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h-index: 68
Works: 190
Citations: 19K

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Persistent effects of pre-Columbian plant domestication on Amazonian forest composition
Carolina Levis, F. Costa, F. Bongers, M. Peña-Claros +148 more
2017Science563 citations Open access
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Microbes follow Humboldt: temperature drives plant and soil microbial diversity patterns from the Amazon to the Andes
A. Nottingham, N. Fierer, Benjamin L Turner, J. Whitaker +8 more
2018Ecology266 citations Open access
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Widespread but heterogeneous responses of Andean forests to climate change
B. Fadrique, S. Báez, Á. Duque, A. Malizia +16 more
2018Nature263 citations Open access
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Species Distribution Modelling: Contrasting presence-only models with plot abundance data
V. F. Gomes, S. Ijff, N. Raes, I. Amaral +183 more
2018Scientific Reports192 citations Open access
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Estimating the global conservation status of more than 15,000 Amazonian tree species
H. ter Steege, N. Pitman, T. Killeen, W. Laurance +154 more
2015Science Advances189 citations Open access
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The variation of productivity and its allocation along a tropical elevation gradient: a whole carbon budget perspective.
Y. Malhi, C. Girardin, G. Goldsmith, C. Doughty +14 more
2017New Phytologist164 citations Open access
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Solar radiation and functional traits explain the decline of forest primary productivity along a tropical elevation gradient.
N. Fyllas, L. Bentley, A. Shenkin, G. Asner +16 more
2017Ecology Letters127 citations Open access
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Biased-corrected richness estimates for the Amazonian tree flora
H. ter Steege, P. I. Prado, Renato A. F. Lima, Edwin T. Pos +208 more
2020Scientific Reports126 citations Open access
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Elevation and latitude drives structure and tree species composition in Andean forests: Results from a large-scale plot network
A. Malizia, C. Blundo, J. Carilla, Oriana Osinaga Acosta +28 more
2020PLoS ONE109 citations Open access
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Storm-triggered landslides in the Peruvian Andes and implications for topography, carbon cycles, and biodiversity
K. E. Clark, A. West, R. Hilton, G. Asner +9 more
201686 citations Open access
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Informing trait-based ecology by assessing remotely sensed functional diversity across a broad tropical temperature gradient
S. Durán, Roberta E. Martin, S. Díaz, Brian Salvin Maitner +9 more
2019Science Advances85 citations Open access
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Mature Andean forests as globally important carbon sinks and future carbon refuges
Á. Duque, M. Peña, F. Cuesta, Sebastián González‐Caro +24 more
2021Nature Communications83 citations Open access
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Pantropical modelling of canopy functional traits using Sentinel-2 remote sensing data
J. Aguirre-Gutiérrez, S. Rifai, A. Shenkin, I. Oliveras +43 more
2021Remote Sensing of Environment76 citations Open access
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Is there tree senescence? The fecundity evidence
T. Qiu, Marie-Claire Aravena, Robert A. Andrus, D. Ascoli +57 more
2021Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America75 citations Open access
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Assessing trait‐based scaling theory in tropical forests spanning a broad temperature gradient
B. Enquist, L. Bentley, A. Shenkin, Brian Salvin Maitner +14 more
201771 citations Open access
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Assessing the carbon capture potential of a reforestation project
D. Lefebvre, A. Williams, G. Kirk, Paul +6 more
2021Scientific Reports67 citations Open access
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Tropical forests in the Americas are changing too slowly to track climate change.
J. Aguirre-Gutiérrez, Sandra Díaz, Sami W. Rifai, J. Corral-Rivas +130 more
2025Science63 citations Open access
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Rarity of monodominance in hyperdiverse Amazonian forests
H. ter Steege, T. Henkel, N. Helal, B. Marimon +207 more
2019Scientific Reports61 citations Open access
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Consistent patterns of common species across tropical tree communities
Declan L. M. Cooper, S. Lewis, Martin J. P. Sullivan, P. I. Prado +349 more
2024Nature60 citations Open access
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Mapping density, diversity and species-richness of the Amazon tree flora
H. ter Steege, N. Pitman, I. L. do Amaral, Luiz de Souza Coelho +221 more
2023Communications Biology56 citations Open access
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Limits to reproduction and seed size-number trade-offs that shape forest dominance and future recovery
T. Qiu, Robert A. Andrus, Marie-Claire Aravena, D. Ascoli +99 more
2022Nature Communications53 citations Open access
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Functional susceptibility of tropical forests to climate change
J. Aguirre-Gutiérrez, E. Berenguer, Imma Oliveras Menor, D. Bauman +49 more
2022Nature Ecology & Evolution52 citations Open access
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The Influence of Ecosystem and Phylogeny on Tropical Tree Crown Size and Shape
A. Shenkin, L. Bentley, I. Oliveras, N. Salinas +16 more
2019bioRxiv49 citations Open access
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Canopy functional trait variation across Earth’s tropical forests
J. Aguirre-Gutiérrez, Sami W. Rifai, Xiong-Jie Deng, H. ter Steege +115 more
2025Nature42 citations Open access
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Editorial: Tropical Montane Forests in a Changing Environment
N. Salinas, E. Cosio, M. Silman, P. Meir +3 more
2021Frontiers in Plant Science41 citations Open access
