[HTML][HTML] Earth system impacts of the European arrival and Great Dying in the Americas after 1492
Human impacts prior to the Industrial Revolution are not well constrained. We investigate
whether the decline in global atmospheric CO 2 concentration by 7–10 ppm in the late …
whether the decline in global atmospheric CO 2 concentration by 7–10 ppm in the late …
The biodiversity of species and their rates of extinction, distribution, and protection
Background A principal function of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is to “perform regular and timely assessments …
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is to “perform regular and timely assessments …
The number of tree species on Earth
R Cazzolla Gatti, PB Reich… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
One of the most fundamental questions in ecology is how many species inhabit the Earth.
However, due to massive logistical and financial challenges and taxonomic difficulties …
However, due to massive logistical and financial challenges and taxonomic difficulties …
Global diversity and biogeography of bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants
Microorganisms in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are essential for water purification
to protect public and environmental health. However, the diversity of microorganisms and …
to protect public and environmental health. However, the diversity of microorganisms and …
Accelerated forest fragmentation leads to critical increase in tropical forest edge area
Large areas of tropical forests have been lost through deforestation, resulting in fragmented
forest landscapes. However, the dynamics of forest fragmentation are still unknown …
forest landscapes. However, the dynamics of forest fragmentation are still unknown …
TRY plant trait database–enhanced coverage and open access
Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological
characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect …
characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect …
ForestGEO: Understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network
ForestGEO is a network of scientists and long-term forest dynamics plots (FDPs) spanning
the Earth's major forest types. ForestGEO's mission is to advance understanding of the …
the Earth's major forest types. ForestGEO's mission is to advance understanding of the …
[HTML][HTML] Sensitivity of South American tropical forests to an extreme climate anomaly
AC Bennett, T Rodrigues de Sousa… - Nature Climate …, 2023 - nature.com
The tropical forest carbon sink is known to be drought sensitive, but it is unclear which
forests are the most vulnerable to extreme events. Forests with hotter and drier baseline …
forests are the most vulnerable to extreme events. Forests with hotter and drier baseline …
Persistent effects of pre-Columbian plant domestication on Amazonian forest composition
The extent to which pre-Columbian societies altered Amazonian landscapes is hotly
debated. We performed a basin-wide analysis of pre-Columbian impacts on Amazonian …
debated. We performed a basin-wide analysis of pre-Columbian impacts on Amazonian …
Eukaryotic plankton diversity in the sunlit ocean
Marine plankton support global biological and geochemical processes. Surveys of their
biodiversity have hitherto been geographically restricted and have not accounted for the full …
biodiversity have hitherto been geographically restricted and have not accounted for the full …