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author Brienen, Roel J W
Locosselli, Giuliano Maselli
Krottenthaler, Stefan
Gloor, Emanuel
Wrigley, Robyn
Voelker, Steven L
Altman, Jan
Altmanova, Nela
Anderegg, Leander D L
Baliva, Michele
Barua, Deepak
Bazant, Vaclav
Black, Bryan
M Brown, Peter
Ceccantini, Gregorio
DeRose, R Justin
Villanueva Diaz, Jose
Di Filippo, Alfredo
Dolezal, Jiri
Duchesne, Louis
Earle, Christopher
Fibich, Pavel
Griesbauer, Hardy
Helama, Samuli
Klesse, Stefan
Korznikov, Kirill
Lindenmayer, David
Liu, Shuhui
Lopez, Lidio
Mencuccini, Maurizio
Nagel, Thomas A
Pavlin, Jakob
Pederson, Neil
Piovesan, Gianluca
Restaino, Christina
Reich, Peter B
Sauchyn, David
Schöngart, Jochen
Shaw, John D
Smith, Dan
Sunny, Ron
Svoboda, Miroslav
Villalba, Ricardo
Wood, Lisa J
Zhang, Chunyu
author_facet Brienen, Roel J W
Locosselli, Giuliano Maselli
Krottenthaler, Stefan
Gloor, Emanuel
Wrigley, Robyn
Voelker, Steven L
Altman, Jan
Altmanova, Nela
Anderegg, Leander D L
Baliva, Michele
Barua, Deepak
Bazant, Vaclav
Black, Bryan
M Brown, Peter
Ceccantini, Gregorio
DeRose, R Justin
Villanueva Diaz, Jose
Di Filippo, Alfredo
Dolezal, Jiri
Duchesne, Louis
Earle, Christopher
Fibich, Pavel
Griesbauer, Hardy
Helama, Samuli
Klesse, Stefan
Korznikov, Kirill
Lindenmayer, David
Liu, Shuhui
Lopez, Lidio
Mencuccini, Maurizio
Nagel, Thomas A
Pavlin, Jakob
Pederson, Neil
Piovesan, Gianluca
Restaino, Christina
Reich, Peter B
Sauchyn, David
Schöngart, Jochen
Shaw, John D
Smith, Dan
Sunny, Ron
Svoboda, Miroslav
Villalba, Ricardo
Wood, Lisa J
Zhang, Chunyu
Brienen, Roel J W
Locosselli, Giuliano Maselli
Krottenthaler, Stefan
Gloor, Emanuel
Wrigley, Robyn
Voelker, Steven L
Altman, Jan
Altmanova, Nela
Anderegg, Leander D L
Baliva, Michele
Barua, Deepak
Bazant, Vaclav
Black, Bryan
M Brown, Peter
Ceccantini, Gregorio
DeRose, R Justin
Villanueva Diaz, Jose
Di Filippo, Alfredo
Dolezal, Jiri
Duchesne, Louis
Earle, Christopher
Fibich, Pavel
Griesbauer, Hardy
Helama, Samuli
Klesse, Stefan
Korznikov, Kirill
Lindenmayer, David
Liu, Shuhui
Lopez, Lidio
Mencuccini, Maurizio
Nagel, Thomas A
Pavlin, Jakob
Pederson, Neil
Piovesan, Gianluca
Restaino, Christina
Reich, Peter B
Sauchyn, David
Schöngart, Jochen
Shaw, John D
Smith, Dan
Sunny, Ron
Svoboda, Miroslav
Villalba, Ricardo
Wood, Lisa J
Zhang, Chunyu
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Contrasting pathways to tree longevity in gymnosperms and angiosperms. Brienen, Roel J W Locosselli, Giuliano Maselli Krottenthaler, Stefan Gloor, Emanuel Wrigley, Robyn Voelker, Steven L Altman, Jan Altmanova, Nela Anderegg, Leander D L Baliva, Michele Barua, Deepak Bazant, Vaclav Black, Bryan M Brown, Peter Ceccantini, Gregorio DeRose, R Justin Villanueva Diaz, Jose Di Filippo, Alfredo Dolezal, Jiri Duchesne, Louis Earle, Christopher Fibich, Pavel Griesbauer, Hardy Helama, Samuli Klesse, Stefan Korznikov, Kirill Lindenmayer, David Liu, Shuhui Lopez, Lidio Mencuccini, Maurizio Nagel, Thomas A Pavlin, Jakob Pederson, Neil Piovesan, Gianluca Restaino, Christina Reich, Peter B Sauchyn, David Schöngart, Jochen Shaw, John D Smith, Dan Sunny, Ron Svoboda, Miroslav Villalba, Ricardo Wood, Lisa J Zhang, Chunyu Cycadopsida Magnoliopsida Trees Longevity Climate Soil Water Tree longevity is thought to increase in growth-limiting, adverse environments, but a quantitative assessment of drivers of global variation in tree longevity is lacking. We assemble a global database of maximum longevity for 739 tree species and analyse associations between longevity and climate, soil, and species' functional traits. Our results show two primary pathways towards long lifespans. The first is slow growth in resource-limited environments, consistent with the "adversity begets longevity" paradigm. The second pathway is through relief from abiotic constraints in productive environments. Despite notable exceptions, long-lived gymnosperms tend to follow the first path through slow growth in cold environments, whereas long-lived angiosperms tend to follow the second ("productivity") path reaching maximum longevity generally in humid environments. For angiosperms, we identify two mechanisms for increased longevity under humid conditions. First, higher water availability increases species' maximum tree height which is associated with greater longevities. Secondly, greater water availability increases stand density and inter-tree competition, limiting growth which may increase tree lifespan. The documented differences between gymnosperm and angiosperm longevity are likely rooted in intrinsic differences in hydraulic architecture that provide fitness advantages for gymnosperms under high abiotic stress, and for angiosperms under increased productivity or competition.
