ArticleNature communications2022
Forest fragmentation impacts the seasonality of Amazonian evergreen canopies.
Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Long-term decline in above-ground carbon sinks in Brazilian tropical and subtropical forests.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Negative edge effects on forest carbon stocks in China: an estimate based on inventory data.Science China. Life sciences · 2026Article
- The safety margin of small-scale tree cover loss in global fragmented forests.Nature communications · 2026Article
- ENSO amplifies global vegetation resilience variability in a changing climate.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Expanding forest research with terrestrial LiDAR technology.Nature communications · 2025Review
- A unifying framework for understanding how edge effects reshape the structure, composition and function of forests.The New phytologist · 2025Review
- Pervasive but biome-dependent relationship between fragmentation and resilience in forests.Nature ecology & evolution · 2025Article
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- Light quality regulates growth and flavonoid content in a widespread forest understorey medicinal speciesFrontiers in plant science · 2024Article
- Edge effects on tree architecture exacerbate biomass loss of fragmented Amazonian forests.Nature communications · 2023Article
- StrucNet: a global network for automated vegetation structure monitoring.Remote sensing in ecology and conservation · 2023Article
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Abstract
Predictions of the magnitude and timing of leaf phenology in Amazonian forests remain highly controversial. Here, we use terrestrial LiDAR surveys every two weeks spanning wet and dry seasons in Central Amazonia to show that plant phenology varies strongly across vertical strata in old-growth forests, but is sensitive to disturbances arising from forest fragmentation. In combination with continuous microclimate measurements, we find that when maximum daily temperatures reached 35 °C in the latter part of the dry season, the upper canopy of large trees in undisturbed forests lost plant material. In contrast, the understory greened up with increased light availability driven by the upper canopy loss, alongside increases in solar radiation, even during periods of drier soil and atmospheric conditions. However, persistently high temperatures in forest edges exacerbated the upper canopy losses of large trees throughout the dry season, whereas the understory in these light-rich environments was less dependent on the altered upper canopy structure. Our findings reveal a strong influence of edge effects on phenological controls in wet forests of Central Amazonia.
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