Asian tropical forests are amongst the most diverse on the planet, a richness that belies the
fact that they are dominated by a single family of trees, the Dipterocarpaceae. Many other …

Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) invasion into adjacent broadleaf forests has been
widely observed across subtropical China, and has induced negative effects on …

Global change research has largely focused on the effects of drought on forest dynamics
while the importance of excessive rainfall that can cause waterlogged soils has largely been …

Spatial information on forest functional composition is needed to inform management and
conservation efforts, yet this information is lacking, particularly in tropical regions. Canopy …

Revealing the mechanisms of environmental niche partitioning within lowland tropical
forests is important for understanding the drivers of current species distributions and …

The Dipterocarpaceae is the emblematic family of South-east Asian tropical rain forests and
many of the seasonally dry forests of continental South and South-east Asia. Whilst …

The abundance and diversity of plant species in rainforests are related to soil fertility.
Caatinga is one of the most diverse dry forests on Earth. However, the response of plant …

Rainforest restoration is an important application in today's multipurpose management of
secondary forest. However, our knowledge of tree species' traits and responses to treatment …

Unlike well-known global patterns of plant species richness along altitudinal gradients, in
the mountainous areas of the Brazilian Caatinga, species richness and diversity reach their …

The relationship between how humans and altitude influence the structure of plant
communities has been poorly investigated and particularly so in semiarid ecosystems …