Old trees have many ecological and socio-cultural values. However, knowledge of the
factors influencing their long-term persistence in human-dominated landscapes is limited …

Aim Historically, climate has been a dominant driver of global vegetation patterns. Recently,
ecological understanding has been updated to acknowledge the influence of human land …

Large old trees are keystone ecological structures that provide vital ecosystem services to
humans. However, there are few large-scale empirical studies on patterns of diversity and …

Large old trees are some of the most iconic biota on earth and are integral parts of many
terrestrial ecosystems including those in tropical, temperate and boreal forests, deserts …

Questions Patterns of functional and phylogenetic homogenization of plant diversity at the
scale of entire cities are well established. However, fewer studies have investigated how …

Extremely old trees have important roles in providing insights about historical climatic events
and supporting cultural values, yet there has been limited work on their global distribution …

Faison (2013) suggested the dynamics of large old tree populations is more complicated
than discussed in Lindenmayer et al.(2013) and presented inventory information indicating …

The negative consequences of increased urbanization on native biological and cultural
diversity have received considerable research attention. Biological and cultural diversity can …

Large old trees are keystone ecological entities and cultural heritages that provide vital
services to humans in settlements. We investigated the abundance, species diversity …

We assessed population performance of rare plants across a gradient from rural to urban
landscapes and evaluated 2 hypotheses central to strategic conservation planning:(1) …