Drivers of subtropical forest dynamics The role of functional traits, forest structure and soil variables

• Published in: Journal of vegetation science Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 1164 - 1174
• Main Authors: Bordin, Kauane M., Müller, Sandra C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley 01.11.2019; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Biomass; biomass dynamics; Brazil; clay fraction; Clay soils; Communities; community‐weighted mean; demographic processes; Demographics; edaphic factors; Evaluation; Forest communities; forest dynamics; Forest ecosystems; forest inventory; Forests; functional diversity; functional traits; growth; Leaves; linear models; long‐term dynamics; Mortality; net biomass change; nitrogen content; old-growth forests; Phosphorus; phosphorus content; potassium; Recruitment; recruitment and mortality rates; RESEARCH ARTICLE; Soil chemistry; Soil dynamics; Soil pH; Soil structure; soil texture and fertility; Soils; Species diversity; tree basal area; trees; Tropical forests; Brazil

Question How do biotic forest conditions, in terms of plant functional traits and tree basal area, and soil variables influence old‐growth forest dynamics? Location A subtropical old‐growth forest in Southern Brazil. Methods Forest inventories were conducted in 1999 and 2017, in 24 permanent plots o...