Central and South America (CSA) is a highly diverse region, both culturally and biologically.
It has one of the highest levels of biodiversity on the planet (Hoorn et al., 2010; Zador et al …

Mountainous regions are globally important, in part because they support large populations
and are biodiverse. They are also characterized by enhanced vulnerability to anthropogenic …

Palaeoecological records suggest that humans have been in the Andes since at least 14
000 years ago. Early human impacts on Andean ecosystems included an increase in fire …

Tropical forests are the most diverse and productive ecosystems on Earth. While better 10
understanding of these forests is critical for our collective future, until quite recently efforts 11 …

It is largely unknown how South America's Andean forests affect the global carbon cycle,
and thus regulate climate change. Here, we measure aboveground carbon dynamics over …

Tropical montane forests (TMF) are characterised by high endemism, species richness and
turnover across elevations. A key question is how niche‐based processes, via adaptation of …

Pollination services by insects contribute strongly to food security and ecosystem stability.
However, especially in Africa, little is known about farmer's knowledge and awareness of …

Screening species-rich communities for the variation in functional traits along environmental
gradients may help understanding the abiotic drivers of plant performance in a mechanistic …

The present study describes how vegetation (the tree layer) is shaped along the elevation
gradients in the eastern part of the Indian Himalayan Region. Various vegetation attributes …

More tree species can increase the carbon storage capacity of forests (here referred to as
the more species hypothesis) through increased tree productivity and tree abundance …