Ecological and evolutionary drivers of geographic variation in species diversity
PVA Fine - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Recent studies have generated an explosion of phylogenetic and biogeographic data and
have provided new tools to investigate the processes driving large-scale gradients in …
have provided new tools to investigate the processes driving large-scale gradients in …
Amazon plant diversity revealed by a taxonomically verified species list
D Cardoso, T Särkinen, S Alexander… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Recent debates on the number of plant species in the vast lowland rain forests of the
Amazon have been based largely on model estimates, neglecting published checklists …
Amazon have been based largely on model estimates, neglecting published checklists …
Plant phylogeny as a window on the evolution of hyperdiversity in the tropical rainforest biome
Contents Summary 1408 I. Introduction 1408 II. A brief history of hypotheses 1410 III. Age of
TRF biome and lineages 1411 IV. Frequency of immigration from other biomes 1413 V …
TRF biome and lineages 1411 IV. Frequency of immigration from other biomes 1413 V …
Animal life history is shaped by the pace of life and the distribution of age-specific mortality and reproduction
Animals exhibit an extraordinary diversity of life history strategies. These realized
combinations of survival, development and reproduction are predicted to be constrained by …
combinations of survival, development and reproduction are predicted to be constrained by …
Estimating the global conservation status of more than 15,000 Amazonian tree species
Estimates of extinction risk for Amazonian plant and animal species are rare and not often
incorporated into land-use policy and conservation planning. We overlay spatial distribution …
incorporated into land-use policy and conservation planning. We overlay spatial distribution …
Leaf and stem economics spectra drive diversity of functional plant traits in a dynamic global vegetation model
Functional diversity is critical for ecosystem dynamics, stability and productivity. However,
dynamic global vegetation models (DGVM s) which are increasingly used to simulate …
dynamic global vegetation models (DGVM s) which are increasingly used to simulate …
Comprehensive conservation assessments reveal high extinction risks across Atlantic Forest trees
Biodiversity is declining globally, yet many biodiversity hotspots still lack comprehensive
species conservation assessments. Using multiple International Union for Conservation of …
species conservation assessments. Using multiple International Union for Conservation of …
Seasonal drought limits tree species across the Neotropics
Within the tropics, the species richness of tree communities is strongly and positively
associated with precipitation. Previous research has suggested that this macroecological …
associated with precipitation. Previous research has suggested that this macroecological …
The variation of productivity and its allocation along a tropical elevation gradient: a whole carbon budget perspective
Y Malhi, CAJ Girardin, GR Goldsmith… - New …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Why do forest productivity and biomass decline with elevation? To address this question,
research to date generally has focused on correlative approaches describing changes in …
research to date generally has focused on correlative approaches describing changes in …
Variation in stem mortality rates determines patterns of above‐ground biomass in A mazonian forests: implications for dynamic global vegetation models
Understanding the processes that determine above‐ground biomass (AGB) in Amazonian
forests is important for predicting the sensitivity of these ecosystems to environmental …
forests is important for predicting the sensitivity of these ecosystems to environmental …