Browsing by Autor "Fernanda Coelho de Souza"

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    Evolutionary diversity in tropical tree communities peaks at intermediate precipitation
    (Nature Portfolio, 2020) Danilo M. Neves; Kyle G. Dexter; Timothy R. Baker; Fernanda Coelho de Souza; Ary Teixeira de Oliveira‐Filho; Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz; Haroldo C. de Lima; Marcelo Fragomeni Simon; Gwilym P. Lewis; Ricardo A. Segovia
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    Evolutionary diversity is associated with wood productivity in Amazonian forests
    (Nature Portfolio, 2019) Fernanda Coelho de Souza; Kyle G. Dexter; Oliver L. Phillips; R. Toby Pennington; Danilo M. Neves; Martin J. P. Sullivan; Esteban Álvarez‐Dávila; Atila Indalecio Marques Alves; Iêda Leão do Amaral; Ana Andrade
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    Evolutionary heritage influences Amazon tree ecology
    (Royal Society, 2016) Fernanda Coelho de Souza; Kyle G. Dexter; Oliver L. Phillips; Roel J. W. Brienen; Jérôme Chave; David Galbraith; Gabriela López‐González; Abel Monteagudo Mendoza; R. Toby Pennington; Lourens Poorter
    Lineages tend to retain ecological characteristics of their ancestors through time. However, for some traits, selection during evolutionary history may have also played a role in determining trait values. To address the relative importance of these processes requires large-scale quantification of traits and evolutionary relationships among species. The Amazonian tree flora comprises a high diversity of angiosperm lineages and species with widely differing life-history characteristics, providing an excellent system to investigate the combined influences of evolutionary heritage and selection in determining trait variation. We used trait data related to the major axes of life-history variation among tropical trees (e.g. growth and mortality rates) from 577 inventory plots in closed-canopy forest, mapped onto a phylogenetic hypothesis spanning more than 300 genera including all major angiosperm clades to test for evolutionary constraints on traits. We found significant phylogenetic signal (PS) for all traits, consistent with evolutionarily related genera having more similar characteristics than expected by chance. Although there is also evidence for repeated evolution of pioneer and shade tolerant life-history strategies within independent lineages, the existence of significant PS allows clearer predictions of the links between evolutionary diversity, ecosystem function and the response of tropical forests to global change.
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    Family imprint reveals basin-wide patterns of Amazon forest embolism resistance
    (Nature Portfolio, 2026) Julia Valentim Tavares; E. Gloor; Thiago S. F. Silva; Rafael S. Oliveira; Fernanda Coelho de Souza; Caroline Signori-Müller; Francisco Carvalho Diniz; Luciano Pereira; Martin Acosta; Martin L. Gilpin
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    Sensitivity of South American tropical forests to an extreme climate anomaly
    (Nature Portfolio, 2023) Amy C. Bennett; Thaiane R. Sousa; Abel Monteagudo‐Mendoza; Adriane Esquivel‐Muelbert; Paulo S. Morandi; Fernanda Coelho de Souza; Wendeson Castro; Luisa Fernanda Duque; Gerardo Flores Llampazo; Rubens Manoel dos Santos