Authors
Kyle C Cavanaugh, J Stephen Gosnell, Samantha L Davis, Jorge Ahumada, Patrick Boundja, David B Clark, Badru Mugerwa, Patrick A Jansen, Timothy G O'Brien, Francesco Rovero, Douglas Sheil, Rodolfo Vasquez, Sandy Andelman
Publication date
2014/2/1
Journal
Global Ecology and Biogeography
Volume
23
Issue
5
Pages
563–573
Publisher
Wiley
Description
Aim
We examined (1) the relationships between aboveground tropical forest C storage, biodiversity and environmental drivers and (2) how these relationships inform theory concerning ecosystem function and biodiversity. Experiments have shown that there is a positive relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, but intense debate exists on the underlying mechanisms. While some argue that mechanisms such as niche complementarity increase ecosystem function, others argue that these relationships are a selection effect.
Location
Eleven tropical forests in the Americas, Africa and Asia.
Methods
We analysed the correlates of biodiversity and carbon storage in tropical forests using data from 59 1‐ha tree plots from a standardized global tropical forest biodiversity‐monitoring network. We examined taxonomic and functional diversity, aboveground C storage and environmental variables in …
Scholar articles
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