Do species traits determine patterns of wood production in Amazonian forests? (2009)
T. R. Baker, O. L. Phillips, W. F. Laurance, S. Almeida, L. Arroyo, ...
Understanding the relationships between plant traits and ecosystem properties at large spatial scales is important for predicting how compositional change will affect carbon cycling in tropical...
Branch xylem density variations across the Amazon Basin (2009)
S. Patiño, J. Lloyd, R. Paiva, T. R. Baker, C. A. Quesada, L. M. Mercado, ...
Xylem density is a physical property of wood that varies between individuals, species and environments. It reflects the physiological strategies of trees that lead to growth, survival and...
R. J. Whittaker, Y. Malhi, R. J. Ladle, H. Ter Steege, ...
Leaves in tropical forests come in an enormous variety of sizes and shapes, each of which can be ultimately viewed as an adaptation to the complex problem of optimising the capture of light for...
L. O. Anderson, Y. Malhi, R. J. Ladle, Y. Shimabukuro, O. L. Phillips, ...
Long-term studies using the RAINFOR network of forest plots have generated significant insights into the spatial and temporal dynamics of forest carbon cycling in Amazonia. In this work, we map and...
Spatial trends in leaf size of Amazonian rainforest trees (2009)
Y. Malhi, R. J. Whittaker, R. J. Ladle, H. Ter Steege, ...
Leaf size influences many aspects of tree function such as rates of transpiration and photosynthesis and, consequently, often varies in a predictable way in response to environmental gradients. The...
Y. Malhi, D. B. Metcalfe, E. Jiménez, D. Navarrete, ...
The net primary productivity (NPP) of tropical forests is one of the most important and least quantified components of the global carbon cycle. Most relevant studies have focused particularly on the...
Basin-wide variations in foliar properties of Amazonian forest: phylogeny, soils and climate (2009)
N. M. Fyllas, S. Patiño, T. R. Baker, G. Bielefeld Nardoto, L. A. Martinelli, C. A. Quesada, ...
We analysed 1040 individual trees, positioned in sixty three plots across the Amazon Basin for leaf mass per area (<i>M<sub>A</sub></i>), leaf carbon isotope composition...
C. A. Quesada, J. Lloyd, M. Schwarz, T. R. Baker, O. L. Phillips, S. Patiño, ...
Forest structure and dynamics have been noted to vary across the Amazon Basin in an east-west gradient in a pattern which coincides with variations in soil fertility and geology. This has resulted in...
Mapping landscape scale variations of forest structure, biomass, and productivity in Amazonia (2009)
S. Saatchi, Y. Malhi, B. Zutta, W. Buermann, L. O. Anderson, A. M. Araujo, ...
Landscape and environmental variables such as topography, geomorphology, soil types, and climate are important factors affecting forest composition, structure, productivity, and biomass. Here, we...
Spatial trends in leaf size of Amazonian rainforest trees (2009)
Y. Malhi, R. J. Whittaker, R. J. Ladle, H. Ter Steege, O. L. Phillips, ...
Leaf size influences many aspects of tree function such as rates of transpiration and photosynthesis and, consequently, often varies in a predictable way in response to environmental gradients. The...
R. J. Whittaker, Y. Malhi, R. J. Ladle, H. Ter Steege, N. Butt, ...
Leaves in tropical forests come in an enormous variety of sizes and shapes, each of which can be ultimately viewed as an adaptation to the complex problem of optimising the capture of light for...
Regional and temporal patterns of litterfall in tropical South America (2009)
J. Chave, D. Navarrete, S. Almeida, E. Álvarez, D. Bonal, ...
The production of aboveground soft tissue represents an important share of total net primary production in tropical rain forests. Here we draw from a large number of published and unpublished...
L. O. Anderson, Y. Malhi, R. J. Ladle, Y. Shimabukuro, O. L. Phillips, ...
Long-term studies using the RAINFOR network of forest plots have generated significant insights into the spatial and temporal dynamics of forest carbon cycling in Amazonia. In this work, we map and...
Branch xylem density variations across Amazonia (2008)
Patiño, S., Lloyd, J., Paiva, R., Quesada, C. A., Baker, T. R., Santos, A. J. B., ...
Measurements of branch xylem density, Dx, were made for 1466 trees representing 503 species, sampled from 80 sites across the Amazon basin. Measured values ranged from 240 kg m?3 for a Brosimum...
