دورية أكاديمية
Ecological importance of the Myrtaceae in New Zealand's natural forests
| العنوان: | Ecological importance of the Myrtaceae in New Zealand's natural forests |
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| المؤلفون: | Jo, Insu, Bellingham, Peter J, McCarthy, James K, Easdale, Tomás A, Padamsee, Mahajabeen, Wiser, Susan K, Richardson, Sarah J |
| المساهمون: | Kühn, Ingolf |
| بيانات النشر: | Wiley |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | University of Auckland Research Repository - ResearchSpace |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Plant Sciences, Ecology, Forestry, Environmental Sciences & Ecology, Austropuccinia psidii, familial importance value, functional traits, integrated nested Laplace approximation, inventory data analysis, Kunzea, Leptospermum, Metrosideros, myrtle rust, woody climber, PSIDII MYRTLE RUST, ECTOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGI, PUCCINIA-PSIDII, PLANT TRAITS, WOOD DENSITY, SOUTH ISLAND, VEGETATION, DIVERSITY, MORTALITY, TREES, 0602 Ecology, 0607 Plant Biology, 0705 Forestry Sciences |
| الوصف: | Aims: The Myrtaceae is a woody family that plays an important role in forest ecosystems globally. The recent spread of myrtle rust, caused by a fungal pathogen (Austropuccinia psidii), from its native South America into New Zealand (NZ), highlights the need to quantify the ecological importance of Myrtaceae in NZ woody ecosystems. Location: New Zealand. Methods: Using NZ nationwide forest and shrubland inventory data, collected from 2009 to 2014, we quantified the ecological importance of Myrtaceae based on its richness and abundance relative to co-occurring woody families. We then explored how climate and forest stand structure affect Myrtaceae importance in general and by tribe and growth form. Finally, we compared functional traits associated with plant growth and reproductive strategies with other dominant woody families and determined Myrtaceae's contributions to community-weighted mean (CWM) trait values. Results: Myrtaceae occurred in 74% of the study plots and its importance value was the second highest across the woody families. It was the only one in which climbers substantially contributed to the importance value (17%). Greater Myrtaceae importance values were associated with warmer and more mesic climates and early forest successional stages. Climate associations were similar within tribes and growth forms, whereas forest structure effects varied. Myrtaceae was functionally distinct from most co-occurring woody families. Contributions to CWM wood density, maximum height, and specific leaf area values were significantly greater than expected from its importance value. Conclusions: Myrtaceae is the second most ecologically important woody family in NZ woody ecosystems. The family has a distinctive functional trait spectrum associated with high wood density and tall stature, ensuring large and enduring carbon stocks. There will potentially be large and deleterious outcomes in forest ecosystems if taxon-specific pathogens, such as Austropuccinia psidii, spread and significantly reduce Myrtaceae ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1100-9233 1654-1103 |
| العلاقة: | Journal of Vegetation Science; (2022). Journal of Vegetation Science, 33(1), Article ARTN e13106.; https://hdl.handle.net/2292/65215Test |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jvs.13106 |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13106Test https://hdl.handle.net/2292/65215Test |
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| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.AEE37000 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| تدمد: | 11009233 16541103 |
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| DOI: | 10.1111/jvs.13106 |