@article{fdi:010083379,
  title = {{T}ropical tree growth sensitivity to climate is driven by species intrinsic growth rate and leaf traits},
  author = {{B}auman, {D}. and {F}ortunel, {C}laire and {C}ernusak, {L}. {A}. and {B}entley, {L}. {P}. and {M}c{M}ahon, {S}. {M}. and {R}ifai, {S}. {W}. and {A}guirre-{G}utierrez, {J}. and {O}liveras, {I}. and {B}radford, {M}. and {L}aurance, {S}. {G}. {W}. and {D}elhaye, {G}. and {H}utchinson, {M}. {F}. and {D}empsey, {R}. and {M}c{N}ellis, {B}. {E}. and {S}antos-{A}ndrade, {P}. {E}. and {N}inantay-{R}ivera, {H}. {R}. and {P}aucar, {J}. {R}. {C}. and {P}hillips, {O}. {L}. and {M}alhi, {Y}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} better understanding of how climate affects growth in tree species is essential for improved predictions of forest dynamics under climate change. {L}ong-term climate averages (mean climate) drive spatial variations in species' baseline growth rates, whereas deviations from these averages over time (anomalies) can create growth variation around the local baseline. {H}owever, the rarity of long-term tree census data spanning climatic gradients has so far limited our understanding of their respective role, especially in tropical systems. {F}urthermore, tree growth sensitivity to climate is likely to vary widely among species, and the ecological strategies underlying these differences remain poorly understood. {H}ere, we utilize an exceptional dataset of 49 years of growth data for 509 tree species across 23 tropical rainforest plots along a climatic gradient to examine how multiannual tree growth responds to both climate means and anomalies, and how species' functional traits mediate these growth responses to climate. {W}e show that anomalous increases in atmospheric evaporative demand and solar radiation consistently reduced tree growth. {D}rier forests and fast-growing species were more sensitive to water stress anomalies. {I}n addition, species traits related to water use and photosynthesis partly explained differences in growth sensitivity to both climate means and anomalies. {O}ur study demonstrates that both climate means and anomalies shape tree growth in tropical forests and that species traits can provide insights into understanding these demographic responses to climate change, offering a promising way forward to forecast tropical forest dynamics under different climate trajectories.},
  keywords = {climate anomalies ; climate change ; demography ; fast-slow continuum ; functional traits ; photosynthesis ; tree vital rates ; tropical moist ; forest ecology ; vapour pressure deficit ({VPD}) ; water use efficiency ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}lobal {C}hange {B}iology},
  volume = {28},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {1414--1432},
  ISSN = {1354-1013},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1111/gcb.15982},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083379},
}