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Seasonal and long-term patterns of reproductive phenology in the Wet Tropics rainforests of Australia
Nara O. Vogado
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Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Konstanz, Germany
Jayden E. Engert
Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Konstanz, Germany
Michael J. Liddell
Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia
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Understanding the link between climate and carbon fluxes is crucial for predicting how climate change will impact carbon sinks. We estimated carbon dioxide (CO2) fluxes from deadwood in tropical Australia using wood moisture content and temperature. Our model predicted that the majority of deadwood carbon is released as CO2, except when termite activity is detected. Future models should also incorporate wood traits, like species and chemical composition, to better predict fluxes.
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Short summary
Reproductive phenology is an essential component of forest ecology and a valuable metric for assessing the impacts of climate change. We present 15 years of flowering and fruiting observations for Australian tropical rainforest tree species and analyse how reproductive phenology patterns change through time at both the species and community level. We find that reproductive phenology is influenced by plant functional traits, including seed dispersal syndrome.
Reproductive phenology is an essential component of forest ecology and a valuable metric for...
