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ArticleNature communications2024

Regional uniqueness of tree species composition and response to forest loss and climate change.

Nina van Tiel, Fabian Fopp, Philipp Brun, Johan van den Hoogen, Dirk Nikolaus Karger, Cecilia M Casadei, Lisha Lyu, Devis Tuia, Niklaus E Zimmermann, Thomas W Crowther and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Nina van TielGlobal Ecosystem Ecology, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. nina.vantiel@epfl.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-7159-8783
Fabian FoppEcosystems and Landscape Evolution, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0648-8484
Philipp BrunLand Change Science Research Unit, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2750-9793
Johan van den HoogenGlobal Ecosystem Ecology, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Dirk Nikolaus KargerBiodiversity and Conservation Biology, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7770-6229
Cecilia M CasadeiLaboratory of Biomolecular Research, Biology and Chemistry Division, Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI, Villigen, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8246-9667
Lisha LyuEcosystems and Landscape Evolution, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Devis TuiaEnvironmental Computational Science and Earth Observation Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0374-2459
Niklaus E ZimmermannLand Change Science Research Unit, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3099-9604
Thomas W CrowtherGlobal Ecosystem Ecology, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5674-8913
Loïc PellissierEcosystems and Landscape Evolution, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2289-8259

Funding

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation) 20BD21_184131Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation) 20BD21_193907Wellcome Trust 204057
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The conservation and restoration of forest ecosystems require detailed knowledge of the native plant compositions. Here, we map global forest tree composition and assess the impacts of historical forest cover loss and climate change on trees. The global occupancy of 10,590 tree species reveals complex taxonomic and phylogenetic gradients determining a local signature of tree lineage assembly. Species occupancy analyses indicate that historical forest loss has significantly restricted the potential suitable range of tree species in all forest biomes. Nevertheless, tropical moist and boreal forest biomes display the lowest level of range restriction and harbor extremely large ranged tree species, albeit with a stark contrast in richness and composition. Climate change simulations indicate that forest biomes are projected to differ in their response to climate change, with the highest predicted species loss in tropical dry and Mediterranean ecoregions. Our findings highlight the need for preserving the remaining large forest biomes while regenerating degraded forests in a way that provides resilience against climate change.

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BiodiversityClimate ChangeForestsPhylogenyTreesConservation of Natural ResourcesEcosystemSpecies Specificity

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PMID38821947
PMCPMC11143270

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