• Extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally 

      Smith, Melinda D.; Wilkins, Kate D.; Holdrege, Martin C.; Wilfahrt, Peter A.; Collins, Scott L.; Knapp, Alan K.; Sala, Osvaldo E.; Dukes, Jeffrey S.; Phillips, Richard P.; Yahdjian, Laura; Peri, Pablo Luis; Zuo, Xiaoan (National Academy of Sciences (Estados Unidos), 2024-01-08)
      Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of short-term (~1 y) drought events—the most common duration of drought—globally. Yet the impact of this intensification of drought on ecosystem functioning remains ...
    • The global biogeography of tree leaf form and habit 

      Ma, Haozhi; Crowther, Thomas W.; Mo, Lidong; Maynard,  Daniel S.; Renner, Susanne S.; van den Hoogen, Johan; Zou, Yibiao; Liang, Jingjing; de-Miguel, Sergio; Nabuurs, Gert-Jan; Peri, Pablo Luis; Zohner, Constantin M. (Springer Nature, 2023-11)
      Understanding what controls global leaf type variation in trees is crucial for comprehending their role in terrestrial ecosystems, including carbon, water and nutrient dynamics. Yet our understanding of the factors influencing ...
    • The positive effect of plant diversity on soil carbon depends on climate 

      Spohn, Marie; Bagchi, Sumanta; Biederman, Lori A.; Borer, Elizabeth T.; Bråthen, Kari Anne; Bugalho, Miguel N.; Caldeira, Maria C.; Catford, Jane A.; Collins, Scott L.; Eisenhauer, Nico; Peri, Pablo Luis; Yahdjian, Laura (Springer Nature, 2023-10-19)
      Little is currently known about how climate modulates the relationship between plant diversity and soil organic carbon and the mechanisms involved. Yet, this knowledge is of crucial importance in times of climate change ...