Branch xylem density variations across Amazonia (2008)
Patiño, S., Lloyd, J., Paiva, R., Quesada, C. A., Baker, T. R., Santos, A. J. B., ...
Measurements of branch xylem density, Dx, were made for 1466 trees representing 503 species, sampled from 80 sites across the Amazon basin. Measured values ranged from 240 kg m?3 for a Brosimum...
Branch xylem density variations across Amazonia (2008)
S. Patiño, J. Lloyd, R. Paiva, C. A. Quesada, T. R. Baker, ...
Measurements of branch xylem density, <i>D</i><sub>x</sub>, were made for 1466 trees representing 503 species, sampled from 80 sites across the Amazon basin. Measured values...
Do species traits determine patterns of wood production in Amazonian forests? (2008)
T. R. Baker, O. L. Phillips, W. F. Laurance, S. Almeida, L. Arroyo, ...
Understanding the relationships between plant traits and ecosystem properties at large spatial scales is important for predicting how compositional change will affect carbon cycling in tropical...
CO2 balance of boreal, temperate, and tropical forests (2007)
Luyssaert, S., Inglima, I., Jungs, M., Richardson, A., Reichsteins, M., Papale, D., ...
Terrestrial ecosystems sequester 2.1 Pg of atmospheric carbon annually. A large amount of the terrestrial sink is realized by forests. However, considerable uncertainties remain regarding the fate of...
Parmentier, I., Malhi, Y., Senterre, B., Whittaker, Rj., Alonso, A., Balinga, Mpb., ...
1. Comparative analyses of diversity variation among and between regions allow testing of alternative explanatory models and ideas. Here, we explore the relationships between the tree α-diversity of...
The regional variation of aboveground live biomass in old-growth Amazonian forests (2006)
Malhi, Y., Wood, D., Baker, T.R., Wright, J.A., Phillips, O.L., Cochrane, T., ...
The biomass of tropical forests plays an important role in the global carbon cycle, both as a dynamic reservoir of carbon, and as a source of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere in areas undergoing...
Maslin, M., Malhi, Y., Phillips, O., Cowling, S.
The aim of this paper is to investigate the longevity and diversity of the Amazonian rainforest and to assess its likely future. Palaeoclimate and palaeoecological records suggest that the Amazon...
Valuing the impacts of climate change on protected areas in Africa (2005)
Velarde, S.J., Malhi, Y., Moran, D., Wright, J.A., Hussain, S.
This study quantifies the economic costs of climate change impacts on protected areas in Africa. Downscaled results from four Global Circulation Models (GCMs) are used to classify different...
A proposal for defining the geographical boundaries of Amazonia (2005)
Eva, H.D., Huber, O., Achard, F., Balslev, H., Beck, S., Behling, H., ...
Eva, H.D., Huber, O., Achard, F., Balslev, H., Beck, S., Behling, H., ...
Gap-filling measurements of carbon dioxide storage in tropical rainforest canopy airspace (2005)
For the determination of biotic fluxes of carbon dioxide (CO2) or other trace gases to or from a forest canopy, it is important to measure the storage of the trace gas within the forest canopy in...
Pattern and process in Amazon tree turnover, 1976-2001 (2004)
Phillips, O.L., Baker, T.R., Arroyo, L., Higuchi, N., Killeen, T.J., Laurance, W.F., ...
Previous work has shown that tree turnover, tree biomass and large liana densities have increased in mature tropical forest plots in the late twentieth century. These results point to a concerted...
Tropical forests and global atmospheric change: a synthesis (2004)
We present a personal perspective on the highlights of the Theme Issue 'Tropical forests and global atmospheric change'. We highlight the key findings on the contemporary rate of climatic change in...
Fingerprinting the impacts of global change on tropical forests (2004)
Lewis, S.L., Malhi, Y., Phillips, O.L.
Recent observations of widespread changes in mature tropical forests such as increasing tree growth, recruitment and mortality rates and increasing above-ground biomass suggest that 'global change'...
Lewis, S.L., Phillips, O.L., Baker, T.R., Lloyd, J., Malhi, Y., Almeida, S., ...
Several widespread changes in the ecology of old-growth tropical forests have recently been documented for the late twentieth century, in particular an increase in stem turnover (pan-tropical), and...
