: Zou, Yibiao. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza
Fil: Zohner, Constantin M. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza
Fil: Averill, Colin. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza
Fil: Ma, Haozhi. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza
Fil: Merder, Julian. Carnegie Institution for Science. Department of Global Ecology; Estados Unidos
Fil: Berdugo, Miguel. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza
Fil: Bialic-Murphy, Lalasia. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza
Fil: Mo, Lidong. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza
Fil: Brun, Philipp. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research; Suiza
Fil: Zimmermann, Niklaus E. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research; Suiza
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina.
Fil: Crowther, Thomas W. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza
Fuente
Nature Communications 15 : e4658. (May 2024)
Materia
Forest Ecosystems
Forest Biodiversity
Forest Types (by species composition)
Evergreen Plants
Deciduous Plants
Growth Rate
Soil
Carbon Cycle
Ecosistemas Forestales
Biodiversidad Forestal
Tipos Forestales
Plantas Siempreverdes
Plantas Deciduas
Tasa de Crecimiento
Suelo
Ciclo del Carbono
Forest Biomes
Survival Rates
Recruitment Rates
Evergreen-deciduous Ecotones
Biomas Forestales
Tasa de Supervivencia
Tasas de Reclutamiento
Ecotonos de Hoja Perenne-caducifolios
Nivel de accesibilidad
acceso abierto
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
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spelling Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf typesZou, YibiaoZohner, Constantin M.Averill, ColinMa, HaozhiMerder, JulianBerdugo, MiguelBialic-Murphy, LalasiaMo, LidongBrun, PhilippZimmermann, Niklaus E.Peri, Pablo LuisCrowther, Thomas W.Forest EcosystemsForest BiodiversityForest Types (by species composition)Evergreen PlantsDeciduous PlantsGrowth RateSoilCarbon CycleEcosistemas ForestalesBiodiversidad ForestalTipos ForestalesPlantas SiempreverdesPlantas DeciduasTasa de CrecimientoSueloCiclo del CarbonoForest BiomesSurvival RatesRecruitment RatesEvergreen-deciduous EcotonesBiomas ForestalesTasa de SupervivenciaTasas de ReclutamientoEcotonos de Hoja Perenne-caducifoliosThe emergence of alternative stable states in forest systems has significant implications for the functioning and structure of the terrestrial biosphere, yet empirical evidence remains scarce. Here, we combine global forest biodiversity observations and simulations to test for alternative stable states in the presence of evergreen and deciduous forest types. We reveal a bimodal distribution of forest leaf types across temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere that cannot be explained by the environment alone, suggesting signatures of alternative forest states. Moreover, we empirically demonstrate the existence of positive feedbacks in tree growth, recruitment and mortality, with trees having 4–43% higher growth rates, 14–17% higher survival rates and 4–7 times higher recruitment rates when they are surrounded by trees of their own leaf type. Simulations show that the observed positive feedbacks are necessary and sufficient to generate alternative forest states, which also lead to dependency on history (hysteresis) during ecosystem transition from evergreen to deciduous forests and vice versa. We identify hotspots of bistable forest types in evergreen-deciduous ecotones, which are likely driven by soilrelated positive feedbacks. These findings are integral to predicting the distribution of forest biomes, and aid to our understanding of biodiversity, carbon turnover, and terrestrial climate feedbacks.EEA Santa CruzFil: Zou, Yibiao. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; SuizaFil: Zohner, Constantin M. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; SuizaFil: Averill, Colin. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; SuizaFil: Ma, Haozhi. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; SuizaFil: Merder, Julian. Carnegie Institution for Science. Department of Global Ecology; Estados UnidosFil: Berdugo, Miguel. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; SuizaFil: Bialic-Murphy, Lalasia. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; SuizaFil: Mo, Lidong. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; SuizaFil: Brun, Philipp. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research; SuizaFil: Zimmermann, Niklaus E. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research; SuizaFil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina.Fil: Crowther, Thomas W. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; SuizaSpringer Nature2024-06-25T10:33:15Z2024-06-25T10:33:15Z2024-05-31info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/18252https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-48676-5ZOU Y.; ZOHNER C.M.; AVERILL C.; MA H.; MERDER J.; BERDUGO M.; BIALIC-MURPHY L. (…); PERI P.L.; et al. (2024) Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types. Nature Communications 15: e4658. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48676-52041-1723https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48676-5Nature Communications 15 : e4658. (May 2024)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2025-09-29T13:46:35Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/18252instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-29 13:46:36.0INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types
title Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types
spellingShingle Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types
Zou, Yibiao
Forest Ecosystems
Forest Biodiversity
Forest Types (by species composition)
Evergreen Plants
Deciduous Plants
Growth Rate
Soil
Carbon Cycle
Ecosistemas Forestales
Biodiversidad Forestal
Tipos Forestales
Plantas Siempreverdes
Plantas Deciduas
Tasa de Crecimiento
Suelo
Ciclo del Carbono
Forest Biomes
Survival Rates
Recruitment Rates
Evergreen-deciduous Ecotones
Biomas Forestales
Tasa de Supervivencia
Tasas de Reclutamiento
Ecotonos de Hoja Perenne-caducifolios
title_short Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types
title_full Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types
title_fullStr Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types
title_full_unstemmed Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types
title_sort Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Zou, Yibiao
Zohner, Constantin M.
