@article{fdi:010094189,
  title = {{T}he global spectrum of tree crown architecture},
  author = {{J}ucker, {T}. and {F}ischer, {F}. {J}. and {C}have, {J}. and {C}oomes, {D}. {A}. and {C}aspersen, {J}. and {A}li, {A}. and {P}anzou, {G}. {J}. {L}. and {F}eldpausch, {T}. {R}. and {F}alster, {D}. and {U}soltsev, {V}. {A}. and {J}ackson, {T}. {D}. and {A}du-{B}redu, {S}. and {A}lves, {L}. {F}. and {A}minpour, {M}. and {I}londea, {B}. {A}. and {A}nten, {N}. {P}. {R}. and {A}ntin, {C}. and {A}skari, {Y}. and {A}yyappan, {N}. and {B}anin, {L}. {F}. and {B}arbier, {N}icolas and {B}attles, {J}. {J}. and {B}eeckman, {H}. and {B}ocko, {Y}. {E}. and {B}ond-{L}amberty, {B}. and {B}ongers, {F}. and {B}owers, {S}. and van {B}reugel, {M}. and {C}hantrain, {A}. and {C}haudhary, {R}. and {D}ai, {J}. {Y}. and {D}alponte, {M}. and {D}imobe, {K}. and {D}omec, {J}. {C}. and {D}oucet, {J}. {L}. and {R}ada, {J}. {M}. {D}. and {D}uursma, {R}. {A}. and {E}nríquez, {M}. and van {E}wijk, {K}. {Y}. and {F}arfán-{R}ios, {W}. and {F}ayolle, {A}. and {F}erretti, {M}. and {F}orni, {E}. and {F}orrester, {D}. {I}. and {G}ilani, {H}. and {G}odlee, {J}. {L}. and {H}aeni, {M}. and {H}all, {J}. {S}. and {H}e, {J}. {K}. and {H}emp, {A}. and {H}ernandez-{S}tefanoni, {J}. {L}. and {H}iggins, {S}. {I}. and {H}oldaway, {R}. {J}. and {H}ussain, {K}. and {H}utley, {L}. {B}. and {I}chie, {T}. and {I}ida, {Y}. and {J}iang, {H}. {S}. and {J}oshi, {P}. {R}. and {K}aboli, {H}. and {L}arsary, {M}. {K}. and {K}enzo, {T}. and {K}loeppel, {B}. {D}. and {K}ohyama, {T}. {S}. and {K}unwar, {S}. and {K}uyah, {S}. and {K}vasnica, {J}. and {L}in, {S}. {L}. and {L}ines, {E}. {R}. and {L}iu, {H}. {Y}. and {L}orimer, {C}. and {L}oumeto, {J}. {J}. and {M}alhi, {Y}. and {M}arshall, {P}. {L}. and {M}attsson, {E}. and {M}atula, {R}. and {M}eave, {J}. {A}. and {M}ensah, {S}. and {M}i, {X}. {C}. and {M}omo, {S}. {T}. and {M}oncrieff, {G}. {R}. and {M}ora, {F}. and {M}uñoz, {R}. and {N}issanka, {S}. {P}. and {H}ajar, {Z}. {S}. {N}. and {O}'{H}ara, {K}. {L}. and {P}earce, {S}. and {P}{\'e}lissier, {R}apha{\¨e}l and {P}eri, {P}. {L}. and {P}loton, {P}ierre and et al.,},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}rees can differ enormously in their crown architectural traits, such as the scaling relationships between tree height, crown width and stem diameter. {Y}et 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. {U}sing 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. {W}e find that variation in height-diameter scaling relationships is primarily controlled by water availability and light competition. {C}onversely, crown width is predominantly shaped by exposure to wind and fire, while also covarying with functional traits related to mechanical stability and photosynthesis. {A}dditionally, we identify several plant lineages with highly distinctive stem and crown forms, such as the exceedingly slender dipterocarps of {S}outheast {A}sia, or the extremely wide crowns of legume trees in {A}frican savannas. {O}ur study charts the global spectrum of tree crown architecture and pinpoints the processes that shape the 3{D} structure of woody ecosystems.},
  keywords = {{MONDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ature {C}ommunications},
  volume = {16},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {4876 [16 p.]},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41467-025-60262-x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010094189},
}