Increasing biomass in Amazonian forest plots (2004)
Baker, T.R., Phillips, O.L., Malhi, Y., Almeida, S., Arroyo, L., Di Fiore, A., ...
A previous study by Phillips et al. of changes in the biomass of permanent sample plots in Amazonian forests was used to infer the presence of a regional carbon sink. However, these results generated...
Pattern and process in Amazon tree turnover, 1976-2001 (2004)
Phillips, O.L., Baker, T.R., Arroyo, L., Higuchi, N., Killeen, T.J., Laurance, W.F., ...
Previous work has shown that tree turnover, tree biomass and large liana densities have increased in mature tropical forest plots in the late twentieth century. These results point to a concerted...
Tropical forests and global atmospheric change: a synthesis (2004)
We present a personal perspective on the highlights of the Theme Issue 'Tropical forests and global atmospheric change'. We highlight the key findings on the contemporary rate of climatic change in...
Fingerprinting the impacts of global change on tropical forests (2004)
Lewis, S.L., Malhi, Y., Phillips, O.L.
Recent observations of widespread changes in mature tropical forests such as increasing tree growth, recruitment and mortality rates and increasing above-ground biomass suggest that 'global change'...
Lewis, S.L., Phillips, O.L., Baker, T.R., Lloyd, J., Malhi, Y., Almeida, S., ...
Several widespread changes in the ecology of old-growth tropical forests have recently been documented for the late twentieth century, in particular an increase in stem turnover (pan-tropical), and...
Increasing biomass in Amazonian forest plots (2004)
Baker, T.R., Phillips, O.L., Malhi, Y., Almeida, S., Arroyo, L., Di Fiore, A., ...
A previous study by Phillips et al. of changes in the biomass of permanent sample plots in Amazonian forests was used to infer the presence of a regional carbon sink. However, these results generated...
Pattern and process in Amazon tree turnover, 1976-2001 (2004)
Phillips, O.L., Baker, T.R., Arroyo, L., Higuchi, N., Killeen, T.J., Laurance, W.F., ...
Previous work has shown that tree turnover, tree biomass and large liana densities have increased in mature tropical forest plots in the late twentieth century. These results point to a concerted...
Tropical forests and global atmospheric change: a synthesis (2004)
We present a personal perspective on the highlights of the Theme Issue 'Tropical forests and global atmospheric change'. We highlight the key findings on the contemporary rate of climatic change in...
Fingerprinting the impacts of global change on tropical forests (2004)
Lewis, S.L., Malhi, Y., Phillips, O.L.
Recent observations of widespread changes in mature tropical forests such as increasing tree growth, recruitment and mortality rates and increasing above-ground biomass suggest that 'global change'...
Lewis, S.L., Phillips, O.L., Baker, T.R., Lloyd, J., Malhi, Y., Almeida, S., ...
Several widespread changes in the ecology of old-growth tropical forests have recently been documented for the late twentieth century, in particular an increase in stem turnover (pan-tropical), and...
Increasing biomass in Amazonian forest plots (2004)
Baker, T.R., Phillips, O.L., Malhi, Y., Almeida, S., Arroyo, L., Di Fiore, A., ...
A previous study by Phillips et al. of changes in the biomass of permanent sample plots in Amazonian forests was used to infer the presence of a regional carbon sink. However, these results generated...
Spatial patterns and recent trends in the climate of tropical forest regions (2004)
We present an analysis of the mean climate and climatic trends of tropical rainforest regions over the period 1960–1998, with the aid of explicit maps of forest cover and climatological databases....
Spatial patterns and recent trends in the climate of tropical forest regions (2004)
We present an analysis of the mean climate and climatic trends of tropical rainforest regions over the period 1960–1998, with the aid of explicit maps of forest cover and climatological databases....
Variation in potential for isoprene emissions among Neotropical forest sites (2004)
Harley, P., Vasconcellos, P., Vierling, L., Pinheiro, C. C. D., Greenberg, J., Guenther, A. B., ...
Pattern and process in Amazon tree turnover, 1976-2001 (2004)
Phillips, O. L., Baker, Timothy Russell, Arroyo, L., Higuchi, N., Killeen, T., Laurance, W. F., ...
The above-ground coarse wood productivity of 104 Neotropical forest plots (2004)
Malhi, Y., Baker, Timothy Russell, Phillips, O. L., Almeida, S., Alvarez, E., Arroyo, L., ...
