Frequent observations of higher mortality in larger trees than in smaller ones during
droughts have sparked an increasing interest in size‐dependent drought‐induced mortality …

Rising temperatures are influencing forests on many scales, with potentially strong variation
vertically across forest strata. Using published research and new analyses, we evaluate how …

The tropical forest carbon sink is known to be drought sensitive, but it is unclear which
forests are the most vulnerable to extreme events. Forests with hotter and drier baseline …

Tree size shapes forest carbon dynamics and determines how trees interact with their
environment, including a changing climate. Here, we conduct the first global analysis of …

In recent decades, increases in severe drought, heat extremes, and pest burden have
contributed to increased global tree mortality. These risks are expected to be exacerbated …

Tropical forests are a major component of the global carbon cycle and home to two‐thirds of
terrestrial species. Upper‐canopy trees store the majority of forest carbon and can be …

Habitat fragmentation could potentially affect tree architecture and allometry. Here, we use
ground surveys of terrestrial LiDAR in Central Amazonia to explore the influence of forest …

The future of tropical forests hinges on the balance between disturbance rates, which are
expected to increase with climate change, and tree growth. Whereas tree growth is a slow …

Vegetation is subject to multiple pressures in the 21st century, including changes in climate,
atmospheric composition and human land-use. Changes in vegetation type, structure, and …

Tree death is a key process for our understanding of how forests are and will respond to
global change. The extensive forests across the southern Amazonia edge—the driest …