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Defining a spectrum of integrative traitâ based vegetation canopy structural types
dc.contributor.authorFahey, Robert T.
dc.contributor.authorAtkins, Jeff W.
dc.contributor.authorGough, Christopher M.
dc.contributor.authorHardiman, Brady S.
dc.contributor.authorNave, Lucas E.
dc.contributor.authorTallant, Jason M.
dc.contributor.authorNadehoffer, Knute J.
dc.contributor.authorVogel, Christoph
dc.contributor.authorScheuermann, Cynthia M.
dc.contributor.authorStuart‐haëntjens, Ellen
dc.contributor.authorHaber, Lisa T.
dc.contributor.authorFotis, Alexander T.
dc.contributor.authorRicart, Raleigh
dc.contributor.authorCurtis, Peter S.
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-13T15:14:53Z
dc.date.availableWITHHELD_12_MONTHS
dc.date.available2020-01-13T15:14:53Z
dc.date.issued2019-12
dc.identifier.citationFahey, Robert T.; Atkins, Jeff W.; Gough, Christopher M.; Hardiman, Brady S.; Nave, Lucas E.; Tallant, Jason M.; Nadehoffer, Knute J.; Vogel, Christoph; Scheuermann, Cynthia M.; Stuart‐haëntjens, Ellen ; Haber, Lisa T.; Fotis, Alexander T.; Ricart, Raleigh; Curtis, Peter S. (2019). "Defining a spectrum of integrative traitâ based vegetation canopy structural types." Ecology Letters 22(12): 2049-2059.
dc.identifier.issn1461-023X
dc.identifier.issn1461-0248
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/152994
dc.description.abstractVegetation canopy structure is a fundamental characteristic of terrestrial ecosystems that defines vegetation types and drives ecosystem functioning. We use the multivariate structural trait composition of vegetation canopies to classify ecosystems within a global canopy structure spectrum. Across the temperate forest subâ set of this spectrum, we assess gradients in canopy structural traits, characterise canopy structural types (CST) and evaluate drivers and functional consequences of canopy structural variation. We derive CSTs from multivariate canopy structure data, illustrating variation along three primary structural axes and resolution into six largely distinct and functionally relevant CSTs. Our results illustrate that withinâ ecosystem successional processes and disturbance legacies can produce variation in canopy structure similar to that associated with subâ continental variation in forest types and ecoâ climatic zones. The potential to classify ecosystems into CSTs based on suites of structural traits represents an important advance in understanding and modelling structureâ function relationships in vegetated ecosystems.
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.publisherSpringer Science & Business Media
dc.subject.otherstructure
dc.subject.otherlidar
dc.subject.othercomplexity
dc.subject.otherCanopy
dc.subject.othertraits
dc.titleDefining a spectrum of integrative traitâ based vegetation canopy structural types
dc.typeArticle
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollow
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEcology and Evolutionary Biology
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScience
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/152994/1/ele13388_am.pdf
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/152994/2/ele13388.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ele.13388
dc.identifier.sourceEcology Letters
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