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spellingShingle Contrasting pathways to tree longevity in gymnosperms and angiosperms.
Brienen, Roel J W
Locosselli, Giuliano Maselli
Krottenthaler, Stefan
Gloor, Emanuel
Wrigley, Robyn
Voelker, Steven L
Altman, Jan
Altmanova, Nela
Anderegg, Leander D L
Baliva, Michele
Barua, Deepak
Bazant, Vaclav
Black, Bryan
M Brown, Peter
Ceccantini, Gregorio
DeRose, R Justin
Villanueva Diaz, Jose
Di Filippo, Alfredo
Dolezal, Jiri
Duchesne, Louis
Earle, Christopher
Fibich, Pavel
Griesbauer, Hardy
Helama, Samuli
Klesse, Stefan
Korznikov, Kirill
Lindenmayer, David
Liu, Shuhui
Lopez, Lidio
Mencuccini, Maurizio
Nagel, Thomas A
Pavlin, Jakob
Pederson, Neil
Piovesan, Gianluca
Restaino, Christina
Reich, Peter B
Sauchyn, David
Schöngart, Jochen
Shaw, John D
Smith, Dan
Sunny, Ron
Svoboda, Miroslav
Villalba, Ricardo
Wood, Lisa J
Zhang, Chunyu
Cycadopsida
Magnoliopsida
Trees
Longevity
Climate
Soil
Water
Contrasting pathways to tree longevity in gymnosperms and angiosperms. Brienen, Roel J W Locosselli, Giuliano Maselli Krottenthaler, Stefan Gloor, Emanuel Wrigley, Robyn Voelker, Steven L Altman, Jan Altmanova, Nela Anderegg, Leander D L Baliva, Michele Barua, Deepak Bazant, Vaclav Black, Bryan M Brown, Peter Ceccantini, Gregorio DeRose, R Justin Villanueva Diaz, Jose Di Filippo, Alfredo Dolezal, Jiri Duchesne, Louis Earle, Christopher Fibich, Pavel Griesbauer, Hardy Helama, Samuli Klesse, Stefan Korznikov, Kirill Lindenmayer, David Liu, Shuhui Lopez, Lidio Mencuccini, Maurizio Nagel, Thomas A Pavlin, Jakob Pederson, Neil Piovesan, Gianluca Restaino, Christina Reich, Peter B Sauchyn, David Schöngart, Jochen Shaw, John D Smith, Dan Sunny, Ron Svoboda, Miroslav Villalba, Ricardo Wood, Lisa J Zhang, Chunyu Cycadopsida Magnoliopsida Trees Longevity Climate Soil Water Tree longevity is thought to increase in growth-limiting, adverse environments, but a quantitative assessment of drivers of global variation in tree longevity is lacking. We assemble a global database of maximum longevity for 739 tree species and analyse associations between longevity and climate, soil, and species' functional traits. Our results show two primary pathways towards long lifespans. The first is slow growth in resource-limited environments, consistent with the "adversity begets longevity" paradigm. The second pathway is through relief from abiotic constraints in productive environments. Despite notable exceptions, long-lived gymnosperms tend to follow the first path through slow growth in cold environments, whereas long-lived angiosperms tend to follow the second ("productivity") path reaching maximum longevity generally in humid environments. For angiosperms, we identify two mechanisms for increased longevity under humid conditions. First, higher water availability increases species' maximum tree height which is associated with greater longevities. Secondly, greater water availability increases stand density and inter-tree competition, limiting growth which may increase tree lifespan. The documented differences between gymnosperm and angiosperm longevity are likely rooted in intrinsic differences in hydraulic architecture that provide fitness advantages for gymnosperms under high abiotic stress, and for angiosperms under increased productivity or competition.
title Contrasting pathways to tree longevity in gymnosperms and angiosperms.
topic Cycadopsida
Magnoliopsida
Trees
Longevity
Climate
Soil
Water
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41413313/