Regression dilution is a statistical inference bias that causes underestimation of the strength
of dependency between two variables when the predictors are error‐prone proxies (EPPs) …

Carbon isotope composition (δ13C) has been widely used to estimate the intrinsic water-use
efficiency (iWUE) of plants in ecosystems around the world, providing an ultimate record of …

One-third of all Neotropical forests are secondary forests that regrow naturally after
agricultural use through secondary succession. We need to understand better how and why …

Topography affects abiotic conditions which can influence the structure, function and
dynamics of ecological communities. An increasing number of studies have demonstrated …

The functional trait values that constitute a whole‐plant phenotype interact with the
environment to determine demographic rates. Current approaches often fail to explicitly …

Plant–soil feedback (PSF) plays a central role in determining plant community dynamics, yet
our understanding of how different combinations of plants and microbes influence PSF …

Phenological escape, a strategy that deciduous understory plants use to access direct light
in spring by leafing out before the canopy closes, plays an important role in shaping the …

At local scales, it has been suggested that high levels of resources lead to increased tree
growth via trait optimization (highly peaked trait distribution). However, this contrasts with (1) …

Understorey plants in deciduous forests often rely on access to ephemeral light availability
before the canopy closes in spring and after the canopy reopens in fall, a strategy commonly …

Investigations of forest community structure and dynamics have been facilitated by the use of
neighbourhood models that examine the interactions between a focal tree and its …