The global distribution and drivers of wood density and their impact on forest carbon stocks.
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F24%3A00605530" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/24:00605530 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/67985939:_____/24:00617362 RIV/86652079:_____/24:00617362 RIV/60460709:41320/24:101695 RIV/60076658:12310/24:43909507
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-024-02564-9.pdf" target="_blank" >https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-024-02564-9.pdf</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02564-9" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41559-024-02564-9</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The global distribution and drivers of wood density and their impact on forest carbon stocks.
Original language description
The density of wood is a key indicator of the carbon investment strategies of trees, impacting productivity and carbon storage. Despite its importance, the global variation in wood density and its environmental controls remain poorly understood, preventing accurate predictions of global forest carbon stocks. Here we analyse information from 1.1million forest inventory plots alongside wood density data from 10,703 tree species to create a spatially explicit understanding of the global wood density distribution and its drivers. Our findings reveal a pronounced latitudinal gradient, with wood in tropical forests being up to 30% denser than that in boreal forests. In both angiosperms and gymnosperms, hydrothermal conditions represented by annual mean temperature and soil moisture emerged as the primary factors influencing the variation in wood density globally. This indicates similar environmental filters and evolutionary adaptations among distinct plant groups, underscoring the essential role of abiotic factors in determining wood density in forest ecosystems. Additionally, our study highlights the prominent role of disturbance, such as human modification and fire risk, in influencing wood density at more local scales. Factoring in the spatial variation of wood density notably changes the estimates of forest carbon stocks, leading to differences of up to 21% within biomes. Therefore, our research contributes to a deeper understanding of terrestrial biomass distribution and how environmental changes and disturbances impact forest ecosystems.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10618 - Ecology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA21-06446S" target="_blank" >GA21-06446S: Do entomopathogenic fungi drive arthropod diversity gradients via host negative density dependence?</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Nature Ecology & Evolution
ISSN
2397-334X
e-ISSN
2397-334X
Volume of the periodical
8
Issue of the periodical within the volume
12
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
18
Pages from-to
2195-2212
UT code for WoS article
001412230100001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85206895177