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Limits to reproduction and seed size-number trade-offs that shape forest dominance and future recovery.

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Qiu, T; Andrus, R; Aravena, M-C; Ascoli, D; Bergeron, Y; Berretti, R; Berveiller, D; Bogdziewicz, M; Boivin, T; Bonal, R; Bragg, DC; Calama, R ...
Published in: Nature communications
May 2022

The relationships that control seed production in trees are fundamental to understanding the evolution of forest species and their capacity to recover from increasing losses to drought, fire, and harvest. A synthesis of fecundity data from 714 species worldwide allowed us to examine hypotheses that are central to quantifying reproduction, a foundation for assessing fitness in forest trees. Four major findings emerged. First, seed production is not constrained by a strict trade-off between seed size and numbers. Instead, seed numbers vary over ten orders of magnitude, with species that invest in large seeds producing more seeds than expected from the 1:1 trade-off. Second, gymnosperms have lower seed production than angiosperms, potentially due to their extra investments in protective woody cones. Third, nutrient-demanding species, indicated by high foliar phosphorus concentrations, have low seed production. Finally, sensitivity of individual species to soil fertility varies widely, limiting the response of community seed production to fertility gradients. In combination, these findings can inform models of forest response that need to incorporate reproductive potential.

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Nature communications

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2041-1723

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2041-1723

Publication Date

May 2022

Volume

13

Issue

1

Start / End Page

2381

Related Subject Headings

  • Trees
  • Seeds
  • Reproduction
  • Forests
  • Fertility
 

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Qiu, T., Andrus, R., Aravena, M.-C., Ascoli, D., Bergeron, Y., Berretti, R., … Clark, J. S. (2022). Limits to reproduction and seed size-number trade-offs that shape forest dominance and future recovery. Nature Communications, 13(1), 2381. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30037-9
Qiu, Tong, Robert Andrus, Marie-Claire Aravena, Davide Ascoli, Yves Bergeron, Roberta Berretti, Daniel Berveiller, et al. “Limits to reproduction and seed size-number trade-offs that shape forest dominance and future recovery.Nature Communications 13, no. 1 (May 2022): 2381. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30037-9.
Qiu T, Andrus R, Aravena M-C, Ascoli D, Bergeron Y, Berretti R, et al. Limits to reproduction and seed size-number trade-offs that shape forest dominance and future recovery. Nature communications. 2022 May;13(1):2381.
Qiu, Tong, et al. “Limits to reproduction and seed size-number trade-offs that shape forest dominance and future recovery.Nature Communications, vol. 13, no. 1, May 2022, p. 2381. Epmc, doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30037-9.
Qiu T, Andrus R, Aravena M-C, Ascoli D, Bergeron Y, Berretti R, Berveiller D, Bogdziewicz M, Boivin T, Bonal R, Bragg DC, Caignard T, Calama R, Camarero JJ, Chang-Yang C-H, Cleavitt NL, Courbaud B, Courbet F, Curt T, Das AJ, Daskalakou E, Davi H, Delpierre N, Delzon S, Dietze M, Calderon SD, Dormont L, Espelta J, Fahey TJ, Farfan-Rios W, Gehring CA, Gilbert GS, Gratzer G, Greenberg CH, Guo Q, Hacket-Pain A, Hampe A, Han Q, Hille Ris Lambers J, Hoshizaki K, Ibanez I, Johnstone JF, Journé V, Kabeya D, Kilner CL, Kitzberger T, Knops JMH, Kobe RK, Kunstler G, Lageard JGA, LaMontagne JM, Ledwon M, Lefevre F, Leininger T, Limousin J-M, Lutz JA, Macias D, McIntire EJB, Moore CM, Moran E, Motta R, Myers JA, Nagel TA, Noguchi K, Ourcival J-M, Parmenter R, Pearse IS, Perez-Ramos IM, Piechnik L, Poulsen J, Poulton-Kamakura R, Redmond MD, Reid CD, Rodman KC, Rodriguez-Sanchez F, Sanguinetti JD, Scher CL, Schlesinger WH, Schmidt Van Marle H, Seget B, Sharma S, Silman M, Steele MA, Stephenson NL, Straub JN, Sun I-F, Sutton S, Swenson JJ, Swift M, Thomas PA, Uriarte M, Vacchiano G, Veblen TT, Whipple AV, Whitham TG, Wion AP, Wright B, Wright SJ, Zhu K, Zimmerman JK, Zlotin R, Zywiec M, Clark JS. Limits to reproduction and seed size-number trade-offs that shape forest dominance and future recovery. Nature communications. 2022 May;13(1):2381.

Published In

Nature communications

DOI

EISSN

2041-1723

ISSN

2041-1723

Publication Date

May 2022

Volume

13

Issue

1

Start / End Page

2381

Related Subject Headings

  • Trees
  • Seeds
  • Reproduction
  • Forests
  • Fertility