Figure 2: Changes in stand volume and wood density following simulated extirpations of large-seeded animal-dispersed species.
From: Contrasting effects of defaunation on aboveground carbon storage across the global tropics
Points represent medians of percentage change in stand volumes and community-weighted wood densities in response to simulated extirpation of all large-seeded animal-dispersed species. Corresponding inter-quantile ranges of change in volume and wood density across 1,000 simulation runs at each site are depicted using lines. Sites that show decreases and increases in carbon stocks are depicted with squares and circles, respectively. The colour gradient depicts variation in the relative abundances of animal-dispersed tree species ranging from yellow (low) to red (high).
