Theory predicts that higher biodiversity in the tropics is maintained by specialized interactions
among plants and their natural enemies that result in conspecific negative density …

It is largely unknown how South America’s Andean forests affect the global carbon cycle, and
thus regulate climate change. Here, we measure aboveground carbon dynamics over the …

Amazonian forests are extraordinarily diverse, but the estimated species richness is very
much debated. Here, we apply an ensemble of parametric estimators and a novel technique …

Parasites constitute an ideal system with which to investigate patterns and mechanisms of
community structure and dynamics. Nevertheless, despite their prevalence in natural systems, …

Despite long-standing interest in elevational-diversity gradients, little is known about the
processes that cause changes in the compositional variation of communities (β-diversity) across …

Tree diversity and composition in Amazonia are known to be strongly determined by the water
supplied by precipitation. Nevertheless, within the same climatic regime, water availability …

We introduce the FunAndes database, a compilation of functional trait data for the Andean
flora spanning six countries. FunAndes contains data on 24 traits across 2,694 taxa, for a total …

Habitat loss and resultant fragmentation are major threats to biodiversity, particularly in tropical
and subtropical ecosystems. It is increasingly urgent to understand fragmentation effects, …

… J. Sebastián Tello is an assistant scientist at the Center for Conservation and Sustainable
development of the Missouri Botanical Garden. He is interested in describing and …

Tropical forests are known for their high diversity. Yet, forest patches do occur in the tropics
where a single tree species is dominant. Such “monodominant” forests are known from all of …