Above-ground biomass accumulation in Cerradão managed by the mass ratio

Background: Forests have a huge potential to mitigate global warming through CO2 accumulation in their living biomass. Thus, understanding the functioning of these ecosystems is crucial for revealing factors that drive biomass accumulation. Functional diversity helps us understand ecosystem services, including Within this context, work aimed investigate role functional woody vegetation Cerradão. Methods: We estimated above-ground (AGB) 50 Cerradão stands Brazil and measured five different traits associated with tree species’ survival growth. For each stand, we calculated community-weighted means (CWMs), based on trait, three metrics. specifically explored relationship between CWMs describing metrics AGB. After that, exponential regressions were adjusted, using variables presented significant correlation as independent AGB dependent variable. Regressions more than one variable fitted way avoided collinearity. Based strongest coefficient (r) lowest Akaike value (AIC), chose best regression explain majority variance Results: Our results showed function determining In particular, bivariate correlations show four CWM two are significantly production, showing estimation variables. However, multiple analyses maximum height only trait it alone provides model fit. Conclusions: The explained by mass ratio theory, services directly related presence abundance species greater (Htmax).