Increasing biomass in Amazonian forest plots (2004)
Baker, Timothy Russell, Phillips, O. L., Malhi, Y., Almeida, S., Arroyo, L., Di Fiore, A., ...
Variation in wood density determines spatial patterns in Amazonian forest biomass (2004)
Baker, Timothy Russell, Phillips, O. L., Malhi, Y., Almeida, S., Arroyo, L., Di Fiore, A., ...
Increasing dominance of large lianas in Amazonian forests (2002)
Phillips, O.L., Martinez, R.V., Arroyo, L., Baker, T.R., Killeen, T., Lewis, S.L., ...
Ecological orthodoxy suggests that old-growth forests should be close to dynamic equilibrium, but this view has been challenged by recent findings that neotropical forests are accumulating carbon and...
Increasing dominance of large lianas in Amazonian forests (2002)
Phillips, O.L., Martinez, R.V., Arroyo, L., Baker, T.R., Killeen, T., Lewis, S.L., ...
Ecological orthodoxy suggests that old-growth forests should be close to dynamic equilibrium, but this view has been challenged by recent findings that neotropical forests are accumulating carbon and...
Increasing dominance of large lianas in Amazonian forests (2002)
Phillips, O.L., Martinez, R.V., Arroyo, L., Baker, T.R., Killeen, T., Lewis, S.L., ...
Ecological orthodoxy suggests that old-growth forests should be close to dynamic equilibrium, but this view has been challenged by recent findings that neotropical forests are accumulating carbon and...
Malhi, Y., Phillips, O.L., Lloyd, J., Baker, T., Wright, J., Almeida, S., ...
The Amazon basin is likely to be increasingly affected by environmental changes: higher temperatures, changes in precipitation, CO2 fertilization and habitat fragmentation. To examine the important...
Y. Malhi, O.L. Phillips, J. Lloyd, T. Baker, J. Wright, S. Almeida, ...
The Amazon basin is likely to be increasingly affected by environmental changes: higher temperatures, changes in precipitation, CO2 fertilization and habitat fragmentation. To examine the important...
Malhi, Y., Phillips, O.L., Lloyd, J., Baker, T., Wright, J., Almeida, S., ...
The Amazon basin is likely to be increasingly affected by environmental changes: higher temperatures, changes in precipitation, CO2 fertilization and habitat fragmentation. To examine the important...
Malhi, Y., Phillips, O.L., Lloyd, J., Baker, T., Wright, J., Almeida, S., ...
The Amazon basin is likely to be increasingly affected by environmental changes: higher temperatures, changes in precipitation, CO2 fertilization and habitat fragmentation. To examine the important...
Changes in growth of tropical forests: evaluating potential biases (2002)
Phillips, O.L., Malhi, Y., Vincenti, B., Baker, T., Lewis, S.L., Higuchi, N., ...
Over the past century almost every ecosystem on Earth has come under the influence of changes in atmospheric composition and climate caused by human activity. Tropical forests are among the most...
Changes in growth of tropical forests: evaluating potential biases (2002)
Phillips, O.L., Malhi, Y., Vincenti, B., Baker, T., Lewis, S.L., Higuchi, N., ...
Over the past century almost every ecosystem on Earth has come under the influence of changes in atmospheric composition and climate caused by human activity. Tropical forests are among the most...
Changes in growth of tropical forests: evaluating potential biases (2002)
Phillips, O.L., Malhi, Y., Vincenti, B., Baker, T., Lewis, S.L., Higuchi, N., ...
Over the past century almost every ecosystem on Earth has come under the influence of changes in atmospheric composition and climate caused by human activity. Tropical forests are among the most...
Andreae, M.O., Artaxo, P., Brandão, C., Carswell, F.E., Ciccioli, P., ...
The biogeochemical cycling of carbon, water, energy, aerosols, and trace gases in the Amazon Basin was investigated in the project European Studies on Trace Gases and Atmospheric Chemistry as a...
Andreae, M. O., Artaxo, P., Brandao, C., Carswell, F. E., Ciccioli, P., Da Costa, A. L., ...
The biogeochemical cycling of carbon, water, energy, aerosols, and trace gases in the Amazon Basin was investigated in the project European Studies on Trace Gases and Atmospheric Chemistry as a...
