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Ecological thresholds at the savanna-forest boundary: how plant traits, resources and fire govern the distribution of tropical biomes by Hoffmann, William A., Geiger, Erika L., Gotsch, Sybil G., Rossatto, Davi R., Silva, Lucas C. R., Lau, On Lee, Haridasan, M., Franco, Augusto C.

“…Fire shapes the distribution of savanna and forest through complex interactions involving climate, resources and species traits. Based on data from central…”
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The functional roles of epiphytes and arboreal soils in tropical montane cloud forests by Gotsch, Sybil G., Nadkarni, Nalini, Amici, Autumn

“…Epiphytes and their associated decomposing litter and arboreal soils (herein, epiphytic material, EM) are ubiquitous features of tropical montane cloud forests…”
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Life in the treetops: ecophysiological strategies of canopy epiphytes in a tropical montane cloud forest by Gotsch, Sybil G, Nadkarni, Nalini, Darby, Alexander, Glunk, Andrew, Dix, Mackenzie, Davidson, Kenneth, Dawson, Todd E

“…Tropical montane cloud forests (TMCFs) inhabit regions rich in biodiversity that play an important role in the local and regional water cycle. Canopy plants…”
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Variation in the resilience of cloud forest vascular epiphytes to severe drought by Gotsch, Sybil G., Dawson, Todd E., Draguljić, Danel

“…Epiphytes are common in tropical montane cloud forests (TMCFs) and play many important ecological roles, but the degree to which these unique plants will be…”
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Foggy days and dry nights determine crown‐level water balance in a seasonal tropical montane cloud forest by GOTSCH, SYBIL G., ASBJORNSEN, HEIDI, HOLWERDA, FRISO, GOLDSMITH, GREGORY R., WEINTRAUB, ALEXIS E., DAWSON, TODD E.

“…The ecophysiology of tropical montane cloud forest (TMCF) trees is influenced by crown‐level microclimate factors including regular mist/fog water inputs, and…”
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Slope position influences vegetation-atmosphere interactions in a tropical montane cloud forest by Berry, Z. Carter, Gotsch, Sybil G., Holwerda, Friso, Muñoz-Villers, Lyssette E., Asbjornsen, Heidi

“…•Environmental drivers of tree water use vary strongly across slope positions.•VPD and leaf wetness explain significant variation in TMCF tree water use during…”
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Litter decomposition rates across tropical montane and lowland forests are controlled foremost by climate by Ostertag, Rebecca, Restrepo, Carla, Dalling, James W., Martin, Patrick H., Abiem, Iveren, Aiba, Shin‐ichiro, Alvarez‐Dávila, Esteban, Aragón, Roxana, Ataroff, Michelle, Chapman, Hazel, Cueva‐Agila, Augusta Y., Fadrique, Belen, Fernández, Romina D., González, Grizelle, Gotsch, Sybil G., Häger, Achim, Homeier, Jürgen, Iñiguez‐Armijos, Carlos, Llambí, Luis Daniel, Moore, Georgianne W., Næsborg, Rikke Reese, Poma López, Laura Nohemy, Pompeu, Patrícia Vieira, Powell, Jennifer R., Ramírez Correa, Jorge Andrés, Scharnagl, Klara, Tobón, Conrado, Williams, Cameron B.

“…The “hierarchy of factors” hypothesis states that decomposition rates are controlled primarily by climatic, followed by biological and soil variables. Tropical…”
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Arboreal Epiphytes in the Soil-Atmosphere Interface: How Often Are the Biggest “Buckets” in the Canopy Empty? by Hargis, Hailey, Gotsch, Sybil G., Porada, Philipp, Moore, Georgianne W., Ferguson, Briana, Van Stan, John T.

“…Arboreal epiphytes (plants residing in forest canopies) are present across all major climate zones and play important roles in forest biogeochemistry. The…”
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Conceptual analysis: What signals might plant canopies send via stemflow? by Mabrouk, Adam I., Gordon, D. Alex, Gotsch, Sybil G., Van Stan, John T.

