We provide a cross‐taxon and historical analysis of what makes tropical forest species
vulnerable to extinction. Several traits have been important for species survival in the recent …

In the face of ongoing and future climate change, species must acclimate, adapt or shift their
geographic distributions (ie," migrate") in order to avoid habitat loss and eventual extinction …

Recent debate about the fate of tropical forests has focused attention on the consequences
of forest degradation and fragmentation for their diversity and composition, and the likely …

Determining the mechanisms that underlie species distributions and assemblages is
necessary to effectively preserve biodiversity. This cannot be accomplished by examining a …

Tropical forests are experiencing enormous threats from deforestation and habitat
degradation. Much knowledge of the impacts of these land‐use changes on tropical species …

Understanding the role of alien species in forest communities, and how native and alien
species interact to shape the composition and structure of contemporary forests, is of critical …

The future of tropical forest biodiversity depends more than ever on the effective
management of human‐modified landscapes, presenting a daunting challenge to …

The threat to tropical forests is often gauged in terms of deforestation rates and the total area
remaining. Recently, however, there has been a growing realization that forest can appear …

Land-use change is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, especially in the tropics where
secondary and plantation forests are expanding while primary forest is declining …

Assessing the recovery of species diversity and composition after major disturbance is key to
understanding the resilience of tropical forests through successional processes, and its …