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The problem of pattern and scale in ecology: what have we learned in 20 years? by Chave, Jérôme

“…Over the past 20 years, major advances have clarified how ecological patterns inform theory, and how in turn theory informs applied ecology. Also, there has…”
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An individual-based forest model to jointly simulate carbon and tree diversity in Amazonia: description and applications by Maréchaux, Isabelle, Chave, Jérôme

“…Forest dynamic models predict the current and future states of ecosystems and are a nexus between physiological processes and empirical data, forest plot…”
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Improving plant allometry by fusing forest models and remote sensing by Fischer, Fabian Jörg, Maréchaux, Isabelle, Chave, Jérôme

“…Allometry determines how tree shape and function scale with each other, related through size. Allometric relationships help scale processes from the individual…”
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Inferring the parameters of the neutral theory of biodiversity using phylogenetic information and implications for tropical forests by Jabot, Franck, Chave, Jérôme

“…We develop a statistical method to infer the parameters of Hubbell’s neutral model of biodiversity using data on local species abundances and their…”
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How drought events during the last century have impacted biomass carbon in Amazonian rainforests by Yao, Yitong, Ciais, Philippe, Viovy, Nicolas, Joetzjer, Emilie, Chave, Jerome

“…During the last two decades, inventory data show that droughts have reduced biomass carbon sink of the Amazon forest by causing mortality to exceed growth…”
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Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum by Chave, Jerome, Coomes, David, Jansen, Steven, Lewis, Simon L, Swenson, Nathan G, Zanne, Amy E

“…Wood performs several essential functions in plants, including mechanically supporting aboveground tissue, storing water and other resources, and transporting…”
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Evolutionary patterns of range size, abundance and species richness in Amazonian angiosperm trees by Dexter, Kyle, Chave, Jérôme

“…Amazonian tree species vary enormously in their total abundance and range size, while Amazonian tree genera vary greatly in species richness. The drivers of…”
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Reconciling neutral community models and environmental filtering: theory and an empirical test by Jabot, Franck, Etienne, Rampal S., Chave, Jérôme

“…It is widely believed that the neutral theory of biodiversity cannot be used for parameter inference if the assumption of neutrality is not met. The goal of…”
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Soil environmental DNA metabarcoding can quantify local plant diversity for biomonitoring across varied environments by Duley, Emma, Iribar, Amaia, Bisson, Chris, Chave, Jérôme, Donald, Julian

“…Biomonitoring of plant communities is essential when evaluating outcomes of ecological restoration, but morphology‐based inventories can impede consistency…”
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Analyzing Tropical Forest Tree Species Abundance Distributions Using a Nonneutral Model and through Approximate Bayesian Inference by Jabot, Franck, Chave, Jérôme

“…The neutral theory of biodiversity challenges the classical niche-based view of ecological communities, where species attributes and environmental conditions…”
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Rare species support vulnerable functions in high-diversity ecosystems by Mouillot, David, Bellwood, David R, Baraloto, Christopher, Chave, Jerome, Galzin, Rene, Harmelin-Vivien, Mireille, Kulbicki, Michel, Lavergne, Sebastien, Lavorel, Sandra, Mouquet, Nicolas, Paine, C E Timothy, Renaud, Julien, Thuiller, Wilfried

“…Around the world, the human-induced collapses of populations and species have triggered a sixth mass extinction crisis, with rare species often being the first…”
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Functional diversity improves tropical forest resilience: Insights from a long‐term virtual experiment by Schmitt, Sylvain, Maréchaux, Isabelle, Chave, Jerome, Fischer, Fabian Jörg, Piponiot, Camille, Traissac, Stéphane, Hérault, Bruno, Gomez‐Aparicio, Lorena

“…Human activities modify the disturbance regimes of tropical forests. Since tropical forests host high biological diversity, understanding the role of…”
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Allometric equations to estimate the dry mass of Sahel woody plants mapped with very-high resolution satellite imagery by Hiernaux, Pierre, Issoufou, Hassane Bil-Assanou, Igel, Christian, Kariryaa, Ankit, Kourouma, Moussa, Chave, Jérôme, Mougin, Eric, Savadogo, Patrice

“…•Tree foliage, wood and root masses are estimated from crown area regardless of species.•Adding height improve tree mass allometry based on crown…”
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Increasing and widespread vulnerability of intact tropical rainforests to repeated droughts by Tao, Shengli, Chave, Jérôme, Frison, Pierre-Louis, Le Toan, Thuy, Ciais, Philippe, Fang, Jingyun, Wigneron, Jean-Pierre, Santoro, Maurizio, Yang, Hui, Li, Xiaojun, Labrière, Nicolas, Saatchi, Sassan

“…Intact tropical rainforests have been exposed to severe droughts in recent decades, which may threaten their integrity, their ability to sequester carbon, and…”
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New formula and conversion factor to compute basic wood density of tree species using a global wood technology database by Vieilledent, Ghislain, Fischer, Fabian Jörg, Chave, Jérôme, Guibal, Daniel, Langbour, Patrick, Gérard, Jean

“…Premise of the Study Basic wood density is an important ecological trait for woody plants. It is used to characterize species performance and fitness in…”
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SAR tomography for the retrieval of forest biomass and height: Cross-validation at two tropical forest sites in French Guiana by Ho Tong Minh, Dinh, Le Toan, Thuy, Rocca, Fabio, Tebaldini, Stefano, Villard, Ludovic, Réjou-Méchain, Maxime, Phillips, Oliver L., Feldpausch, Ted R., Dubois-Fernandez, Pascale, Scipal, Klaus, Chave, Jérôme

“…Developing and improving methods to monitor forest carbon in space and time is a timely challenge, especially for tropical forests. The next European Space…”
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Wood‐density has no effect on stomatal control of leaf‐level water use efficiency in an Amazonian forest by Lamour, Julien, Souza, Daisy C., Gimenez, Bruno O., Higuchi, Niro, Chave, Jérôme, Chambers, Jeffrey, Rogers, Alistair

“…Abstract Forest disturbances increase the proportion of fast‐growing tree species compared to slow‐growing ones. To understand their relative capacity for…”
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Mapping tropical forest trees across large areas with lightweight cost-effective terrestrial laser scanning by Tao, Shengli, Labrière, Nicolas, Calders, Kim, Fischer, Fabian Jörg, Rau, E-Ping, Plaisance, Laetitia, Chave, Jérôme

“…Key message We used lightweight terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) to detect over 3000 stems per hectare across a 12-ha permanent forest plot in French Guiana,…”
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Climatic and biotic factors influencing regional declines and recovery of tropical forest biomass from the 2015/16 El Niño by Yang, Hui, Ciais, Philippe, Wigneron, Jean-Pierre, Chave, Jérôme, Cartus, Oliver, Chen, Xiuzhi, Fan, Lei, Green, Julia K, Huang, Yuanyuan, Joetzjer, Emilie, Kay, Heather, Makowski, David, Maignan, Fabienne, Santoro, Maurizio, Tao, Shengli, Liu, Liyang, Yao, Yitong

“…The 2015/16 El Niño brought severe drought and record-breaking temperatures in the tropics. Here, using satellite-based L-band microwave vegetation optical…”
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Leaf drought tolerance cannot be inferred from classic leaf traits in a tropical rainforest by Maréchaux, Isabelle, Saint‐André, Laurent, Bartlett, Megan K., Sack, Lawren, Chave, Jérôme, Mariotte, Pierre

“…Plants are enormously diverse in their traits and ecological adaptation, even within given ecosystems, such as tropical rainforests. Accounting for this…”
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