Wood performs several essential functions in plants, including mechanically supporting
aboveground tissue, storing water and other resources, and transporting sap. Woody tissues …

Phenotypic traits influence species distributions, but ecology lacks established links
between multidimensional phenotypes and fitness for predicting species responses to …

Due to massive energetic investments in woody support structures, trees are subject to
unique physiological, mechanical, and ecological pressures not experienced by herbaceous …

Topography is a key driver of tropical forest structure and composition, as it constrains local
nutrient and hydraulic conditions within which trees grow. Yet, we do not fully understand …

Although linkages of leaf and whole‐plant traits to leaf lifespan have been rigorously
investigated, there is a limited understanding of similar linkages of whole‐plant and fine root …

The specific gravity (SG) of wood is a measure of the amount of structural material a tree
species allocates to support and strength. In recent years, wood specific gravity, traditionally …

Tropical forests play a vital role in the global carbon cycle, but the amount of carbon they
contain and its spatial distribution remain uncertain. Recent studies suggest that once tree …

The future of tropical forests under global environmental change is uncertain, with
biodiversity and carbon stocks at risk if precipitation regimes alter. Here, we assess changes …

As one of Earth's most carbon-dense regions, tropical forests are central to climate change
mitigation efforts. Their unparalleled species richness also makes them vital for …

Success in the remediation of mine spoil depends largely on the selection of appropriate
tree species. The impacts of remediation on mine soil quality cannot be sufficiently assessed …