@article{fdi:010090726,
  title = {{D}isturbance history, neighborhood crowding and soil conditions jointly shape tree growth in temperate forests},
  author = {{F}ang, {S}. and {R}en, {J}. and {C}adotte, {M}. {W}. and {Y}uan, {Z}. {Q}. and {H}ao, {Z}. {Q}. and {W}ang, {X}. {G}. and {L}in, {F}. and {F}ortunel, {C}laire},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{U}nderstanding how different mechanisms act and interact in shaping communities and ecosystems is essential to better predict their future with global change. {D}isturbance legacy, abiotic conditions, and biotic interactions can simultaneously influence tree growth, but it remains unclear what are their relative contributions and whether they have additive or interactive effects. {W}e examined the separate and joint effects of disturbance intensity, soil conditions, and neighborhood crowding on tree growth in 10 temperate forests in northeast {C}hina. {W}e found that disturbance was the strongest driver of tree growth, followed by neighbors and soil. {S}pecifically, trees grew slower with decreasing initial disturbance intensity, but with increasing neighborhood crowding, soil p{H} and soil total phosphorus. {I}nterestingly, the decrease in tree growth with increasing soil p{H} and soil phosphorus was steeper with high initial disturbance intensity. {T}esting the role of species traits, we showed that fast-growing species exhibited greater maximum tree size, but lower wood density and specific leaf area. {S}pecies with lower wood density grew faster with increasing initial disturbance intensity, while species with higher specific leaf area suffered less from neighbors in areas with high initial disturbance intensity. {O}ur study suggests that accounting for both individual and interactive effects of multiple drivers is crucial to better predict forest dynamics.},
  keywords = {{T}ree growth ; {F}unctional trait ; {D}isturbance ; {N}eighborhood crowding ; {S}oil},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{O}ecologia},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[ p.]},
  ISSN = {0029-8549},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00442-024-05570-7},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090726},
}