Agricultural intensification reduces ecological resilience of land‐use systems, whereas
paradoxically, environmental change and climate extremes require a higher response …

The ability to accurately and rapidly acquire leaf area index (LAI) is an indispensable
component of process-based ecological research facilitating the understanding of gas …

Tropical montane cloud forests (TMCF) typically experience conditions of frequent to
persistent fog. On the basis of the altitudinal limits between which TMCF generally occur …

A new methodology for estimating forest rainfall interception from multisatellite observations
is presented. The Climate Prediction Center morphing technique (CMORPH) precipitation …

Rainfall partitioning into stemflow, throughfall, and interception loss by vegetation alters
hydrological and biogeochemical fluxes between vegetation and soil. Here, we compiled a …

Conversions of natural ecosystems, eg, from rain forests to managed plantations, result in
significant changes in the hydrological cycle including periodic water scarcity. In Indonesia …

Key message Shade trees in agroforestry systems protect the understory cocoa from climate
extremes. Shade tree pruning manages microclimatic conditions in favor of cocoa …

Forests play an important role in the water cycle and in the control of soil erosion. The
canopy, as the first active surface of the forest, directly affects soil erosion by redistributing …

High water-holding forests are essential for adapting to drought climates under global
warming, and a central issue is which type of forests could conserve more water in the …

Woody encroachment due to changes in climate or in the disturbance regimes (fire and
herbivory) has been observed throughout the savannah biome over the last century with …