INTRODUCTION The biodiversity-productivity relationship (BPR; the effect of biodiversity on
ecosystem productivity) is foundational to our understanding of the global extinction crisis …

The global extent and distribution of forest trees is central to our understanding of the terrestrial
biosphere. We provide the first spatially continuous map of forest tree density at a global …

Forests are a substantial terrestrial carbon sink, but anthropogenic changes in land use and
climate have considerably reduced the scale of this system 1 . Remote-sensing estimates to …

The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) is one of the most recognized global patterns of
species richness exhibited across a wide range of taxa. Numerous hypotheses have been …

Determining the drivers of non-native plant invasions is critical for managing native ecosystems
and limiting the spread of invasive species 1 , 2 . Tree invasions in particular have been …

Understanding what controls global leaf type variation in trees is crucial for comprehending
their role in terrestrial ecosystems, including carbon, water and nutrient dynamics. Yet our …

Mixture tuned matched filtering (MTMF) image classification capitalizes on the increasing
spectral and spatial resolutions of available hyperspectral image data to identify the presence, …

Quantification of small stream contributions to global carbon cycling is key to understanding
how freshwater systems transmit and transform carbon between terrestrial and atmospheric …

Informed consent is a foundational concept in modern medicine. Despite physicians’ ethical
and legal obligations to obtain informed consent, no standard curriculum exists to teach …

Remote sensing and geographic analysis of woody vegetation provide means of evaluating
the distribution of natural resources, patterns of biodiversity and ecosystem structure, and …