The ecology has witnessed a strong conceptual shift regarding the transition from human-
free to human-dominated ecosystems. Nevertheless, human beings are still treated as …

Species distribution is strongly driven by local and global gradients in water availability but
the underlying mechanisms are not clear. Vulnerability to xylem embolism (P50) is a key trait …

Aim We analysed beta‐diversity patterns of various biological groups simultaneously, from
the perspective of site ecological uniqueness. We also investigated whether ecological …

The metabolism of fishes is profoundly affected by environmental factors such as
temperature, oxygen concentration, and pH levels. Also, biotic elements, for instance, activity …

Amazonian forests continuously accumulate carbon (C) in biomass and in soil, representing
a carbon sink of 0.42–0.65 GtC yr− 1. In recent decades, more than 15% of Amazonian …

The Amazon forest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world, which houses about 10% of
the Earth's biodiversity and 16% of the world's total river discharge into the oceans …

Abstract The Program for Biodiversity Research (PPBio) is an innovative program designed
to integrate all biodiversity research stakeholders. Operating since 2004, it has installed long …

Slash-and-burn agriculture has been practiced for thousands of years in the tropics and is
sustainable in conditions of low population density, and long fallow. However, the …

The study of plant species and trait distributions can provide answers to many of the
ecological challenges of our times, from climate change to the biodiversity crisis. Although …

Surveys on tropical invertebrates must gather as much information as possible over the
shortest period, mainly because of financial limitations and hyperdiversity. Fruit-feeding …