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Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions

Analysis combining multiple global tree databases reveals that whether a location is invaded by non-native tree species depends on anthropogenic factors, but the severity of the invasion depends on the native species diversity.

Camille S. Delavaux
Thomas W. Crowther
Daniel S. Maynard
ResearchOpen Access23 Aug 2023
Nature

Volume: 621, P: 773-781
Detection of binaries in the core of the globular cluster M15 using calcium emission lines

Brian W. Murphy
Réne G. M. Rutten
Phyllis M. Lugger
Research09 May 1991
Nature

Volume: 351, P: 130-132
Effect of climate on traits of dominant and rare tree species in the world’s forests

Species’ traits and environmental conditions determine the abundance of tree species across the globe. Here, the authors find that dominant tree species are taller and have softer wood compared to rare species and that these trait differences are more strongly associated with temperature than water availability.

Iris Hordijk
Lourens Poorter
Thomas W. Crowther
ResearchOpen Access22 May 2025
Nature Communications

Volume: 16, P: 1-15
The global distribution and drivers of wood density and their impact on forest carbon stocks

Wood density is an important plant trait. Data from 1.1 million forest inventory plots and 10,703 tree species show a latitudinal gradient in wood density, with temperature and soil moisture explaining variation at the global scale and disturbance also having a role at the local level.

Lidong Mo
Thomas W. Crowther
Constantin M. Zohner
ResearchOpen Access15 Oct 2024
Nature Ecology & Evolution

Volume: 8, P: 2195-2212
The repeating segments of the F-actin cross-linking gelation factor (ABP-120) have an immunoglobulin-like fold

Paola Fucini
Christian Renner
Tad A. Holak
Research01 Mar 1997
Nature Structural Biology

Volume: 4, P: 223-230
Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential

Analysis of ground-sourced and satellite-derived models reveals a global forest carbon potential of 226 Gt outside agricultural and urban lands, with a difference of only 12% across these modelling approaches.

Lidong Mo
Constantin M. Zohner
Thomas W. Crowther
ResearchOpen Access13 Nov 2023
Nature

Volume: 624, P: 92-101
Correction: Corrigendum: Mapping tree density at a global scale

T. W. Crowther
H. B. Glick
M. A. Bradford
Amendments and Corrections16 Dec 2015
Nature

Volume: 532, P: 268
A resonant sextuplet of sub-Neptunes transiting the bright star HD 110067

Observations of six transiting planets around the bright nearby star HD 110067 show that they follow a chain of resonant orbits, with three of the planets inferring the presence of large hydrogen-dominated atmospheres.

R. Luque
H. P. Osborn
T. Zingales
Research29 Nov 2023
Nature

Volume: 623, P: 932-937
Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients

Examining drivers of the latitudinal biodiversity gradient in a global database of local tree species richness, the authors show that co-limitation by multiple environmental and anthropogenic factors causes steeper increases in richness with latitude in tropical versus temperate and boreal zones.

Jingjing Liang
Javier G. P. Gamarra
Cang Hui
Research08 Aug 2022
Nature Ecology & Evolution

Volume: 6, P: 1423-1437
Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types

Alternative stable states in forests have implications for the biosphere. Here, the authors combine forest biodiversity observations and simulations revealing that leaf types across temperate regions of the NH follow a bimodal distribution suggesting signatures of alternative forest states.

Yibiao Zou
Constantin M. Zohner
Thomas W. Crowther
ResearchOpen Access31 May 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-15
Assortment in the Galaxy

Observations of star clusters in the Milky Way defy the view that the constituents of these systems are almost invariably chemically alike. The outlying clusters could be the tattered relics of once larger systems.

Judith G. Cohen
News & Views25 Nov 2009
Nature

Volume: 462, P: 421-422
Wet and dry tropical forests show opposite successional pathways in wood density but converge over time

Neotropical tree community composition shows opposing successional pathways for wet and dry forests, but as vegetation cover increases over time, trends converge. Selecting species that have similar wood density to early successional communities could improve reforestation prospects.

Lourens Poorter
Danaë M. A. Rozendaal
Mark Westoby
Research22 Apr 2019
Nature Ecology & Evolution

Volume: 3, P: 928-934
Legume abundance along successional and rainfall gradients in Neotropical forests

Data from 42 chronosequence sites show a geater abundance of legumes in seasonally dry forests than in wet forests, particularly during early secondary succession, probably owing to legumes’ nitrogen-fixing ability and reduced leaflet size.

