Nature Communications (Nov 2020)
Tree mode of death and mortality risk factors across Amazon forests
- Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert,
- Oliver L. Phillips,
- Roel J. W. Brienen,
- Sophie Fauset,
- Martin J. P. Sullivan,
- Timothy R. Baker,
- Kuo-Jung Chao,
- Ted R. Feldpausch,
- Emanuel Gloor,
- Niro Higuchi,
- Jeanne Houwing-Duistermaat,
- Jon Lloyd,
- Haiyan Liu,
- Yadvinder Malhi,
- Beatriz Marimon,
- Ben Hur Marimon Junior,
- Abel Monteagudo-Mendoza,
- Lourens Poorter,
- Marcos Silveira,
- Emilio Vilanova Torre,
- Esteban Alvarez Dávila,
- Jhon del Aguila Pasquel,
- Everton Almeida,
- Patricia Alvarez Loayza,
- Ana Andrade,
- Luiz E. O. C. Aragão,
- Alejandro Araujo-Murakami,
- Eric Arets,
- Luzmila Arroyo,
- Gerardo A. Aymard C.,
- Michel Baisie,
- Christopher Baraloto,
- Plínio Barbosa Camargo,
- Jorcely Barroso,
- Lilian Blanc,
- Damien Bonal,
- Frans Bongers,
- René Boot,
- Foster Brown,
- Benoit Burban,
- José Luís Camargo,
- Wendeson Castro,
- Victor Chama Moscoso,
- Jerome Chave,
- James Comiskey,
- Fernando Cornejo Valverde,
- Antonio Lola da Costa,
- Nallaret Davila Cardozo,
- Anthony Di Fiore,
- Aurélie Dourdain,
- Terry Erwin,
- Gerardo Flores Llampazo,
- Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira,
- Rafael Herrera,
- Eurídice Honorio Coronado,
- Isau Huamantupa-Chuquimaco,
- Eliana Jimenez-Rojas,
- Timothy Killeen,
- Susan Laurance,
- William Laurance,
- Aurora Levesley,
- Simon L. Lewis,
- Karina Liana Lisboa Melgaço Ladvocat,
- Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez,
- Thomas Lovejoy,
- Patrick Meir,
- Casimiro Mendoza,
- Paulo Morandi,
- David Neill,
- Adriano José Nogueira Lima,
- Percy Nuñez Vargas,
- Edmar Almeida de Oliveira,
- Nadir Pallqui Camacho,
- Guido Pardo,
- Julie Peacock,
- Marielos Peña-Claros,
- Maria Cristina Peñuela-Mora,
- Georgia Pickavance,
- John Pipoly,
- Nigel Pitman,
- Adriana Prieto,
- Thomas A. M. Pugh,
- Carlos Quesada,
- Hirma Ramirez-Angulo,
- Simone Matias de Almeida Reis,
- Maxime Rejou-Machain,
- Zorayda Restrepo Correa,
- Lily Rodriguez Bayona,
- Agustín Rudas,
- Rafael Salomão,
- Julio Serrano,
- Javier Silva Espejo,
- Natalino Silva,
- James Singh,
- Clement Stahl,
- Juliana Stropp,
- Varun Swamy,
- Joey Talbot,
- Hans ter Steege,
- John Terborgh,
- Raquel Thomas,
- Marisol Toledo,
- Armando Torres-Lezama,
- Luis Valenzuela Gamarra,
- Geertje van der Heijden,
- Peter van der Meer,
- Peter van der Hout,
- Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez,
- Simone Aparecida Vieira,
- Jeanneth Villalobos Cayo,
- Vincent Vos,
- Roderick Zagt,
- Pieter Zuidema,
- David Galbraith
Affiliations
- Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert
- School of Geography, Earth and Enviornmental Sciences, University of Birmingham
- Oliver L. Phillips
- School of Geography, University of Leeds
- Roel J. W. Brienen
- School of Geography, University of Leeds
- Sophie Fauset
- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth
- Martin J. P. Sullivan
- School of Geography, University of Leeds
- Timothy R. Baker
- School of Geography, University of Leeds
- Kuo-Jung Chao
- International Master Program of Agriculture, National Chung Hsing University
- Ted R. Feldpausch
- Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter
- Emanuel Gloor
- School of Geography, University of Leeds
- Niro Higuchi
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
- Jeanne Houwing-Duistermaat
- School of Mathematics, University of Leeds
- Jon Lloyd
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life, Imperial College London Sciences
- Haiyan Liu
- School of Mathematics, University of Leeds
- Yadvinder Malhi
- Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
- Beatriz Marimon
- UNEMAT – Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso PPG-Ecologia e Conservação
- Ben Hur Marimon Junior
- UNEMAT – Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso PPG-Ecologia e Conservação
- Abel Monteagudo-Mendoza
- Jardín Botánico de Missouri
- Lourens Poorter
- Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University and Research
- Marcos Silveira
- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Natureza, Universidade Federal do Acre
- Emilio Vilanova Torre
- Instituto de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo Forestal (INDEFOR), Universidad de Los Andes