“…As watersheds are complex systems that are difficult to directly study, the streams that drain them are often sampled to search for watershed “signals.” These…”
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Allocation to leaf area and sapwood area affects water relations of co-occurring savanna and forest trees by Gotsch, Sybil G, Geiger, Erika L, Franco, Augusto C, Goldstein, Guillermo, Meinzer, Frederick C, Hoffmann, William A

“…Water availability is a principal factor limiting the distribution of closed-canopy forest in the seasonal tropics, suggesting that forest tree species may not…”
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Foliar water uptake: Processes, pathways, and integration into plant water budgets by Berry, Z. Carter, Emery, Nathan C., Gotsch, Sybil G., Goldsmith, Gregory R.

“…Nearly all plant families, represented across most major biomes, absorb water directly through their leaves. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as foliar…”
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Habitat moisture is an important driver of patterns of sap flow and water balance in tropical montane cloud forest epiphytes by Darby, Alexander, Draguljić, Danel, Glunk, Andrew, Gotsch, Sybil G.

“…Microclimate in the tropical montane cloud forest (TMCF) is variable on both spatial and temporal scales and can lead to large fluctuations in both leaf-level…”
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Drought response strategies of vascular epiphytes in isolated pasture trees in a Costa Rican tropical montane landscape by Vaughan, Damon, Williams, Cameron B., Nadkarni, Nalini, Dawson, Todd E., Draguljic, Danel, Næsborg, Rikke Reese, Gotsch, Sybil G.

“…Premise Vascular epiphytes of tropical montane cloud forests are vulnerable to climate change, particularly as cloud bases elevate and reduce atmospheric…”
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Drought decreases water storage capacity of two arboreal epiphytes with differing ecohydrological traits by Moore, Althea F.P., Antoine, Jalayna, Bedoya, Laura I., Medina, Ann, Buck, Clifton S., Van Stan, John T., Gotsch, Sybil G.

“…Arboreal epiphytes, plants that grow on trees, can significantly increase rainwater storage and evaporation (i.e., “interception”) within canopies. Drought…”
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Vapor pressure deficit predicts epiphyte abundance across an elevational gradient in a tropical montane region by Gotsch, Sybil G., Davidson, Kenneth, Murray, Jessica G., Duarte, Vanessa J., Draguljić, Danel

“…PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Tropical Montane Cloud Forests (TMCFs) are important ecosystems to study and preserve because of their high biodiversity and critical…”
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Fuels or microclimate? Understanding the drivers of fire feedbacks at savanna-forest boundaries by HOFFMANN, WILLIAM A., JACONIS, SUSAN Y., MCKINLEY, KRISTEN L., GEIGER, ERIKA L., GOTSCH, SYBIL G., FRANCO, AUGUSTO C.

“…The higher flammability of tropical savanna, compared with forest, plays a critical role in mediating vegetation‐environment feedbacks, alternate stable…”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of urban trees to mitigate storm water runoff via transpiration and stemflow by Gotsch, Sybil G., Draguljić, Danel, Williams, Christopher J.

“…Many cities in the Eastern United States are working to increase urban tree cover due to the hydrological services that trees provide, including the…”
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Vascular epiphytes show low physiological resistance and high recovery capacity to episodic, short‐term drought in Monteverde, Costa Rica by Williams, Cameron B., Murray, Jessica G., Glunk, Andrew, Dawson, Todd E., Nadkarni, Nalini M., Gotsch, Sybil G., Oliveira, Rafael

“…Tropical montane cloud forests support abundant epiphytic vascular plant communities that serve important ecosystem functions, but their reliance on…”
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Variation in cloud immersion, not precipitation, drives leaf trait plasticity and water relations in vascular epiphytes during an extreme drought by Ferguson, Briana N., Gotsch, Sybil G., Williams, Cameron B., Wilson, Hannah, Barnes, Caitlin N., Dawson, Todd E., Nadkarni, Nalini M.

“…Premise Epiphytes are abundant in ecosystems such as tropical montane cloud forests where low‐lying clouds are often in contact with vegetation. Climate…”
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Plant carbon and water fluxes in tropical montane cloud forests by Gotsch, Sybil G., Asbjornsen, Heidi, Goldsmith, Gregory R.

“…Tropical montane cloud forests (TMCFs) are dynamic ecosystems defined by frequent, but intermittent, contact with fog. The resultant microclimate can vary…”
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