@article{41342947a11b4ec8aa19b9658652c252,
title = "Mapping tropical forest functional variation at satellite remote sensing resolutions depends on key traits",
abstract = "Although tropical forests differ substantially in form and function, they are often represented as a single biome in global change models, hindering understanding of how different tropical forests will respond to environmental change. The response of the tropical forest biome to environmental change is strongly influenced by forest type. Forest types differ based on functional traits and forest structure, which are readily derived from high resolution airborne remotely sensed data. Whether the spatial resolution of emerging satellite-derived hyperspectral data is sufficient to identify different tropical forest types is unclear. Here, we resample airborne remotely sensed forest data at spatial resolutions relevant to satellite remote sensing (30 m) across two sites in Malaysian Borneo. Using principal component and cluster analysis, we derive and map seven forest types. We find ecologically relevant variations in forest type that correspond to substantial differences in carbon stock, growth, and mortality rate. We find leaf mass per area and canopy phosphorus are critical traits for distinguishing forest type. Our findings highlight the importance of these parameters for accurately mapping tropical forest types using space borne observations.",
author = "Ordway, {Elsa M.} and Asner, {Gregory P.} and Burslem, {David F.R.P.} and Lewis, {Simon L.} and Reuben Nilus and Martin, {Roberta E.} and O{\textquoteright}Brien, {Michael J.} and Phillips, {Oliver L.} and Lan Qie and Vaughn, {Nicholas R.} and Moorcroft, {Paul R.}",
note = "Funding Information: E.O. was supported by the Harvard University Center for the Environment Postdoctoral Fellowship program (PM, mentor). The airborne science was completed with funding from the United Nations Development Programme and donations to GA from the Avatar Alliance Foundation, Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, W. M. Keck Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Andrew Mellon Foundation, Mary Anne Nyburg Baker and G. Leonard Baker Jr., and William R. Hearst III, and Arizona State University. Plots at Sepilok were funded by the British Ecological Society, with the re-census in 2013 carried out by RN and LQ funded by an ERC Advanced Grant to OLP (291585, T-FORCES). The Danum plot is a core project of the Southeast Asia Rain Forest Research Partnership (SEARRP). We thank SEARRP partners, especially Yayasan Sabah for their support, and HSBC Malaysia and the University of Zurich for funding. We are grateful to the research assistants who are conducting the census, in particular the team leader Alex Karolus, and to Mike Bernados and Bill McDonald for species identifications. We thank Stuart Davies and Shameema Esufali for advice and training. This contribution is an output of ForestPlots.net approved research project no. 46, entitled, Unraveling the role of prior disturbance histories in heterogeneous tropical forest responses to climate change. Funding Information: E.O. was supported by the Harvard University Center for the Environment Postdoctoral Fellowship program (PM, mentor). The airborne science was completed with funding from the United Nations Development Programme and donations to GA from the Avatar Alliance Foundation, Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, W. M. Keck Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Andrew Mellon Foundation, Mary Anne Nyburg Baker and G. Leonard Baker Jr., and William R. Hearst III, and Arizona State University. Plots at Sepilok were funded by the British Ecological Society, with the re-census in 2013 carried out by RN and LQ funded by an ERC Advanced Grant to OLP (291585, T-FORCES). The Danum plot is a core project of the Southeast Asia Rain Forest Research Partnership (SEARRP). We thank SEARRP partners, especially Yayasan Sabah for their support, and HSBC Malaysia and the University of Zurich for funding. We are grateful to the research assistants who are conducting the census, in particular the team leader Alex Karolus, and to Mike Bernados and Bill McDonald for species identifications. We thank Stuart Davies and Shameema Esufali for advice and training. This contribution is an output of ForestPlots.net approved research project no. 46, entitled, Unraveling the role of prior disturbance histories in heterogeneous tropical forest responses to climate change. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022, The Author(s).",
year = "2022",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1038/s43247-022-00564-w",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "3",
journal = "Communications Earth and Environment",
issn = "2662-4435",
publisher = "Springer Nature",
number = "1",
}