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dc.contributor.authorPaine, C E Timothyen_UK
dc.contributor.authorAmissah, Lucyen_UK
dc.contributor.authorAuge, Haralden_UK
dc.contributor.authorBaraloto, Christopheren_UK
dc.contributor.authorBaruffol, Martinen_UK
dc.contributor.authorBourland, Nilsen_UK
dc.contributor.authorBruelheide, Helgeen_UK
dc.contributor.authorDainou, Kassoen_UK
dc.contributor.authorde Gouvenain, Roland Cen_UK
dc.contributor.authorDoucet, Jean-Louisen_UK
dc.contributor.authorDoust, Susanen_UK
dc.contributor.authorFine, Paul V Aen_UK
dc.contributor.authorFortunel, Claireen_UK
dc.contributor.authorHaase, Josephineen_UK
dc.contributor.authorHoll, Karen Den_UK
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-09T04:39:49Z-
dc.date.available2018-01-09T04:39:49Z-
dc.date.issued2015-07en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/21932-
dc.description.abstract1. Plant functional traits, in particular specific leaf area (SLA), wood density and seed mass, are often good predictors of individual tree growth rates within communities. Individuals and species with high SLA, low wood density and small seeds tend to have faster growth rates. 2. If community-level relationships between traits and growth have general predictive value, then similar relationships should also be observed in analyses that integrate across taxa, biogeographic regions and environments. Such global consistency would imply that traits could serve as valuable proxies for the complex suite of factors that determine growth rate, and, therefore, could underpin a new generation of robust dynamic vegetation models. Alternatively, growth rates may depend more strongly on the local environment or growth-trait relationships may vary along environmental gradients. 3. We tested these alternative hypotheses using data on 27352 juvenile trees, representing 278 species from 27 sites on all forested continents, and extensive functional trait data, 38% of which were obtained at the same sites at which growth was assessed. Data on potential evapotranspiration (PET), which summarizes the joint ecological effects of temperature and precipitation, were obtained from a global data base. 4. We estimated size-standardized relative height growth rates (SGR) for all species, then related them to functional traits and PET using mixed-effect models for the fastest growing species and for all species together. 5. Both the mean and 95th percentile SGR were more strongly associated with functional traits than with PET. PET was unrelated to SGR at the global scale. SGR increased with increasing SLA and decreased with increasing wood density and seed mass, but these traits explained only 3.1% of the variation in SGR. SGR-trait relationships were consistently weak across families and biogeographic zones, and over a range of tree statures. Thus, the most widely studied functional traits in plant ecology were poor predictors of tree growth over large scales. 6. Synthesis. We conclude that these functional traits alone may be unsuitable for predicting growth of trees over broad scales. Determining the functional traits that predict vital rates under specific environmental conditions may generate more insight than a monolithic global relationship can offer.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwellen_UK
dc.relationPaine CET, Amissah L, Auge H, Baraloto C, Baruffol M, Bourland N, Bruelheide H, Dainou K, de Gouvenain RC, Doucet J, Doust S, Fine PVA, Fortunel C, Haase J & Holl KD (2015) Globally, functional traits are weak predictors of juvenile tree growth, and we do not know why. Journal of Ecology, 103 (4), pp. 978-989. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12401en_UK
dc.rightsThis item has been embargoed for a period. During the embargo please use the Request a Copy feature at the foot of the Repository record to request a copy directly from the author. You can only request a copy if you wish to use this work for your own research or private study. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Paine, C. E. T., Amissah, L., Auge, H., et al. (2015), Globally, functional traits are weak predictors of juvenile tree growth, and we do not know why. Journal of Ecology, 103: 978–989, which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2745.12401/full. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.en_UK
dc.subjectfunctional ecologyen_UK
dc.subjectFunDivEuropeen_UK
dc.subjectgrowthen_UK
dc.subjecthierarchical modelsen_UK
dc.subjectplant population and community dynamicsen_UK
dc.subjectrelative growth rateen_UK
dc.subjectsize-standardized growth rateen_UK
dc.subjectTreeDivNeten_UK
dc.titleGlobally, functional traits are weak predictors of juvenile tree growth, and we do not know whyen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.rights.embargodate2016-09-01en_UK
dc.rights.embargoreason[Paine-JEcol-2015-0116--CETP.pdf] Publisher requires embargo of 12 months after formal publication.en_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/1365-2745.12401en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleJournal of Ecologyen_UK
dc.citation.issn1365-2745en_UK
dc.citation.issn0022-0477en_UK
dc.citation.volume103en_UK
dc.citation.issue4en_UK
dc.citation.spage978en_UK
dc.citation.epage989en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusAM - Accepted Manuscripten_UK
dc.author.emailc.e.t.paine@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.description.notesAdditional co-authors: Hervé Jactel, Xuefei Li, Kaoru Kitajima, Julia Koricheva, Cristina Martínez-Garza, Christian Messier, Alain Paquette, Christopher Philipson, Daniel Piotto, Lourens Poorter, Juan M. Posada, Catherine Potvin, Kalle Rainio, Sabrina E. Russo, Mariacarmen Ruiz-Jaen, Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, Campbell O. Webb, S. Joseph Wright, Rakan A. Zahawi, and Andy Hectoren_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBiological and Environmental Sciencesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationWageningen Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUFZen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUMR "Ecologie des Forêts de Guyane", French Guianaen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Zurichen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Liegeen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationMartin Luther University Halle-Wittenbergen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Liegeen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationRhode Island Collegeen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Liegeen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationAustralian Governmenten_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of California, Berkeleyen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUMR "Ecologie des Forêts de Guyane", French Guianaen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationAlbert Ludwigs University of Freiburgen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of California, Santa Cruzen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000356630600020en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-84931570588en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid597499en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-8705-3719en_UK
dc.date.accepted2015-03-20en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2015-03-20en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2015-07-01en_UK
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local.rioxx.authorPaine, C E Timothy|0000-0001-8705-3719en_UK
local.rioxx.authorAmissah, Lucy|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorAuge, Harald|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorBaraloto, Christopher|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorBaruffol, Martin|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorBourland, Nils|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorBruelheide, Helge|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorDainou, Kasso|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorde Gouvenain, Roland C|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorDoucet, Jean-Louis|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorDoust, Susan|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorFine, Paul V A|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorFortunel, Claire|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHaase, Josephine|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHoll, Karen D|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2016-09-01en_UK
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