Cheesman, A.W., and Cernusak, L.A. (2025) Susceptibility of tropical trees to drought: Context across scales. Plant Biology. (In Press)

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Abstract

Tropical forests across the globe are facing intensifying droughts, yet their responses are far from uniform. We argue that this variability should be understood in the context of interacting legacies across scales. At the continental scale, evolutionary history and past climatic filters have left distinct imprints on forest composition. At landscape scale, edaphic and hydrological heterogeneity constrain species distributions and functional strategies. These legacies converge in the functional trait space available to tree communities, shaping their resilience or vulnerability to novel drought regimes. By placing drought in this biogeographic, edaphic, and trait-based context, we highlight the importance of integrating historical and environmental filters into predictive models of tropical forest futures.

Item ID:	90243
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1438-8677
Keywords:	Biogeography,climate,drought,edaphic context,tropical forests
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Copyright Information:	© 2025 Wiley-VCH GmbH. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Date Deposited:	28 Jan 2026 02:00
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