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Environmental correlates of tree biomass, basal area, wood specific gravity and stem density gradients in Borneo's tropical forests

dc.contributor.authorSlik, J. W. F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAiba, Shin-Ichiroen_US
dc.contributor.authorBrearley, Francis Q.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCannon, Chuck H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorForshed, Olleen_US
dc.contributor.authorKitayama, Kanehiroen_US
dc.contributor.authorNagamasu, Hidetoshien_US
dc.contributor.authorNilus, Reubenen_US
dc.contributor.authorPayne, Johnen_US
dc.contributor.authorPaoli, Gary D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPoulsen, Axel D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRaes, Nielsen_US
dc.contributor.authorSheil, Douglasen_US
dc.contributor.authorSidiyasa, Kadeen_US
dc.contributor.authorSuzuki, Eizien_US
dc.contributor.authorvan Valkenburg, Johan L. C. H.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T21:50:13Z
dc.date.available2010-06-01T21:50:13Z
dc.date.issued2010-01en_US
dc.identifier.citationSlik, J. W. F.; Aiba, Shin-Ichiro; Brearley, Francis Q.; Cannon, Chuck H.; Forshed, Olle; Kitayama, Kanehiro; Nagamasu, Hidetoshi; Nilus, Reuben; Payne, John; Paoli, Gary; Poulsen, Axel D.; Raes, Niels; Sheil, Douglas; Sidiyasa, Kade; Suzuki, Eizi; van Valkenburg, Johan L. C. H. (2010). "Environmental correlates of tree biomass, basal area, wood specific gravity and stem density gradients in Borneo's tropical forests." Global Ecology and Biogeography 19(1): 50-60. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/74875>en_US
dc.identifier.issn1466-822Xen_US
dc.identifier.issn1466-8238en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/74875
dc.description.abstractAim  Tropical forests have been recognized as important global carbon sinks and sources. However, many uncertainties about the spatial distribution of live tree above-ground biomass (AGB) remain, mostly due to limited availability of AGB field data. Recent studies in the Amazon have already shown the importance of large sample size for accurate AGB gradient analysis. Here we use a large stem density, basal area, community wood density and AGB dataset to study and explain their spatial patterns in an Asian tropical forest. Location  Borneo, Southeast Asia. Methods  We combined stem density, basal area, community wood density and AGB data from 83 locations in Borneo with an environmental database containing elevation, climate and soil variables. The Akaike information criterion was used to select models and environmental variables that best explained the observed values of stem density, basal area, community wood density and AGB. These models were used to extrapolate these parameters across Borneo. Results  We found that wood density, stem density, basal area and AGB respond significantly, but differentially, to the environment. AGB was only correlated with basal area, but not with stem density and community wood specific gravity. Main conclusions  Unlike results from Amazonian forests, soil fertility was an important positive correlate for AGB in Borneo while community wood density, which is a main driver of AGB in the Neotropics, did not correlate with AGB in Borneo. Also, Borneo's average AGB of 457.1 Mg ha −1 was c . 60% higher than the Amazonian average of 288.6 Mg ha −1 . We find evidence that this difference might be partly explained by the high density of large wind-dispersed Dipterocarpaceae in Borneo, which need to be tall and emergent to disperse their seeds. Our results emphasize the importance of Bornean forests as carbon sinks and sources due to their high carbon storage capacity.en_US
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dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden_US
dc.rightsJournal compilation © 2010 Blackwell Publishingen_US
dc.subject.otherAbove Ground Biomassen_US
dc.subject.otherBasal Areaen_US
dc.subject.otherBorneoen_US
dc.subject.otherCarbon Storageen_US
dc.subject.otherREDDen_US
dc.subject.otherStem Densityen_US
dc.subject.otherTropical Foresten_US
dc.subject.otherWood Densityen_US
dc.titleEnvironmental correlates of tree biomass, basal area, wood specific gravity and stem density gradients in Borneo's tropical forestsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEcology and Evolutionary Biologyen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelGeology and Earth Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScienceen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048, USA,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherKey Laboratory in Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Yunnan 666303, China,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherFaculty of Science, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-8580, Japan,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherDepartment of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-3131, USA,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherDepartment of Forest Ecology and Management, Faculty of Forest Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-90183 Umea, Sweden,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherCenter for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu 520-2113, Japan,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherDepartment of Botany, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherForest Research Centre, Sabah Forestry Department, 90000 Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherWorld Wide Fund for Nature–Malaysia, 88800 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherIndonesian Resource Institute, Bogor 16113, Indonesia,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherNationaal Herbarium Nederland, Leiden University, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherInstitute of Tropical Forest Conservation, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, PO BOX 1410, Kabale, Uganda,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherWanariset-Samboja Herbarium, KM38 Samboja, Indonesia,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherPlant Protection Service, 6700 HC Wageningen, The Netherlandsen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00489.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceGlobal Ecology and Biogeographyen_US
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