ABSTRACT
Understanding
the
main
ecological
constraints
on
plants'
adaptive
strategies
to
tolerate
multiple
abiotic
stresses
is
a
central
topic
in
plant
ecology.
We
aimed
uncover
such
by
analysing
how
interactions
between
climate,
soil
features
and
species
functional
traits
co‐determine
distribution
diversity
of
stress
tolerance
drought,
shade,
cold
waterlogging
woody
plants
Northern
Hemisphere.
Functional
fertility
predominantly
determined
drought
waterlogging/cold
strategies,
while
climatic
factors
strongly
influenced
shade
tolerance.
describe
observed
patterns
defining
‘stress
biomes’
‘polytolerance
hotspots’,
that
is,
geographic
regions
where
assemblages
have
converged
specific
coexistence
frequent.
The
depiction
these
provides
first
macroecological
overview
environmental
requirements
underlying
limits
plants.
Abstract.
Biomes
and
their
biogeographic
patterns
have
been
derived
from
a
large
variety
of
variables
including
species
distributions,
bioclimate
or
remote
sensing
products.
Yet,
whether
plant
trait
data
are
suitable
for
biome
classification
has
rarely
tested.
Here,
we
aimed
to
assess
systematically
which
traits
most
classification.
We
33
different
by
combining
crowd-sourced
distribution
the
TRY
database.
Using
supervised
cluster
analyses,
developed
schemes
using
these
31
maps.
A
sensitivity
analysis
with
randomly
sampled
combinations
was
performed
identify
maps
that
appropriate
achieved
highest
data-model
agreement.
Due
gaps
in
data,
models
were
used
obtain
at
global
scale.
showed
can
be
conduit
density,
rooting
depth,
height,
leaf
traits,
specific
area
nitrogen.
Data-model
agreement
maximized
when
inform
analyses
based
on
zonation
contrast
optical
reflectance.
The
availability
is
heterogeneous
prevalent.
Nonetheless,
it
possible
derive
predict
good
Filling
essential
further
improve
trait-based
ABSTRACT
Understanding
the
main
ecological
constraints
on
plants'
adaptive
strategies
to
tolerate
multiple
abiotic
stresses
is
a
central
topic
in
plant
ecology.
We
aimed
uncover
such
by
analysing
how
interactions
between
climate,
soil
features
and
species
functional
traits
co‐determine
distribution
diversity
of
stress
tolerance
drought,
shade,
cold
waterlogging
woody
plants
Northern
Hemisphere.
Functional
fertility
predominantly
determined
drought
waterlogging/cold
strategies,
while
climatic
factors
strongly
influenced
shade
tolerance.
describe
observed
patterns
defining
‘stress
biomes’
‘polytolerance
hotspots’,
that
is,
geographic
regions
where
assemblages
have
converged
specific
coexistence
frequent.
The
depiction
these
provides
first
macroecological
overview
environmental
requirements
underlying
limits
plants.
