The carbon budget of the tropics has been perturbed as a result of human influences. Here,
we attempt to construct a 'bottom‐up'analysis of the biological components of the budget as …

The possibility that the Amazon forest system could soon reach a tipping point, inducing
large-scale collapse, has raised global concern,–. For 65 million years, Amazonian forests …

Mauritia flexuosa Lf is one of the more widely distributed neotropical palms and is
intensively used by humans. This palm can grow in tropical rainforests or can develop a …

An improved understanding of present-day climate variability and change relies on high-
quality data sets from the past 2 millennia. Global efforts to model regional climate modes …

People have modified landscapes throughout the Holocene (the last c. 11,700 years) by
modifying soils, burning forests, cultivating and domesticating plants, and directly and …

Anthropogenic climate change driven by increased carbon emissions is leading to more
severe fire seasons and increasing the frequency of mega-fires in the Amazon. This has the …

The updated inventory of the Latin American Pollen Database (LAPD) offers a wide range of
new insights. This paper presents a systematic compilation of palynological research in …

Models aimed at understanding C4-savannah distribution for Australia, Africa and South
America support transition to forest at high mean annual precipitation (MAP), and savannah …

Amazonia is the world's largest tropical forest and is globally important in terms of its
ecosystem services and extraordinarily high levels of biodiversity. The origin of this …

Societal Impact Statement The relationship between rainfall, fire and habitat can display
incongruencies. The 2021 Malagasy Grassy Biomes Workshop identified understanding fire …