Figure 5
From: Future tree survival in European forests depends on understorey tree diversity
Variables importance for small and large trees. Normalized variable importance for forest dynamics (grey), functional diversity (yellow) and individual functional traits (blue) averaged across all forest types under reference climate (left bars) and future climate (RCP 4.5, right bars) for small trees (5–10 m) in left panel) and large trees (> 10 m) in right panel, respectively. Functional diversity and forest dynamics are more important for small trees compared to large trees, whereas individual functional traits matter most for large trees. This pattern was found to be consistent across all sites (see Supplementary Table S6).
