Tropical ecosystems have the highest levels of biodiversity, cycle more water and absorb
more carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. Consequently, these ecosystems …

Despite growing recognition of the conservation values of grassy biomes, our understanding
of how to maintain and restore biodiverse tropical grasslands (including savannas and open …

Projected effects of climate change across many ecosystems globally include more frequent
disturbance by fire and reduced plant growth due to warmer (and especially drier) …

Spatial predictions of soil macro and micro-nutrient content across Sub-Saharan Africa at
250 m spatial resolution and for 0–30 cm depth interval are presented. Predictions were …

Forests are the dominant terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. We review the environmental
factors controlling their structure and global distribution and evaluate their current and future …

In the face of anthropogenic climate change, species must acclimate, adapt, move, or die.
Although some species are moving already, their ability to keep up with the faster changes …

Abrupt ecological changes are, by definition, those that occur over short periods of time
relative to typical rates of change for a given ecosystem. The potential for such changes is …

We live on a flammable planet yet there is little consensus on the origin and evolution of
flammability in our flora. We argue that part of the problem lies in the concept of flammability …

Scientists describe the scale of the risks from unmanaged climate change as potentially
immense. However, the scientific models, because they omit key factors that are hard to …

Ecologists have long sought to understand the factors controlling the structure of savanna
vegetation. Using data from 2154 sites in savannas across Africa, Australia, and South …