- Esteban Alvarez Dávila
- Escuela de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Ambientales, Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia
- Jhon del Aguila Pasquel
- Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana
- Everton Almeida
- Instituto de Biodiversidade e Florestas, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará
- Patricia Alvarez Loayza
- Center for Tropical Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment, University in Durham
- Ana Andrade
- Projeto Dinâmica Biológica de Fragmentos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia Florestais
- Luiz E. O. C. Aragão
- National Institute for Space Research (INPE)
- Alejandro Araujo-Murakami
- Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Universidad Autónoma Gabriel Rene Moreno
- Eric Arets
- Wageningen Environmental Research, Wageningen University and Research
- Luzmila Arroyo
- Dirección de la Carrera de Biología, Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno
- Gerardo A. Aymard C.
- UNELLEZ-Guanare, Herbario Universitario (PORT), Portuguesa, Venezuela Compensation International Progress S.A. Ciprogress–Greenlife, Bogotá
- Michel Baisie
- INRAE, UMR EcoFoG, CNRS, Cirad, AgroParisTech, Université des Antilles, Université de Guyane
- Christopher Baraloto
- Department of Biological Sciences, International Center for Tropical Botany, Florida International University
- Plínio Barbosa Camargo
- Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Universidade de São Paulo
- Jorcely Barroso
- Universidade Federal do Acre
- Lilian Blanc
- UR Forest & Societies, CIRAD
- Damien Bonal
- INRAE, UMR EcoFoG, CNRS, Cirad, AgroParisTech, Université des Antilles, Université de Guyane
- Frans Bongers
- Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University and Research
- René Boot
- Department of Biology
- Foster Brown
- Woods Hole Research Center
- Benoit Burban
- INRAE, UMR EcoFoG, CNRS, Cirad, AgroParisTech, Université des Antilles, Université de Guyane
- José Luís Camargo
- Projeto Dinâmica Biológica de Fragmentos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia Florestais
- Wendeson Castro
- Laboratório de Botânica e Ecologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal do Acre
- Victor Chama Moscoso
- Jardín Botánico de Missouri
- Jerome Chave
- Laboratoire Evolution et Diversite Biologique, CNRS
- James Comiskey
- Inventory and Monitoring Program, National Park Service
- Fernando Cornejo Valverde
- Proyecto Castaña
- Antonio Lola da Costa
- Instituto de Geociências, Faculdade de Meteorologia, Universidade Federal do Para
- Nallaret Davila Cardozo
- Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana
- Anthony Di Fiore
- Department of Anthropology and Primate Molecular Ecology and Evolution Laboratory, University of Texas
- Aurélie Dourdain
- INRAE, UMR EcoFoG, CNRS, Cirad, AgroParisTech, Université des Antilles, Université de Guyane
- Terry Erwin
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institute
- Gerardo Flores Llampazo
- Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre de Grohmann
- Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira
- Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
- Rafael Herrera
- Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC)
- Eurídice Honorio Coronado
- Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana
- Isau Huamantupa-Chuquimaco
- Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco
- Eliana Jimenez-Rojas
- Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Imani, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Amazonia
- Timothy Killeen
- Agteca
- Susan Laurance
- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University
- William Laurance
- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University
- Aurora Levesley
- School of Geography, University of Leeds
- Simon L. Lewis
- School of Geography, University of Leeds
- Karina Liana Lisboa Melgaço Ladvocat
- School of Geography, University of Leeds
- Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez
- School of Geography, University of Leeds
- Thomas Lovejoy
- Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University
- Patrick Meir
- Research School of Biology, Australian National University
- Casimiro Mendoza
- Escuela de Ciencias Forestales, Unidad Académica del Trópico, Universidad Mayor de San Simón
