Evolutionary history of mean angiosperm WD during the Cenozoic and its relationship with paleoclimate.

Kilara Waris et al. estimated global spatiotemporal patterns of #WoodDensity and their relationships with #ModernClimate and #Paleoclimate.

#Angiosperms | #Cenozoic | #GlobalVariation | #Phylogeny | #TraitEvolution

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Global geographic pattern of mean WD of angiosperms.

The effects of MAT, MAP, PS, and their interactions on mean WD (excluding data from Australia).

⭐ #LatitudinalPatterns of #Angiosperm #WoodDensity (WD)
1️⃣Related to hemisphere position.
North: latitude⬆️, mean WD⬇️
South: latitude⬆️, mean WD⬆️
2️⃣ #EnvironmentalTemperature and #PrecipitationSeasonality play a major role.
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The west-to-east gradient in #Amazonia of increasing wood density was evident. Forests in East-Central Amazon and the Guiana Shield had the highest wood density on average, followed by the Brazilian Shield, with the lowest #WoodDensity in western areas within Amazon.
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#Wooddensity is an important parameter for management applications and understand #forest growth patterns. Becca Nelson @Stanford student published her work using @stanfordjrbp data w/ @E_J_Francis @will_cornwell Joe Berry @carnegiescience @leanderegg More https://t.co/5EB0hcVn49