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Linking plant hydraulics and the fast–slow continuum to understand resilience to drought in tropical ecosystems by Oliveira, Rafael S., Eller, Cleiton B., Barros, Fernanda de V., Hirota, Marina, Brum, Mauro, Bittencourt, Paulo

“…Summary Tropical ecosystems have the highest levels of biodiversity, cycle more water and absorb more carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem on Earth…”
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Foliar uptake of fog water and transport belowground alleviates drought effects in the cloud forest tree species, Drimys brasiliensis (Winteraceae) by Eller, Cleiton B., Lima, Aline L., Oliveira, Rafael S.

“…Foliar water uptake (FWU) is a common water acquisition mechanism for plants inhabiting temperate fog-affected ecosystems, but the prevalence and consequences…”
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Cloud forest trees with higher foliar water uptake capacity and anisohydric behavior are more vulnerable to drought and climate change by Eller, Cleiton B., Lima, Aline L., Oliveira, Rafael S.

“…Many tropical montane cloud forest (TMCF) trees are capable of foliar water uptake (FWU) during leaf-wetting events. In this study, we tested the hypothesis…”
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Xylem hydraulic safety and construction costs determine tropical tree growth by B. Eller, Cleiton, V. Barros, Fernanda, R.L. Bittencourt, Paulo, Rowland, Lucy, Mencuccini, Maurizio, S. Oliveira, Rafael

“…Faster growth in tropical trees is usually associated with higher mortality rates, but the mechanisms underlying this relationship are poorly understood. In…”
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Mineral nutrition of campos rupestres plant species on contrasting nutrient‐impoverished soil types by Oliveira, Rafael S, Galvão, Hugo C, Campos, Mariana C. R, Eller, Cleiton B, Pearse, Stuart J, Lambers, Hans

“…In Brazil, the campos rupestres occur over the Brazilian shield, and are characterized by acidic nutrient‐impoverished soils, which are particularly low in…”
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Effects of soil water availability on foliar water uptake of Araucaria angustifolia by Cassana, Francine F, Eller, Cleiton B, Oliveira, Rafael S, Dillenburg, Lúcia R

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Foliar water uptake has been reported for different species, including conifers living in drought-prone environments. We conducted three…”
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Stomatal optimization based on xylem hydraulics (SOX) improves land surface model simulation of vegetation responses to climate by Eller, Cleiton B., Rowland, Lucy, Mencuccini, Maurizio, Rosas, Teresa, Williams, Karina, Harper, Anna, Medlyn, Belinda E., Wagner, Yael, Klein, Tamir, Teodoro, Grazielle S., Oliveira, Rafael S., Matos, Ilaine S., Rosado, Bruno H. P., Fuchs, Kathrin, Wohlfahrt, Georg, Montagnani, Leonardo, Meir, Patrick, Sitch, Stephen, Cox, Peter M.

“…• Land surface models (LSMs) typically use empirical functions to represent vegetation responses to soil drought. These functions largely neglect recent…”
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Modelling tropical forest responses to drought and El Niño with a stomatal optimization model based on xylem hydraulics by Eller, Cleiton B., Rowland, Lucy, Oliveira, Rafael S., Bittencourt, Paulo R. L., Barros, Fernanda V., da Costa, Antonio C. L., Meir, Patrick, Friend, Andrew D., Mencuccini, Maurizio, Sitch, Stephen, Cox, Peter

“…The current generation of dynamic global vegetation models (DGVMs) lacks a mechanistic representation of vegetation responses to soil drought, impairing their…”
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Effects of nitrogen availability on the competitive interactions between an invasive and a native grass from Brazilian cerrado by Eller, Cleiton B., Oliveira, Rafael S.

“…Background and aims Nitrogen (N) deposition is currently widespread in many ecosystems and often promotes shifts in plant composition towards invasive species…”
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Three eco‐physiological strategies of response to drought maintain the form and function of a tropical montane grassland by Matos, Ilaíne S., Eller, Cleiton B., Oliveras, Imma, Mantuano, Dulce, Rosado, Bruno H. P., Umaña, María

“…Ecologists seek a general scheme to classify the diversity of plant responses to environmental factors into a few strategies (e.g. competitor—C, stress…”
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hydroclimatic and ecophysiological basis of cloud forest distributions under current and projected climates by Oliveira, Rafael S, Eller, Cleiton B, Bittencourt, Paulo R. L, Mulligan, Mark

“…BackgroundTropical montane cloud forests (TMCFs) are characterized by a unique set of biological and hydroclimatic features, including frequent and/or…”
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Revisiting plant hydrological niches: The importance of atmospheric resources for ground‐rooted plants by Matos, Ilaíne Silveira, Binks, Oliver, Eller, Cleiton B., Zorger, Bianca B., Meir, Patrick, Dawson, Todd E., Rosado, Bruno H. P.

