Land-use change is a primary driver of biodiversity loss. Tropical ecosystems face rapid
conversion rates due to the encroachment of agricultural lands and supply needs for goods …

Leaf cuticular waxes are one of the most important environment-plant interaction structural
systems that enable desert plants to withstand extreme climatic conditions. We present a …

(1) Background: Tropical Mountain forests (TMF) constitute a threatened major carbon sink
due to deforestation. Carbon compensation projects could significantly aid in preserving …

This study addresses the understudied dynamics of mortality and recruitment in Tropical
Mountain forests, critical determinants of forest structural processes and biomass turnover …

Identification and quantification of allochthonous and autochthonous organic carbon (OC) in
large and shallow lakes are crucial for knowledge of OC burial and recycling behaviors, as …

The aim of the present study was to characterize the distribution and sources of terrigenous
organic matter (OM) in surface sediments of a subtropical estuarine–lagoon​ system …

Due to warming, changes in microclimatic temperatures have shifted plant community
structure and dynamics in tundra and alpine regions. The directionality and magnitude of …

Source-specific lipid biomarkers, such as n-alkanes and n-fatty acids, serve as valuable
tracers of past and contemporary exchanges of vegetation-derived organic matter across …

Afforestation has been the dominant land-use change in the Swiss Alps during the last
decades which has not only the potential to increase soil organic carbon sequestration, but it …

Nature conservation is currently shaping many terrestrial ecosystems in Africa. This is
particularly evident in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where conservation is intended to recover …