Executive summary Far-reaching changes to the structure and function of the Earth's natural
systems represent a growing threat to human health. And yet, global health has mainly …

Increasing urban tree cover is an often proposed mitigation strategy against urban heat as
trees are expected to cool cities through evapotranspiration and shade provision. However …

Climate change can reduce surface-water supply by enhancing evapotranspiration in
forested mountains, especially during heatwaves. We investigate this 'drought paradox'for …

Most soil hydraulic information used in Earth System Models (ESMs) is derived from pedo-
transfer functions that use easy-to-measure soil attributes to estimate hydraulic parameters …

Plant phenology—the timing of cyclic or recurrent biological events in plants—offers insight
into the ecology, evolution, and seasonality of plant‐mediated ecosystem processes …

Increasing urbanization is likely to intensify the urban heat island effect, decrease outdoor
thermal comfort, and enhance runoff generation in cities. Urban green spaces are often …

Predictions of the magnitude and timing of leaf phenology in Amazonian forests remain
highly controversial. Here, we use terrestrial LiDAR surveys every two weeks spanning wet …

Accurate monitoring of tropical leaf phenology, such as the leaf-on/off status, at both
individual and ecosystem scales is essential for understanding and modelling tropical forest …

Reducing uncertainties in the response of tropical forests to global change requires
understanding how intra‐and interannual climatic variability selects for different species …

Amazonian evergreen forests show distinct canopy phenology and photosynthetic
seasonality but the climatic triggers are not well understood. This imposes a challenge for …