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ArticleConservation physiology2023

Assessing the effects of a drought experiment on the reproductive phenology and ecophysiology of a wet tropical rainforest community.

Nara Vogado, Susan G Laurance, Michael J Liddell, Jayden E Engert, Christopher M Wurster, Michele Schiffer, Andrew Thompson, Cassandra Nichols, Lucas A Cernusak

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Article in Conservation physiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Dry spells trigger durian flowering in aseasonal tropics.International journal of biometeorology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Nara VogadoCentre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, 1/14-88 McGregor Rd Smithfield, Cairns, 4870, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4039-9565
Susan G LauranceCentre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, 1/14-88 McGregor Rd Smithfield, Cairns, 4870, Australia.
Michael J LiddellCentre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, 1/14-88 McGregor Rd Smithfield, Cairns, 4870, Australia.
Jayden E EngertCentre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, 1/14-88 McGregor Rd Smithfield, Cairns, 4870, Australia.
Christopher M WursterARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, James Cook University, 1/14-88 McGregor Rd Smithfield, Cairns, 4870, Australia.
Michele SchifferDaintree Research Observatory, James Cook University, Cape Tribulation, 4873, Australia.
Andrew ThompsonDaintree Research Observatory, James Cook University, Cape Tribulation, 4873, Australia.
Cassandra NicholsLa Trobe University, Yarraville, Victoria, Australia.
Lucas A CernusakCentre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, 1/14-88 McGregor Rd Smithfield, Cairns, 4870, Australia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Climate change is expected to increase the intensity and occurrence of drought in tropical regions, potentially affecting the phenology and physiology of tree species. Phenological activity may respond to a drying and warming environment by advancing reproductive timing and/or diminishing the production of flowers and fruits. These changes have the potential to disrupt important ecological processes, with potentially wide-ranging effects on tropical forest function. Here, we analysed the monthly flowering and fruiting phenology of a tree community (337 individuals from 30 species) over 7 years in a lowland tropical rainforest in northeastern Australia and its response to a throughfall exclusion drought experiment (TFE) that was carried out from 2016 to 2018 (3 years), excluding approximately 30% of rainfall. We further examined the ecophysiological effects of the TFE on the elemental (C:N) and stable isotope (

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Climate changedroughtfloweringfruitingstable isotopeswater use efficiencyWet Tropics

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PMID37732160
PMCPMC10509008

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