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Masting is uncommon in trees that depend on mutualist dispersers in the context of global climate and fertility gradients
T. Qiu, Marie-Claire Aravena, D. Ascoli, Y. Bergeron +91 more
2023Nature Plants40 citations Open access
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More than 10,000 pre-Columbian earthworks are still hidden throughout Amazonia
Vinícius Peripato, Carolina Levis, Guido A. Moreira, D. Gamerman +226 more
2023Science39 citations Open access
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Fine root dynamics across pantropical rainforest ecosystems
W. Huaraca Huasco, T. Riutta, C. Girardin, Fernando Hancco Pacha +42 more
2021Global Change Biology37 citations Open access
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One sixth of Amazonian tree diversity is dependent on river floodplains
J. Householder, F. Wittmann, J. Schöngart, M. Piedade +217 more
2024Nature Ecology & Evolution33 citations Open access
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Efficient Localization and Spatial Distribution Modeling of Canopy Palms Using UAV Imagery
Kang-Ning Cui, Wei Tang, Rongkun Zhu, Manqi Wang +11 more
2025IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing31 citations
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A low-cost, long-term underwater camera trap network coupled with deep residual learning image analysis
Stephanie M. Bilodeau, Austin W. H. Schwartz, Binfeng Xu, V. Pauca +1 more
2021bioRxiv27 citations Open access
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Flight speed and time of day heavily influence rainforest canopy wildlife counts from drone-mounted thermal camera surveys
A. Whitworth, C. Pinto, Johan Ortiz, Eleanor Flatt +1 more
2022Biodiversity and Conservation25 citations Open access
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Globally, tree fecundity exceeds productivity gradients.
V. Journé, Robert A. Andrus, Marie-Claire Aravena, D. Ascoli +90 more
2022Ecology Letters25 citations Open access
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Fire and climate: contrasting pressures on tropical Andean timberline species
M. Bush, Andrea M. Alfonso-Reynolds, D. Urrego, B. Valencia +3 more
201525 citations
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Local hydrological conditions influence tree diversity and composition across the Amazon basin
M. J. Marca-Zevallos, G. Moulatlet, T. Sousa, J. Schietti +114 more
2022Ecography24 citations Open access
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Influence of Land Use and Topographic Factors on Soil Organic Carbon Stocks and Their Spatial and Vertical Distribution
Kyle W. Blackburn, Z. Libohova, K. Adhikari, C. Kome +2 more
2022Remote Sensing24 citations Open access
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Disappearing climates will limit the efficacy of Amazonian protected areas
K. Feeley, M. Silman
201624 citations Open access
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FunAndes – A functional trait database of Andean plants
S. Báez, L. Cayuela, M. Macía, Esteban Alvarez-Davila +40 more
2022Scientific Data23 citations Open access
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Evolutionary heritage shapes tree distributions along an Amazon-to-Andes elevation gradient
Andrew Griffiths, M. Silman, William Farfán Rios, K. Feeley +4 more
2020bioRxiv23 citations Open access
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Functional composition of the Amazonian tree flora and forests
H. ter Steege, L. Poorter, J. Aguirre-Gutiérrez, C. Fortunel +227 more
2025Communications Biology22 citations Open access
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Geographic patterns of tree dispersal modes in Amazonia and their ecological correlates
N. C. Arboleda, F. Valverde, A. Alonso, F. Dallmeier +104 more
202222 citations
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Landslide age, elevation and residual vegetation determine tropical montane forest canopy recovery and biomass accumulation after landslide disturbances in the Peruvian Andes
C. Freund, K. Clark, James F. Curran, G. Asner +1 more
2021Journal of Ecology22 citations Open access
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Reduced tree density and basal area in Andean forests are associated with bamboo dominance
B. Fadrique, P. Santos-Andrade, W. Farfán-Ríos, N. Salinas +2 more
202122 citations Open access
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The biogeography of the Amazonian tree flora
B. G. Luize, H. Tuomisto, Robin Ekelschot, K. Dexter +221 more
2024Communications Biology21 citations Open access
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Vegetation responses to late Holocene climate changes in an Andean forest
J. Schiferl, M. Bush, M. Silman, D. Urrego
2017Quaternary Research21 citations
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Evolutionary Diversity Peaks at Mid-Elevations Along an Amazon-to-Andes Elevation Gradient
Andrew R. Griffiths, M. Silman, W. Farfán-Ríos, K. Feeley +5 more
2021Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution20 citations Open access
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Bryophyte stable isotope composition, diversity and biomass define tropical montane cloud forest extent
A. Horwath, Jessica Royles, Richard Tito, J. Gudiño +8 more
2019Proceedings of the Royal Society B20 citations Open access
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Variation in wood density across South American tropical forests
Martin J. P. Sullivan, O. Phillips, D. Galbraith, Everton Almeida +166 more
2025Nature Communications18 citations Open access
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Linking seed size and number to trait syndromes in trees
Michał Bogdziewicz, Marie-Claire Aravena Acuña, Robert A. Andrus, D. Ascoli +91 more
2023Global Ecology and Biogeography18 citations Open access
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The evolutionary assembly of forest communities along environmental gradients: recent diversification or sorting of pre-adapted clades?
Alexander G. Linan, J. Myers, Christine E. Edwards, A. Zanne +14 more
2020bioRxiv17 citations Open access
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