Rate of tree carbon accumulation increases continuously with tree size

N. L. Stephenson (), A. J. Das, R. Condit, S. E. Russo, P. J. Baker, N. G. Beckman, D. A. Coomes, E. R. Lines, W. K. Morris, N. Rüger, E. Álvarez, C. Blundo, S. Bunyavejchewin, G. Chuyong, S. J. Davies, Á. Duque, C. N. Ewango, O. Flores, J. F. Franklin, H. R. Grau, Z. Hao, M. E. Harmon, S. P. Hubbell, D. Kenfack, Y. Lin, J.-R. Makana, A. Malizia, L. R. Malizia, R. J. Pabst, N. Pongpattananurak, S.-H. Su, I-F. Sun, S. Tan, D. Thomas, P. J. van Mantgem, X. Wang, S. K. Wiser and M. A. Zavala
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N. L. Stephenson: US Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center
A. J. Das: US Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center
R. Condit: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843-03092, Balboa, Republic of Panama
S. E. Russo: School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska
P. J. Baker: University of Melbourne, Victoria 3121, Australia
N. G. Beckman: School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska
D. A. Coomes: University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK
E. R. Lines: University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
W. K. Morris: School of Botany, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
N. Rüger: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843-03092, Balboa, Republic of Panama
E. Álvarez: Jardín Botánico de Medellín, Calle 73, No. 51D-14, Medellín, Colombia
C. Blundo: Instituto de Ecología Regional, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, 4107 Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Argentina
S. Bunyavejchewin: Research Office, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
G. Chuyong: Buea, Southwest Province, Cameroon
S. J. Davies: Smithsonian Institution Global Earth Observatory—Center for Tropical Forest Science, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013, USA
Á. Duque: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
C. N. Ewango: Wildlife Conservation Society
O. Flores: Unité Mixte de Recherche—Peuplements Végétaux et Bioagresseurs en Milieu Tropical, Université de la Réunion/CIRAD, 97410 Saint Pierre, France
J. F. Franklin: School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington
H. R. Grau: Instituto de Ecología Regional, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, 4107 Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Argentina
Z. Hao: State Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
M. E. Harmon: Oregon State University
S. P. Hubbell: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843-03092, Balboa, Republic of Panama
D. Kenfack: Smithsonian Institution Global Earth Observatory—Center for Tropical Forest Science, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013, USA
Y. Lin: Tunghai University
J.-R. Makana: Wildlife Conservation Society
A. Malizia: Instituto de Ecología Regional, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, 4107 Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Argentina
L. R. Malizia: Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Jujuy, 4600 San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
R. J. Pabst: Oregon State University
N. Pongpattananurak: Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, ChatuChak Bangkok 10900, Thailand
S.-H. Su: Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei 10066, Taiwan
I-F. Sun: National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 97401, Taiwan
S. Tan: Sarawak Forestry Department
D. Thomas: Oregon State University
P. J. van Mantgem: US Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center
X. Wang: State Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
S. K. Wiser: Landcare Research, PO Box 40, Lincoln 7640, New Zealand
M. A. Zavala: Forest Ecology and Restoration Group, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28805 Madrid, Spain

Nature, 2014, vol. 507, issue 7490, 90-93

Abstract: A global analysis shows that for most tree species the largest trees are the fastest-growing trees, a finding that resolves conflicting assumptions about tree growth and that has implications for understanding forest carbon dynamics, resource allocation trade-offs within trees and plant senescence.

Date: 2014
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