Terminology and quantification of environmental heterogeneity in species‐richness research

A Stein, H Kreft - Biological Reviews, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Spatial environmental heterogeneity (EH) is an important driver of species diversity, and its
influence on species richness has been analysed for numerous taxa, in diverse ecological …

Patterns and mechanisms of spatial variation in tropical forest productivity, woody residence time, and biomass

HC Muller‐Landau, KC Cushman, EE Arroyo… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical forests vary widely in biomass carbon (C) stocks and fluxes even after controlling for
forest age. A mechanistic understanding of this variation is critical to accurately predicting …

[图书][B] Plant roots: the hidden half

A Eshel, T Beeckman - 2013 - books.google.com
The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

Elevation and latitude drives structure and tree species composition in Andean forests: Results from a large-scale plot network

A Malizia, C Blundo, J Carilla, O Osinaga Acosta… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Our knowledge about the structure and function of Andean forests at regional scales
remains limited. Current initiatives to study forests over continental or global scales still have …

Climatic and edaphic controls over tropical forest diversity and vegetation carbon storage

F Hofhansl, E Chacón-Madrigal, L Fuchslueger… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Tropical rainforests harbor exceptionally high biodiversity and store large amounts of carbon
in vegetation biomass. However, regional variation in plant species richness and vegetation …

On the combined effect of soil fertility and topography on tree growth in subtropical forest ecosystems—a study from SE China

T Scholten, P Goebes, P Kühn, S Seitz… - Journal of Plant …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Aims The aim of our research was to understand small-scale effects of topography and soil
fertility on tree growth in a forest biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) experiment in …

Amazonian functional diversity from forest canopy chemical assembly

GP Asner, RE Martin, R Tupayachi… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Patterns of tropical forest functional diversity express processes of ecological assembly at
multiple geographic scales and aid in predicting ecological responses to environmental …

Climate seasonality limits leaf carbon assimilation and wood productivity in tropical forests

FH Wagner, B Hérault, D Bonal, C Stahl… - …, 2016 - bg.copernicus.org
The seasonal climate drivers of the carbon cycle in tropical forests remain poorly known,
although these forests account for more carbon assimilation and storage than any other …

[HTML][HTML] Implications of landscape changes for ecosystem services and biodiversity: A national assessment in Ecuador

H Koo, J Kleemann, P Cuenca, JK Noh, C Fürst - Ecosystem Services, 2024 - Elsevier
Ecuadorian ecosystems experience high pressure due to anthropogenic activities and
climate change. Despite the need of regular monitoring of biodiversity and ecosystem …

Functional and phylogenetic diversity of bird assemblages are filtered by different biotic factors on tropical mountains

DM Hanz, K Böhning‐Gaese, SW Ferger… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim It is not yet clear whether similar mechanisms influence the assembly of ecological
communities across different continents. Here, we investigated the functional and …