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Resilience of Amazon forests emerges from plant trait diversity

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  • Boris Sakschewski

    (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
    Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB))

  • Werner von Bloh

    (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
    Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB))

  • Alice Boit

    (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
    Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB))

  • Lourens Poorter

    (Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University)

  • Marielos Peña-Claros

    (Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University)

  • Jens Heinke

    (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
    Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB))

  • Jasmin Joshi

    (Biodiversity Research/Specialized Botany, University Potsdam)

  • Kirsten Thonicke

    (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
    Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB))

Abstract

Application of a terrestrial biogeochemical model that simulates diverse forest communities suggests that plant trait diversity may enable the Amazon rainforest to adjust to new climate conditions via a process of ecological sorting.

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  • Boris Sakschewski & Werner von Bloh & Alice Boit & Lourens Poorter & Marielos Peña-Claros & Jens Heinke & Jasmin Joshi & Kirsten Thonicke, 2016. "Resilience of Amazon forests emerges from plant trait diversity," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 6(11), pages 1032-1036, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:6:y:2016:i:11:d:10.1038_nclimate3109
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3109
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