functional traits and niche-based tree community assembly in an amazonian forest
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Functional Traits and Niche-based tree community assembly in an Amazonian Forest. Kraft et al. 2008. Co-existence Theories. 1) Niche Differentiation. Soil 1. Soil 2. Co-existence Theories. 1) Niche Differentiation. Soil 1. Soil 2. Co-existence Theories. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Functional Traits and Niche-based tree community assembly in an Amazonian Forest
Kraft et al. 2008
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Co-existence Theories1) Niche Differentiation
Soil 1
Soil 2
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Co-existence Theories1) Niche Differentiation
Soil 1
Soil 2
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Co-existence Theories1) Niche Differentiation (anti-theory)• Environmental filtering
Regional SpeciesPool
Local Community
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Soil 1
Soil 2
Co-existence Theories1) Niche Differentiation (anti-theory)• Environmental filtering
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Co-existence Theories2) Neutral Theory• Random events (dispersal / stochastic events)
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Predictions
• Niche Differentiation -> all the plants in the sample rainforest have unique trait sets
• Neutral theory -> all the plant traits in the sample area have the same set of traits
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Trait Choices?
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Trait Choices?
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Key TraitsProductivity - Leaf traits
• SLA – Specific leaf area
• Nitrogen - fixation
• Size - dimensions
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Key Traits• Fitness – seed mass
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Key TraitsPlant strategies – Life form
• Wood Density – growth vs strength/pathogen resistance
• Maximum dbh – light capture and avoidance of browsing
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Experiment
• Location – Yasuni Forest, Ecuador
• Area – 25 ha plot with > 150,000 mapped trees
• Measure – six key plants traits
• Statistics – compare neutral theory (no differences) to observed plant traits.
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Results• Analyses found strong evidence for niche-based
processes.
• Mean traits values varied significantly compared to null model.
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Random effects• Adults in each quadrat exhibited stronger non-
random patterns than saplings.
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Trait DifferentiationWhat encourages niche differentiation:
• Direct competition
• Density-dependent process
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Conclusions
• Using a functional trait approach, we have found evidence for niche-based processes having a stabilizing effect on biodiversity.
• Supports a niche-based view of tropical forest dynamics in which subtle but pervasive habitat specialization/differentiation contribute to species coexistence.
• Niche differentiation among species contributes to maintenance of diversity in one of the worlds most diverse tropical forests.