Maga Gei
Danaë M. A. Rozendaal
Jennifer S. Powers
Research28 May 2018
Nature Ecology & Evolution

Volume: 2, P: 1104-1111
Nitrogen cycling during secondary succession in Atlantic Forest of Bahia, Brazil

Joy B. Winbourne
Aida Feng
Stephen Porder
ResearchOpen Access22 Jan 2018
Scientific Reports

Volume: 8, P: 1-9
Mapping tree density at a global scale

Ground-sourced tree density data is assembled to provide a global map of tree density, which reveals that there are three trillion trees (tenfold more than previous estimates); tree numbers have declined by nearly half since the start of human civilization and over 15 billion trees are lost on an annual basis.

T. W. Crowther
H. B. Glick
M. A. Bradford
Research02 Sept 2015
Nature

Volume: 525, P: 201-205
The global biogeography of tree leaf form and habit

Integrating inventory data with machine learning models reveals the global composition of tree types—needle-leaved evergreen individuals dominate, followed by broadleaved evergreen and deciduous trees—and climate change risks.

Haozhi Ma
Thomas W. Crowther
Constantin M. Zohner
ResearchOpen Access23 Oct 2023
Nature Plants

Volume: 9, P: 1795-1809
A plague of magnetic spots among the hot stars of globular clusters

Two sources of variability are reported in extreme horizontal branch (EHB) stars found in globular clusters, both related to the action of weak magnetic fields: large surface spots and very energetic flares. EHB stars in clusters can thus be linked to EHB field stars, and beyond, to other stars with radiative envelopes.

Y. Momany
S. Zaggia
Y. Beletsky
Research01 Jun 2020
Nature Astronomy

Volume: 4, P: 1092-1101
Transit detection of the long-period volatile-rich super-Earth ν² Lupi d with CHEOPS

Three planets orbit the Sun-like star ν² Lupi. CHEOPS data show that all of them are transiting and show remarkable diversity. In particular, dry and gas-poor inner planet b has experienced extensive atmospheric loss, while planets c and d are water rich and have a small gaseous envelope of primordial origin.

Laetitia Delrez
David Ehrenreich
Nicholas A. Walton
Research28 Jun 2021
Nature Astronomy

Volume: 5, P: 775-787
Two massive rocky planets transiting a K-dwarf 6.5 parsecs away

The authors find that a nearby planetary system has two terrestrial planets that transit in front of their star (from our perspective). Transiting terrestrial planets are sought after, as they can be characterized in detail, including their atmospheres. Having two in the same system is very rare.

Michaël Gillon
Brice-Olivier Demory
Alessandro Sozzetti
Research02 Mar 2017
Nature Astronomy

Volume: 1, P: 1-6
Constraints on the magnetic field in the Galactic halo from globular cluster pulsars

Observations of the Faraday rotation towards pulsars in the halo globular cluster 47 Tucanae have been used to constrain the magnetic field strength in the Galactic halo, finding that it is unexpectedly strong.

Federico Abbate
Andrea Possenti
Paulo Freire
Research02 Mar 2020
Nature Astronomy

Volume: 4, P: 704-710
Author Correction: Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions

Camille S. Delavaux
Thomas W. Crowther
Daniel S. Maynard
Amendments and CorrectionsOpen Access26 Sept 2023
Nature

Volume: 622, P: E2
Biomass resilience of Neotropical secondary forests

An analysis of above-ground biomass recovery during secondary succession in forest sites and plots, covering the major environmental gradients in the Neotropics.

Lourens Poorter
Frans Bongers
Danaë M. A. Rozendaal
Research03 Feb 2016
Nature

Volume: 530, P: 211-214
Climatic controls of decomposition drive the global biogeography of forest-tree symbioses

A spatially explicit global map of tree symbioses with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi reveals that climate variables are the primary drivers of the distribution of different types of symbiosis.

B. S. Steidinger
T. W. Crowther
Irie Casimir Zo-Bi
Research15 May 2019
Nature

Volume: 569, P: 404-408
Swarm of lightsail nanosatellites for Solar System exploration

Giovanni Santi
Alain J. Corso
Maria G. Pelizzo
ResearchOpen Access09 Nov 2023
Scientific Reports

Volume: 13, P: 1-16
Author Correction: Climatic controls of decomposition drive the global biogeography of forest-tree symbioses

B. S. Steidinger
T. W. Crowther
Irie Casimir Zo-Bi
Amendments and Corrections28 Jun 2019
Nature

Volume: 571, P: E8
Digital Detection of Exosomes by Interferometric Imaging

George G. Daaboul
Paola Gagni
Marcella Chiari
ResearchOpen Access17 Nov 2016
Scientific Reports

Volume: 6, P: 1-10

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