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  • Tropical Forest Science

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  • Tropical ecosystems are vital for global carbon cycling but face increasing threats from global change.
  • Root dynamics are crucial for ecosystem function, resource acquisition, and stress response, yet remain poorly understood in tropical regions.
  • Understanding root trait responses to global change is essential for predicting ecosystem vulnerability and adaptation strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize current knowledge on tropical root trait responses to major global change drivers.
  • To identify patterns and predictabilities in root responses across different drivers and scales.
  • To highlight research gaps and inform future studies on tropical root ecology.

Main Methods:

  • A meta-analysis of 266 root trait observations from 93 studies across 24 tropical countries.
  • Inclusion of data on responses to warming, drought, flooding, cyclones, nitrogen deposition, elevated carbon dioxide (eCO2), and fires.
  • Analysis of root trait dynamics at both species and community levels.

Main Results:

  • Tropical root systems showed varied responsiveness to different global change drivers, with warming and eCO2 increasing root biomass at the species level.
  • Drought altered the root:shoot ratio, suggesting a shift in resource allocation away from aboveground biomass.
  • Nitrogen deposition yielded highly variable root responses, while episodic disturbances like cyclones and fires promoted root production.

Conclusions:

  • Tropical forest root traits and dynamics are demonstrably affected by global change, though responses can be unpredictable.
  • Episodic disturbances significantly alter root trait expressions, potentially through community shifts and altered nutrient availability.
  • Further replicated research across diverse root characteristics, scales, and global change factors is urgently needed to improve predictions.