Increasing dominance of large lianas in Amazonian forests (2002)
Phillips, O. L., Martinez, R. V., Arroyo, L., Baker, Timothy Russell, Killeen, T., Lewis, S. L., ...
Changes in growth of tropical forests: Evaluating potential biases (2002)
Phillips, O. L., Malhi, Y., Vinceti, B., Baker, Timothy Russell, Lewis, S. L., Higuchi, N., ...
Malhi, Y., Phillips, O.L., Lloyd, J., Baker, T., Wright, J.A., Almeida, S., ...
The Amazon basin is likely to be increasingly affected by environmental changes: higher temperatures, changes in precipitation, CO2 fertilization and habitat fragmentation. To examine the important...
Malhi, Y, Phillips, O.L, Lloyd, J, Baker, T, Wright, J.A, Almeida, S, ...
The Amazon basin is likely to be increasingly affected by environmental changes: higher temperatures, changes in precipitation, CO2 fertilization and habitat fragmentation. To examine the important...
Kruijt, B., Moors, E., Dolman, H., Nobre, A., Manzi, A., Kabat, P., ...
The role of land carbon sinks in mitigating global climate change (2001)
Read, D., Beerling, D., Cannell, M., Cox, P., Curran, P., Grace, J., ...
As evidence for the link between atmospheric greenhouse gases and climate change has increased, international efforts have focused on ways in which anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases,...
Carbon dioxide measurements in the nocturnal boundary layer over Amazonian forest (1999)
A. D. Culf, G. Fisch, Y. Malhi, R. Carvalho Costa, A. D. Nobre, ...
Measurements of carbon dioxide concentration, temperature and windspeed were made in the nocturnal boundary layer over a tropical forest near Manaus, Brazil using a tethered balloon system. The...
Carbon dioxide measurements in the nocturnal boundary layer over Amazonian forest (1999)
Culf, A. D., Fisch, G., Malhi, Y., Carvalho Costa, R., Nobre, A. D., ...
Measurements of carbon dioxide concentration, temperature and windspeed were made in the nocturnal boundary layer over a tropical forest near Manaus, Brazil using a tethered balloon system. The...
Carbon dioxide measurements in the nocturnal boundary layer over Amazonian forest (1999)
Culf, A. D., Fisch, G., Malhi, Y., Carvalho Costa, R., Nobre, A. D., ...
Measurements of carbon dioxide concentration, temperature and windspeed were made in the nocturnal boundary layer over a tropical forest near Manaus, Brazil using a tethered balloon system. The...
Changes in the carbon balance of tropical forest: evidence from long-term plots (1998)
Phillips, O.L., Malhi, Y., Higuchi, N., Laurance, W.F., Nunez, P.V., Vasquez, R.M., ...
The role of the world’s forests as a “sink” for atmospheric carbon dioxide is the subject of active debate. Long-term monitoring of plots in mature humid tropical forests concentrated in South...
Changes in the carbon balance of tropical forest: evidence from long-term plots (1998)
Phillips, O.L., Malhi, Y., Higuchi, N., Laurance, W.F., Nunez, P.V., Vasquez, R.M., ...
The role of the world’s forests as a “sink” for atmospheric carbon dioxide is the subject of active debate. Long-term monitoring of plots in mature humid tropical forests concentrated in South...
Changes in the carbon balance of tropical forest: evidence from long-term plots (1998)
Phillips, O.L., Malhi, Y., Higuchi, N., Laurance, W.F., Nunez, P.V., Vasquez, R.M., ...
The role of the world’s forests as a “sink” for atmospheric carbon dioxide is the subject of active debate. Long-term monitoring of plots in mature humid tropical forests concentrated in South...
Pattern and process in Amazon tree turnover, 1976-2001.
Phillips, O L, Baker, T R, Arroyo, L, Higuchi, N, Killeen, T J, Laurance, W F, ...
Previous work has shown that tree turnover, tree biomass and large liana densities have increased in mature tropical forest plots in the late twentieth century. These results point to a concerted...
Lewis, S L, Phillips, O L, Baker, T R, Lloyd, J, Malhi, Y, Almeida, S, ...
Several widespread changes in the ecology of old-growth tropical forests have recently been documented for the late twentieth century, in particular an increase in stem turnover (pan-tropical), and...