Forests have been benefiting humanity since long before the health benefits of forest bathing were discovered. They are major ...

Tropical forests have been rapidly converted into human-modified landscapes but the effects of such conversion on community spatial organization have been rarely addressed. In this paper, we examine ...

Messy fruit and seed pods make for a lot of work. One tree with beautiful flowers is a bit less labor intensive.

• The ability to tolerate neighboring plants (i.e. degree of competitive response) is a key determinant of plant success in high-competition environments. Plant genotypes adjust their functional trait ...

Using data from the US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis as well as the Xylem Functional Trait Database, researchers developed trait maps based on tree species abundance and distribution in ...