Community and ecosystem responses to elevational gradients: processes, mechanisms, and insights for global change

MK Sundqvist, NJ Sanders… - Annual review of ecology …, 2013‏ - annualreviews.org
Community structure and ecosystem processes often vary along elevational gradients. Their
responses to elevation are commonly driven by changes in temperature, and many …

A critical review of forest biomass estimation models, common mistakes and corrective measures

GW Sileshi - Forest Ecology and Management, 2014‏ - Elsevier
The choice of biomass estimation models (BEMs) is one of the most important sources of
uncertainty in quantifying forest biomass and carbon fluxes. This review was motivated by …

Evolutionary history resolves global organization of root functional traits

Z Ma, D Guo, X Xu, M Lu, RD Bardgett, DM Eissenstat… - Nature, 2018‏ - nature.com
Plant roots have greatly diversified in form and function since the emergence of the first land
plants,, but the global organization of functional traits in roots remains poorly understood …

Global biomass burning fuel consumption and emissions at 500-m spatial resolution based on the Global Fire Emissions Database (GFED)

D van Wees, GR van der Werf… - Geoscientific Model …, 2022‏ - gmd.copernicus.org
In fire emission models, the spatial resolution of both the modelling framework and the
satellite data used to quantify burned area can have considerable impact on emission …

Airborne laser-guided imaging spectroscopy to map forest trait diversity and guide conservation

GP Asner, RE Martin, DE Knapp, R Tupayachi… - Science, 2017‏ - science.org
Functional biogeography may bridge a gap between field-based biodiversity information
and satellite-based Earth system studies, thereby supporting conservation plans to protect …

Quantifying forest canopy traits: Imaging spectroscopy versus field survey

GP Asner, RE Martin, CB Anderson… - Remote Sensing of …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Spatial and temporal information on plant functional traits are lacking in ecology, which limits
our understanding of how plant communities and ecosystems are changing. This problem is …

Tree above-ground biomass allometries for carbon stocks estimation in the natural forests of Colombia

E Alvarez, A Duque, J Saldarriaga, K Cabrera… - Forest Ecology and …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
In this study, we analyzed the above-ground biomass data for 631 trees with a diameter⩾
10cm from different biogeographical regions in Colombia. The aims of this research were (1) …

Microbes do not follow the elevational diversity patterns of plants and animals

N Fierer, CM McCain, P Meir, M Zimmermann… - Ecology, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
The elevational gradient in plant and animal diversity is one of the most widely documented
patterns in ecology and, although no consensus explanation exists, many hypotheses have …

Digital map** of soil organic matter for rubber plantation at regional scale: An application of random forest plus residuals kriging approach

PT Guo, MF Li, W Luo, QF Tang, ZW Liu, ZM Lin - Geoderma, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Soil organic matter (SOM) plays an important role in soil fertility and C cycle. Detailed
information about the spatial distribution of SOM is vital to effective management of soil …

Mountain ecosystems as natural laboratories for climate change experiments

R Tito, HL Vasconcelos, KJ Feeley - Frontiers in Forests and Global …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Experimental studies are needed to empirically examine the effects of climate change on
terrestrial organisms and to serve as the basis for predictions and management practices. As …