Colombia, renowned as an important centre of global biodiversity, continues to harbour
undiscovered evolutionary hotspots of flowering plants. The altitude-dependent hypothesis …

Geological events such as mountain uplift affect how, when, and where species diversify, but
measuring those effects is a longstanding challenge. Andean orogeny impacted the …

It is well established that climatic factors such as water stress and chronic anthropogenic
disturbances such as biomass extraction influence tropical forest tree community structure …

Water availability regulates plant community dynamics but the drought response of
seedlings remains poorly known, despite their vulnerability, especially for the Asian tropics …

The juxtaposition of climatic zones in tropical mountains is considered one of the leading
causes of the high diversity of tropical mountains; high peaks block oceanic winds, causing …

Evidence for climate-change related alteration in distributions and ranges of forest trees is
accumulating, but information from Asian tropical forests, particularly for threatened and …

Understanding the tempo and mode of diversification and its consequence for tropical
biodiversity remains a key challenge as different clades and regions exemplify distinct …