Linking plant hydraulics and the fast–slow continuum to understand resilience to drought in tropical ecosystems
Tropical ecosystems have the highest levels of biodiversity, cycle more water and absorb
more carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. Consequently, these ecosystems …
more carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. Consequently, these ecosystems …
Relationships among net primary productivity, nutrients and climate in tropical rain forest: a pan‐tropical analysis
Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 939–947 Abstract Tropical rain forests play a dominant role in
global biosphere‐atmosphere CO2 exchange. Although climate and nutrient availability …
global biosphere‐atmosphere CO2 exchange. Although climate and nutrient availability …
Direct evidence for phosphorus limitation on Amazon forest productivity
The productivity of rainforests growing on highly weathered tropical soils is expected to be
limited by phosphorus availability. Yet, controlled fertilization experiments have been unable …
limited by phosphorus availability. Yet, controlled fertilization experiments have been unable …
Soil organic matter in major pedogenic soil groups
I Kögel-Knabner, W Amelung - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil organic matter (SOM) accumulation is different in certain soil groups with differences in
parent material, degree of weathering and mineral composition. These differences are …
parent material, degree of weathering and mineral composition. These differences are …
Drought impact on forest carbon dynamics and fluxes in Amazonia
CE Doughty, DB Metcalfe, CAJ Girardin, FF Amézquita… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
In 2005 and 2010 the Amazon basin experienced two strong droughts, driven by shifts in the
tropical hydrological regime possibly associated with global climate change, as predicted by …
tropical hydrological regime possibly associated with global climate change, as predicted by …
Forest-rainfall cascades buffer against drought across the Amazon
A Staal, OA Tuinenburg, JHC Bosmans… - Nature Climate …, 2018 - nature.com
Tree transpiration in the Amazon may enhance rainfall for downwind forests. Until now it has
been unclear how this cascading effect plays out across the basin. Here, we calculate local …
been unclear how this cascading effect plays out across the basin. Here, we calculate local …
Hyperdominance in the Amazonian tree flora
Introduction Recent decades have seen a major international effort to inventory tree
communities in the Amazon Basin and Guiana Shield (Amazonia), but the vast extent and …
communities in the Amazon Basin and Guiana Shield (Amazonia), but the vast extent and …
Amazon forest response to CO2 fertilization dependent on plant phosphorus acquisition
Global terrestrial models currently predict that the Amazon rainforest will continue to act as a
carbon sink in the future, primarily owing to the rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) …
carbon sink in the future, primarily owing to the rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) …
Basin-wide variations in Amazon forest structure and function are mediated by both soils and climate
CA Quesada, OL Phillips, M Schwarz… - …, 2012 - bg.copernicus.org
Forest structure and dynamics vary across the Amazon Basin in an east-west gradient
coincident with variations in soil fertility and geology. This has resulted in the hypothesis that …
coincident with variations in soil fertility and geology. This has resulted in the hypothesis that …
Height-diameter allometry of tropical forest trees
Tropical tree height-diameter (H: D) relationships may vary by forest type and region making
large-scale estimates of above-ground biomass subject to bias if they ignore these …
large-scale estimates of above-ground biomass subject to bias if they ignore these …