Generalizing the effect of traits on performance across species may be achievable if traits
explain variation in population fitness. However, testing relationships between traits and vital …

Understanding and forecasting species' geographic distributions in the face of global
change is a central priority in biodiversity science. The existing view is that one must choose …

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 …

Despite its importance for forest regeneration, food webs, and human economies, changes
in tree fecundity with tree size and age remain largely unknown. The allometric increase with …

Plant species differ in many functional traits that drive differences in rates of photosynthesis,
biomass allocation, and tissue turnover. However, it remains unclear how—and even if …

Megaherbivores have pervasive ecological effects. In African rainforests, elephants can
increase aboveground carbon, though the mechanisms are unclear. Here, we combine a …

Life‐history theory posits that trade‐offs between demographic rates constrain the range of
viable life‐history strategies. For coexisting tropical tree species, the best established …

Species coexistence in diverse communities likely results from multiple interacting factors.
Mechanisms such as conspecific negative density dependence (CNDD) and varying life …

Earth system models must predict forest responses to global change in order to simulate
future global climate, hydrology, and ecosystem dynamics. These models are increasingly …

In tropical tree communities, processes occurring during early life stages play a critical role
in shaping forest composition and diversity through differences in species' performance …