- Paulo Morandi
- UNEMAT – Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso PPG-Ecologia e Conservação
- David Neill
- Facultad de Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Estatal Amazónica
- Adriano José Nogueira Lima
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
- Percy Nuñez Vargas
- Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco
- Edmar Almeida de Oliveira
- UNEMAT – Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso PPG-Ecologia e Conservação
- Nadir Pallqui Camacho
- School of Geography, University of Leeds
- Guido Pardo
- Universidad Autónoma del Beni José Ballivián
- Julie Peacock
- School of Geography, University of Leeds
- Marielos Peña-Claros
- Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University and Research
- Maria Cristina Peñuela-Mora
- Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam
- Georgia Pickavance
- School of Geography, University of Leeds
- John Pipoly
- Broward County Parks Recreation
- Nigel Pitman
- Keller Science Action Center, Field Museum
- Adriana Prieto
- Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Thomas A. M. Pugh
- School of Geography, Earth and Enviornmental Sciences, University of Birmingham
- Carlos Quesada
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
- Hirma Ramirez-Angulo
- Institute of Research for Forestry Development (INDEFOR), Universidad de los Andes
- Simone Matias de Almeida Reis
- Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
- Maxime Rejou-Machain
- INRAE, UMR EcoFoG, CNRS, Cirad, AgroParisTech, Université des Antilles, Université de Guyane
- Zorayda Restrepo Correa
- Socioecosistemas y Cambio Climatico, Fundacion Con Vida
- Lily Rodriguez Bayona
- Centro de Conservacion, Investigacion y Manejo de Areas Naturales, CIMA Cordillera Azul
- Agustín Rudas
- Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Rafael Salomão
- Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
- Julio Serrano
- Instituto de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo Forestal (INDEFOR), Universidad de Los Andes
- Javier Silva Espejo
- Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco
- Natalino Silva
- Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia
- James Singh
- Guyana Forestry Commission
- Clement Stahl
- INRAE, UMR EcoFoG, CNRS, Cirad, AgroParisTech, Université des Antilles, Université de Guyane
- Juliana Stropp
- Federal University of Alagoas
- Varun Swamy
- Institute for Conservation Research
- Joey Talbot
- Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds
- Hans ter Steege
- Biodiversity Dynamics, Naturalis Biodiversity Center
- John Terborgh
- Department of Biology, University of Florida
- Raquel Thomas
- Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development
- Marisol Toledo
- Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Universidad Autónoma Gabriel Rene Moreno
- Armando Torres-Lezama
- Universidad de los Andes
- Luis Valenzuela Gamarra
- Jardín Botánico de Missouri
- Geertje van der Heijden
- School of Geography, University of Nottingham
- Peter van der Meer
- Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences
- Peter van der Hout
- Van der Hoult Forestry Consulting
- Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez
- Jardín Botánico de Missouri
- Simone Aparecida Vieira
- Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Ambientais – Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Jeanneth Villalobos Cayo
- Herbario del Sur de Bolivia, Universidad de San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca
- Vincent Vos
- Universidad Autónoma del Beni José Ballivián
- Roderick Zagt
- Tropenbos International
- Pieter Zuidema
- Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University and Research
- David Galbraith
- School of Geography, University of Leeds
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18996-3
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 11
Abstract
Tree mortality has been shown to be the dominant control on carbon storage in Amazon forests, but little is known of how and why Amazon forest trees die. Here the authors analyse a large Amazon-wide dataset, finding that fast-growing species face greater mortality risk, but that slower-growing individuals within a species are more likely to die, regardless of size.