Jucker T., Fischer F. J., Chave J., Coomes D. A., Caspersen J., Ali A., Panzou G. J. L., Feldpausch T. R., Falster D., Usoltsev V. A., Jackson T. D., Adu-Bredu S., Alves L. F., Aminpour M., Ilondea B. A., Anten N. P. R., Antin C., Askari Y., Ayyappan N., Banin L. F., Barbier Nicolas, Battles J. J., Beeckman H., Bocko Y. E., Bond-Lamberty B., Bongers F., Bowers S., van Breugel M., Chantrain A., Chaudhary R., Dai J. Y., Dalponte M., Dimobe K., Domec J. C., Doucet J. L., Rada J. M. D., Duursma R. A., Enríquez M., van Ewijk K. Y., Farfán-Rios W., Fayolle A., Ferretti M., Forni E., Forrester D. I., Gilani H., Godlee J. L., Haeni M., Hall J. S., He J. K., Hemp A., Hernandez-Stefanoni J. L., Higgins S. I., Holdaway R. J., Hussain K., Hutley L. B., Ichie T., Iida Y., Jiang H. S., Joshi P. R., Kaboli H., Larsary M. K., Kenzo T., Kloeppel B. D., Kohyama T. S., Kunwar S., Kuyah S., Kvasnica J., Lin S. L., Lines E. R., Liu H. Y., Lorimer C., Loumeto J. J., Malhi Y., Marshall P. L., Mattsson E., Matula R., Meave J. A., Mensah S., Mi X. C., Momo S. T., Moncrieff G. R., Mora F., Muñoz R., Nissanka S. P., Hajar Z. S. N., O'Hara K. L., Pearce S., Pélissier Raphaël, Peri P. L., Ploton Pierre, et al. (2025). The global spectrum of tree crown architecture. Nature Communications, 16 (1), p. 4876 [16 p.].
Titre du document
The global spectrum of tree crown architecture
Année de publication
2025
Auteurs
Jucker T., Fischer F. J., Chave J., Coomes D. A., Caspersen J., Ali A., Panzou G. J. L., Feldpausch T. R., Falster D., Usoltsev V. A., Jackson T. D., Adu-Bredu S., Alves L. F., Aminpour M., Ilondea B. A., Anten N. P. R., Antin C., Askari Y., Ayyappan N., Banin L. F., Barbier Nicolas, Battles J. J., Beeckman H., Bocko Y. E., Bond-Lamberty B., Bongers F., Bowers S., van Breugel M., Chantrain A., Chaudhary R., Dai J. Y., Dalponte M., Dimobe K., Domec J. C., Doucet J. L., Rada J. M. D., Duursma R. A., Enríquez M., van Ewijk K. Y., Farfán-Rios W., Fayolle A., Ferretti M., Forni E., Forrester D. I., Gilani H., Godlee J. L., Haeni M., Hall J. S., He J. K., Hemp A., Hernandez-Stefanoni J. L., Higgins S. I., Holdaway R. J., Hussain K., Hutley L. B., Ichie T., Iida Y., Jiang H. S., Joshi P. R., Kaboli H., Larsary M. K., Kenzo T., Kloeppel B. D., Kohyama T. S., Kunwar S., Kuyah S., Kvasnica J., Lin S. L., Lines E. R., Liu H. Y., Lorimer C., Loumeto J. J., Malhi Y., Marshall P. L., Mattsson E., Matula R., Meave J. A., Mensah S., Mi X. C., Momo S. T., Moncrieff G. R., Mora F., Muñoz R., Nissanka S. P., Hajar Z. S. N., O'Hara K. L., Pearce S., Pélissier Raphaël, Peri P. L., Ploton Pierre, et al.
Source
Nature Communications, 2025,
16 (1), p. 4876 [16 p.]
Trees can differ enormously in their crown architectural traits, such as the scaling relationships between tree height, crown width and stem diameter. Yet despite the importance of crown architecture in shaping the structure and function of terrestrial ecosystems, we lack a complete picture of what drives this incredible diversity in crown shapes. Using data from 374,888 globally distributed trees, we explore how climate, disturbance, competition, functional traits, and evolutionary history constrain the height and crown width scaling relationships of 1914 tree species. We find that variation in height-diameter scaling relationships is primarily controlled by water availability and light competition. Conversely, crown width is predominantly shaped by exposure to wind and fire, while also covarying with functional traits related to mechanical stability and photosynthesis. Additionally, we identify several plant lineages with highly distinctive stem and crown forms, such as the exceedingly slender dipterocarps of Southeast Asia, or the extremely wide crowns of legume trees in African savannas. Our study charts the global spectrum of tree crown architecture and pinpoints the processes that shape the 3D structure of woody ecosystems.
Plan de classement
Sciences du monde végétal [076]
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Etudes, transformation, conservation du milieu naturel [082]
Description Géographique
MONDE
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010094189]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010094189
