Mortality correlates with tree functional traits across a wood density gradient in the Central Amazon
Our results show that lower wood density is part of a coordinated suite of traits linked to high resource acquisition, fast growth, and increased mortality risk, providing a functional framework for predicting species performance and forest vulnerability under future climate stress.
Authors
- Robinson Negrón‐Juárez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4691-2692)
- Nate G. McDowell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2178-2254)
- Claudete Catanhede do Nascimento (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7048-3720)
- J. M. Warren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0680-4697)
- Adam Collins
- Níro Higuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1203-4502)
- Jardel R. Rodrigues
- Cynthia L. Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2571-7334)
- Fernanda Barros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3835-2020)
- Gustavo Spanner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7127-2156)
- Adriano José Nogueira Lima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7865-2410)
- Brent D. Newman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9177-8675)
- Jeffrey Q. Chambers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3983-7847)
- Bruno Gimenez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7336-9448)
- Valdiek da Silva Menezes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7362-9331)
Institutions
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (US)
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (US)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (US)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (BR)
- Southern Research Station (US)
- Washington State University (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Plant Science
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1572767
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Forest ecology and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Battelle
- UT-Battelle
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
- Office of Science
- Biological and Environmental Research
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory