Typhoon Disturbance Mediates Elevational Patterns of Forest Structure, but not Species Diversity, in Humid Monsoon Asia

How, Chung; McEwan, Ryan W.; Chang, Chih-Hsiung; Zheng, Chengyang; Yang, Zhijie; Chiang, Jyh‐Min; Lin, Teng Chiu

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“…Fushan is an oldgrowth forest that has been protected by the aborigines for centuries (Bureau of Aborignial Affairs 1911). It is also susceptible to frequent typhoon strikes with a mean of 0.74 typhoons per year between 1951 and 2005 Yao et al 2015;Chi et al 2015). Much of the precipitation at Fushan is from the monsoon in the winter and frequent typhoons in the summer.…”

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Functional composition drives ecosystem function through multiple mechanisms in a broadleaved subtropical forest

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packing (stem density). Our results indicate that decreasing functional diversity and a significant influence of CWM traits were linked to increasing AGB for all eight traits in this forest supporting the MR hypothesis. Interestingly, CWP was primarily influenced by NC and MR indirectly via their influence on canopy packing. Maximum height explained more of the variation in both AGB and CWP than any of the other plant functional traits. Together, our results suggest that multiple mechanisms operate simultaneously to influence EF, and understanding their relative importance will help to elucidate the role of biodiversity in maintaining ecosystem function.

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“…Wind may also be an important factor affecting tree stature at high altitude on Changbai Mountain. Strong wind was found to severely influence the height-diameter trend along altitude [13,35,36] and to make trees more multi-stemmed and stunted at higher altitudes [37]. We do not have detailed wind data for our study sites, but the presence of flag-shaped and supine birches above 1800 m a.s.l.…”

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Tree Height-Diameter Relationships in the Alpine Treeline Ecotone Compared with Those in Closed Forests on Changbai Mountain, Northeastern China

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Height-diameter relationship is one of the most important stature characteristics of trees. It will change with climatic conditions because height and diameter growth displays different sensitivities to climatic factors such as temperature. Detecting and understanding changes in the stature of trees growing along altitudinal gradients up to their upper limits can help us to better understand the adaptation strategy of trees under global warming conditions. On Changbai Mountain in northeastern China, height-diameter datasets were collected for 2723 Erman's birch (Betula ermanii Cham.) in the alpine treeline ecotone in 2006 and 2013, and for 888 Erman's birch, spruce (Picea jezoensis Siebold & Zucc. Carr.), larch (Larix olgensis A. Henry), and fir (Abies nephrolepis Trautv. ex Maxim.) along an altitudinal gradient below the alpine treeline in 2006. These datasets were utilized to explore both changes in the stature of birch at the alpine treeline over time and variations in tree stature of different tree species across altitudes at a given time point (2006). Results showed that birch saplings (<140 cm in height) became stunted while birches with a height of >140 cm became more tapered in the alpine treeline ecotone. The stature of birch along the altitudinal gradient became more tapered from 1700 to 1900 m above see level (a.s.l.) and then became more stunted from 1900 to 2050 m a.s.l., with 1900 m a.s.l. being the altitudinal inflection point in this pattern. The treeline birch, due to its great temperature magnitude of distribution, displayed higher stature-plasticity in terms of its height-diameter ratio than the lower elevation species studied. The stature of birch is strongly modulated by altitude-related temperature but also co-influenced by other environmental factors such as soil depth and available water, wind speed, and duration and depth of winter snow cover. The high stature-plasticity of birch makes it fare better than other species to resist and adapt to, as well as to survive and develop in the harsh alpine environment.

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“…As such, our results of increasing canopy tree height and decreasing species diversity of trees along the 2300‐m elevational gradient in central Taiwan (Chi et al. ) demonstrate that tree height is not a universal indicator of environmental harshness. The cumulative consequences of the components of environmental harshness may be different for richness and maximum tree height, especially in disturbance‐mediated systems.…”

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“…In a study of elevational patterns in Taiwan, Chi et al. () reported sharply contrasting relationships between tree species diversity and canopy tree height in sites that were subject to tropical cyclone disturbance vs. those that were not. In the mountains of southeastern China beyond the reach of tropical cyclones, both tree species richness and canopy tree height decreased with increasing elevation (Zheng et al.…”

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“…The shorter tree stature in lower elevations was attributed to more severe tropical cyclone damage (Chi et al. ). Although tropical cyclones limit tree height, tree mortality is very low, possibly a result of both evolutional and ecological responses of these forest ecosystems through the long‐term interaction between cyclones and the forest ecosystems (Lin et al.…”

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Typhoon Disturbance Mediates Elevational Patterns of Forest Structure, but not Species Diversity, in Humid Monsoon Asia

Cited by 39 publications

References 66 publications

Functional composition drives ecosystem function through multiple mechanisms in a broadleaved subtropical forest

Functional composition drives ecosystem function through multiple mechanisms in a broadleaved subtropical forest

Tree Height-Diameter Relationships in the Alpine Treeline Ecotone Compared with Those in Closed Forests on Changbai Mountain, Northeastern China

Tropical cyclones disrupt the relationship between tree height and species diversity: Comment

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