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T1 Widespread slow growth of acquisitive tree species
A1 Augusto, L.
A1 Borelle, R.
A1 Boča, A.
A1 Bon, L.
A1 Orazio, C.
A1 Arias-González, A.
A1 Bakker, M. R.
A1 Gartzia-Bengoetxea, N.
A1 Auge, H.
A1 Bernier, F.
A1 Cantero, A.
A1 Cavender-Bares, J.
A1 Correia, A. H.
A1 De Schrijver, A.
A1 Díez Casero, Julio Javier
A1 Eisenhauer, N.
A1 Fotelli, M. N.
A1 Gâteblé, G.
A1 Godbold, D. L.
A1 Gomes-Caetano-Ferreira, M.
A1 Gundale, M. J.
A1 Jactel, H.
A1 Koricheva, J.
A1 Larsson, M.
A1 Laudicina, V. A.
A1 Legout, A.
A1 Martín García, Jorge
A1 Mason, W. L.
A1 Meredieu, C.
A1 Mereu, S.
A1 Montgomery, R. A.
A1 Musch, B.
A1 Muys, B.
A1 Paillassa, E.
A1 Paquette, A.
A1 Parker, J. D.
A1 Parker, W. C.
A1 Ponette, Q.
A1 Reynolds, C.
A1 Rozados-Lorenzo, M. J.
A1 Ruiz-Peinado, R.
A1 Santesteban-Insausti, X.
A1 Scherer-Lorenzen, M.
A1 Silva-Pando, F. J.
A1 Smolander, A.
A1 Spyroglou, G.
A1 Teixeira-Barcelos, E. B.
A1 Vanguelova, E. I.
A1 Verheyen, K.
A1 Vesterdal, L.
A1 Charru, M.
K1 3106 Ciencia Forestal
AB Trees are an important carbon sink as they accumulate biomass through photosynthesis1. Identifying tree species that grow fast is therefore commonly considered to be essential for effective climate change mitigation through forest planting. Although species characteristics are key information for plantation design and forest management, field studies often fail to detect clear relationships between species functional traits and tree growth2. Here, by consolidating four independent datasets and classifying the acquisitive and conservative species based on their functional trait values, we show that acquisitive tree species, which are supposedly fast-growing species, generally grow slowly in field conditions. This discrepancy between the current paradigm and field observations is explained by the interactions with environmental conditions that influence growth. Acquisitive species require moist mild climates and fertile soils, conditions that are generally not met in the field. By contrast, conservative species, which are supposedly slow-growing species, show generally higher realized growth due to their ability to tolerate unfavourable environmental conditions. In general, conservative tree species grow more steadily than acquisitive tree species in non-tropical forests. We recommend planting acquisitive tree species in areas where they can realize their fast-growing potential. In other regions, where environmental stress is higher, conservative tree species have a larger potential to fix carbon in their biomass.
PB Springer
SN 0028-0836
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/76992
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/76992
LA eng
NO Nature, 2025, vol. 640, p. 395-401
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 10-ago-2025