Aim Tropical forests store 25% of global carbon and harbour 96% of the world's tree species,
but it is not clear whether this high biodiversity matters for carbon storage. Few studies have …

In a comparative study of 42 rainforest tree species we examined relationships amongst
wood traits, diameter growth and survival of large trees in the field, and shade tolerance and …

While Amazonian forests are extraordinarily diverse, the abundance of trees is skewed
strongly towards relatively few 'hyperdominant'species. In addition to their diversity …

Effective management of a pandemic due to a respiratory virus requires public health
capacity for a coordinated response for mandatory restrictions, large-scale testing to identify …

Abstract The Amazon Basin has experienced more variable climate over the last decade,
with a severe and widespread drought in 2005 causing large basin‐wide losses of biomass …

Essential resources such as water, nutrients and light vary over space and time and plant
growth rates are expected to vary accordingly. We examined the effects of climate, soil and …

Background: High-level aminoglycoside resistance (HLAR) that precludes bactericidal
synergism with penicillins or glycopeptides and nephrotoxicity related to aminoglycoside …

Use of reduced-impact logging (RIL) techniques has repeatedly been shown to reduce
damage caused by logging. Unfortunately, these techniques do not necessarily ameliorate …

A Bell test is a randomized trial that compares experimental observations against the
philosophical worldview of local realism. A Bell test requires spatially distributed …

Disturbances are widespread and may affect community assembly, species composition,(
functional) diversity and hence ecosystem processes. It remains still unclear to what extent …