Averill, Colin
Ma, Haozhi
Merder, Julian
Berdugo, Miguel
Bialic-Murphy, Lalasia
Mo, Lidong
Brun, Philipp
Zimmermann, Niklaus E.
Peri, Pablo Luis
Crowther, Thomas W.
author Zou, Yibiao
author_facet Zou, Yibiao
Zohner, Constantin M.
Averill, Colin
Ma, Haozhi
Merder, Julian
Berdugo, Miguel
Bialic-Murphy, Lalasia
Mo, Lidong
Brun, Philipp
Zimmermann, Niklaus E.
Peri, Pablo Luis
Crowther, Thomas W.
author_role author
author2 Zohner, Constantin M.
Averill, Colin
Ma, Haozhi
Merder, Julian
Berdugo, Miguel
Bialic-Murphy, Lalasia
Mo, Lidong
Brun, Philipp
Zimmermann, Niklaus E.
Peri, Pablo Luis
Crowther, Thomas W.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Forest Ecosystems
Forest Biodiversity
Forest Types (by species composition)
Evergreen Plants
Deciduous Plants
Growth Rate
Soil
Carbon Cycle
Ecosistemas Forestales
Biodiversidad Forestal
Tipos Forestales
Plantas Siempreverdes
Plantas Deciduas
Tasa de Crecimiento
Suelo
Ciclo del Carbono
Forest Biomes
Survival Rates
Recruitment Rates
Evergreen-deciduous Ecotones
Biomas Forestales
Tasa de Supervivencia
Tasas de Reclutamiento
Ecotonos de Hoja Perenne-caducifolios
topic Forest Ecosystems
Forest Biodiversity
Forest Types (by species composition)
Evergreen Plants
Deciduous Plants
Growth Rate
Soil
Carbon Cycle
Ecosistemas Forestales
Biodiversidad Forestal
Tipos Forestales
Plantas Siempreverdes
Plantas Deciduas
Tasa de Crecimiento
Suelo
Ciclo del Carbono
Forest Biomes
Survival Rates
Recruitment Rates
Evergreen-deciduous Ecotones
Biomas Forestales
Tasa de Supervivencia
Tasas de Reclutamiento
Ecotonos de Hoja Perenne-caducifolios
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The emergence of alternative stable states in forest systems has significant implications for the functioning and structure of the terrestrial biosphere, yet empirical evidence remains scarce. Here, we combine global forest biodiversity observations and simulations to test for alternative stable states in the presence of evergreen and deciduous forest types. We reveal a bimodal distribution of forest leaf types across temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere that cannot be explained by the environment alone, suggesting signatures of alternative forest states. Moreover, we empirically demonstrate the existence of positive feedbacks in tree growth, recruitment and mortality, with trees having 4–43% higher growth rates, 14–17% higher survival rates and 4–7 times higher recruitment rates when they are surrounded by trees of their own leaf type. Simulations show that the observed positive feedbacks are necessary and sufficient to generate alternative forest states, which also lead to dependency on history (hysteresis) during ecosystem transition from evergreen to deciduous forests and vice versa. We identify hotspots of bistable forest types in evergreen-deciduous ecotones, which are likely driven by soilrelated positive feedbacks. These findings are integral to predicting the distribution of forest biomes, and aid to our understanding of biodiversity, carbon turnover, and terrestrial climate feedbacks.
EEA Santa Cruz
Fil: Zou, Yibiao. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza
Fil: Zohner, Constantin M. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza
Fil: Averill, Colin. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza
Fil: Ma, Haozhi. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza
Fil: Merder, Julian. Carnegie Institution for Science. Department of Global Ecology; Estados Unidos
Fil: Berdugo, Miguel. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza
Fil: Bialic-Murphy, Lalasia. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza
Fil: Mo, Lidong. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza
Fil: Brun, Philipp. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research; Suiza
Fil: Zimmermann, Niklaus E. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research; Suiza
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.
Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina.
Fil: Crowther, Thomas W. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Institute of Integrative Biology; Suiza
description The emergence of alternative stable states in forest systems has significant implications for the functioning and structure of the terrestrial biosphere, yet empirical evidence remains scarce. Here, we combine global forest biodiversity observations and simulations to test for alternative stable states in the presence of evergreen and deciduous forest types. We reveal a bimodal distribution of forest leaf types across temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere that cannot be explained by the environment alone, suggesting signatures of alternative forest states. Moreover, we empirically demonstrate the existence of positive feedbacks in tree growth, recruitment and mortality, with trees having 4–43% higher growth rates, 14–17% higher survival rates and 4–7 times higher recruitment rates when they are surrounded by trees of their own leaf type. Simulations show that the observed positive feedbacks are necessary and sufficient to generate alternative forest states, which also lead to dependency on history (hysteresis) during ecosystem transition from evergreen to deciduous forests and vice versa. We identify hotspots of bistable forest types in evergreen-deciduous ecotones, which are likely driven by soilrelated positive feedbacks. These findings are integral to predicting the distribution of forest biomes, and aid to our understanding of biodiversity, carbon turnover, and terrestrial climate feedbacks.
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