Abiotic and biotic drivers of biomass change in a Neotropical forest

• Published in: The Journal of ecology Vol. 105; no. 5; pp. 1223 - 1234
• Main Authors: van der Sande, Masha T., Peña-Claros, Marielos, Ascarrunz, Nataly, Arets, Eric J. M. M., Licona, Juan Carlos, Toledo, Marisol, Poorter, Lourens
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford John Wiley & Sons Ltd 01.09.2017; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Abiotic factors; Alterra - Vegetatie, bos- en landschapsecologie; Alterra - Vegetation, forest and landscape ecology; Biomass; Biotic factors; Bolivia; Bosecologie en Bosbeheer; carbon; Carbon cycle; Carbon sequestration; Composition; Demographics; Determinants of plant community diversity and structure; disturbance; Dominant species; Dry season; Dynamics; ecosystem functioning; Efficiency; environmental factors; Forest biomass; Forest Ecology and Forest Management; Forests; functional traits; Growth; Leerstoelgroep Bosecologie en bosbeheer; Mathematical models; Moisture content; Mortality; PE&RC; plant available water; Plant growth; productivity; Recruitment; Recruitment (fisheries); Resource availability; sand fraction; Soil; Soil conditions; Soil layers; Soil properties; Soil texture; Soil water; Soils; species diversity; Species richness; structural equation modeling; structural equation modelling; Texture; Trees; Tropical climate; Tropical forests; tropical rain forests; Vegetatie, Bos- en Landschapsecologie; Vegetation, Forest and Landscape Ecology; Water availability

1. Tropical forests play an important role in the global carbon cycle, but the drivers of net forest biomass change (i.e. net carbon sequestration) are poorly understood. Here, we evaluate how abiotic factors (soil conditions and disturbance) and biotic factors (forest structure, diversity and commu...