Chris Baraloto

Oct 1, 2024 | nature.com | Bruno Garcia Luize |Hanna L. Tuomisto |Ted R. Feldpausch |Nicolás Castaño Arboleda |Chris Baraloto |Julien Engel | +23 more

AbstractWe describe the geographical variation in tree species composition across Amazonian forests and show how environmental conditions are associated with species turnover. Our analyses are based on 2023 forest inventory plots (1 ha) that provide abundance data for a total of 5188 tree species. Within-plot species composition reflected both local environmental conditions (especially soil nutrients and hydrology) and geographical regions.

Mar 10, 2024 | nature.com | Florian Wittmann |Rafael Assis |Aline Lopes |Rafael P. Salomão |Olaf Bánki |Carlos A. Peres | +68 more

AbstractAmazonia’s floodplain system is the largest and most biodiverse on Earth. Although forests are crucial to the ecological integrity of floodplains, our understanding of their species composition and how this may differ from surrounding forest types is still far too limited, particularly as changing inundation regimes begin to reshape floodplain tree communities and the critical ecosystem functions they underpin.