Extended Data Fig. 6: Effects of species functional traits on average mortality risk and mortality risk change through time.
From: Tropical tree mortality has increased with rising atmospheric water stress
a, b, Trait mediation of species-level intercept and ‘year’ slopes (α1 and β1, respectively, see eqs. 6 in Supplementary Methods 1). a, Positive and negative slopes indicate traits increasing and decreasing average mortality risk, respectively. b, Positive slopes correspond to traits that accentuate the rate of mortality risk change per year, while negative slopes correspond to attenuations of this rate. Circles and intervals are median and 95%-highest posterior density intervals (HPDI) for slope coefficients α1 (trait effect on average mortality risk) and β1 (trait mediation of ‘year’ effect on mortality risk) (see eq. 6).
