Tree mortality rates appear to be increasing in moist tropical forests (MTF s) with significant
carbon cycle consequences. Here, we review the state of knowledge regarding MTF tree …

Plants and vegetation play a critical—but largely unpredictable—role in global
environmental changes due to the multitude of contributing processes at widely different …

ES 6: 3-5 Replace “It is unequivocal that emissions of the well-mixed greenhouse gases
(GHG) carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2 O) from human activities …

Energy and water limitations of tree growth remain insufficiently understood at large
spatiotemporal scales, hindering model representation of interannual or longer-term …

The primary objective of the European Space Agency's 7th Earth Explorer mission,
BIOMASS, is to determine the worldwide distribution of forest above-ground biomass (AGB) …

Landscape fires burn 3–5 million km2 of the Earth's surface annually. They emit 2.2 Pg of
carbon per year to the atmosphere, but also convert a significant fraction of the burned …

To assess the impacts of climate change on vegetation from stand to global scales, models
of forest dynamics that include tree demography are needed. Such models are now …

Recent climate changes have increased fire-prone weather conditions in many regions and
have likely affected fire occurrence, which might impact ecosystem functioning …

Two simplifying hypotheses have been proposed for whole‐plant respiration. One links
respiration to photosynthesis; the other to biomass. Using a first‐principles carbon balance …

The length of time that carbon remains in forest biomass is one of the largest uncertainties in
the global carbon cycle, with both recent-historical baselines and future responses to …