“…Occult precipitation events (fog, dew and light rain) can alter plant water and nutritional status, both directly through the aerial uptake of surface water…”
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Tree height, leaf thickness and seed size drive Caatinga plants' sensitivity to climate change by Carvalho, Carlos E., Sfair, Júlia C., Eller, Cleiton B., Menezes, Bruno S., Menezes, Marcelo O. T., Araújo, Francisca S.

“…Abstract Aim The Anthropocene climate crisis may shift the distribution range of various species. Global Climate Models predict an increase in temperature and…”
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Application of feedback control to stomatal optimisation in a global land surface model by Jones, Simon, Eller, Cleiton B., Cox, Peter M.

“…Accurate representations of stomatal conductance are required to predict the effects of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems. Stomatal optimisation theory,…”
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Phytogeographical origin determines Tropical Montane Cloud Forest hydraulic trait composition by Barros, Fernanda de V., Bittencourt, Paulo L., Eller, Cleiton B., Signori‐Müller, Caroline, Meireles, Leonardo D., Oliveira, Rafael S.

“…Tropical montane cloud forests (TMCF) have unique climatic conditions, which allow the coexistence of plant lineages with different phytogeographical origins…”
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Environmental controls in the water use patterns of a tropical cloud forest tree species, Drimys brasiliensis (Winteraceae) by Eller, Cleiton B, Burgess, Stephen S O, Oliveira, Rafael S

“…Trees from tropical montane cloud forest (TMCF) display very dynamic patterns of water use. They are capable of downwards water transport towards the soil…”
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How Climate Shapes the Functioning of Tropical Montane Cloud Forests by Eller, Cleiton B., Meireles, Leonardo D., Sitch, Stephen, Burgess, Stephen S. O., Oliveira, Rafael S.

“…Purpose of Review Tropical Montane Cloud Forest (TMCF) is a highly vulnerable ecosystem, which occurs at higher elevations in tropical mountains. Many aspects…”
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South American mountain ecosystems and global change - a case study for integrating theory and field observations for land surface modelling and ecosystem management by Nagy, Laszlo, Eller, Cleiton B., Mercado, Lina M., Cuesta, Francisco X., Llambí, Luís D., Buscardo, Erika, Aragão, Luiz E. O. C., García-Núñez, Carlos, Oliveira, Rafael S., Barbosa, Milton, Ceballos, Sergio J., Calderón-Loor, Marco, Fernandes, G. Wilson, Aráoz, Ezequiel, Muñoz, Ariadna M. Q., Rozzi, Ricardo, Aguirre, Francisco, Álvarez-Dávila, Esteban, Salinas, Norma, Sitch, Stephen

“…Plot-based monitoring has yielded much information on the taxonomic diversity and carbon (C) storage in tropical lowland forests of the Amazon basin. This has…”
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The fog regime in a tropical montane cloud forest in Brazil and its effects on water, light and microclimate by Bittencourt, Paulo R.L., Barros, Fernanda de V., Eller, Cleiton B., Müller, Caroline S., Oliveira, Rafael S.

“…•We quantify the fog regime of a Tropical Cloud Forest in high temporal resolution.•Fog occurrence is highly variable at all temporal scales and prevalent at…”
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Modelling tropical forest responses to drought and El Niño with a stomatal optimization model based on xylem hydraulics by Eller, Cleiton B., Rowland, Lucy, Oliveira, Rafael S., Bittencourt, Paulo R. L., Barros, Fernanda V., da Costa, Antonio C. L., Meir, Patrick, Friend, Andrew D., Mencuccini, Maurizio, Sitch, Stephen, Cox, Peter

“…The current generation of dynamic global vegetation models (DGVMs) lacks a mechanistic representation of vegetation responses to soil drought, impairing their…”
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