The global forest diameter spectrum using a machine learning approach A Mitra, N Harris, JGP Gamarra, ML Bastian, TW Crowther, N Picard, ... Earth System Science Data Discussions 2026, 1-45 , 2026 2026
Recovery of secondary forest following selective timber harvest in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest DC Zambiazi, AC Fantini, D Piotto, A Siminski, AC Vibrans, I Siddique, ... Forest Ecology and Management 608, 123610 , 2026 2026 Citations: 1
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Aboveground biomass variation in working landscapes of Southern Bahia, Brazil JI da Silva Rocha, D Piotto Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-16 , 2026 2026
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Age trends in Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl. progeny test reveals high early selection efficiency and support genetically-oriented thinning management ACP Nunes, S Rolim, D Piotto New Forests 57 (1), 1 , 2026 2026
Beyond species means–the intraspecific contribution to global wood density variation FJ Fischer, J Chave, A Zanne, T Jucker, A Fajardo, A Fayolle, ... New Phytologist , 2026 2026 Citations: 6
Global Wood Density Database v. 2 (GWDD v. 2) FJ Fischer, J Chave, A Zanne, T Jucker, A Fajardo, A Fayolle, RAF Lima, ... Zenodo , 2026 2026
Analogous environments across the tropics have similar levels of tree species alpha diversity S Xiao, JM Adams, S Li, F Slik, DM Griffith, A Quaresma, A Sultana, ... National science review 13 (2), nwaf465 , 2026 2026 Citations: 2
Afogada no progresso: o dilema da Restinga no Brasil LFT de Menezes, FZ Saiter, P Dodonov, OJ Pereira, EL Poelking, ... Boletim do Museu de Biologia Mello Leitão 2 (2), 167-183 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Spatially Explicit GHG Mitigation Assessments of Reforestation Strategies in Brazil’s Mata Atlântica B Zhang, K Lan, F Yang, Y Xu, P Daniel, M Ashton, Y Yao AGU25 , 2025 2025
Recombination orchard of Cordia trichotoma (Vell.) Arráb. ex Steud.: Quantitative genetics, grafting and pollen management KCS Romão, PHM Silva, D Piotto, S Rolim, LAC Reis, LV Guimarães, ... Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology 25 (3), e532825315 , 2025 2025
A global map of wood density FJ Fischer, J Chave, A Zanne, T Jucker, A Fajardo, A Fayolle, ... bioRxiv, 2025.08. 25.671920 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Protecting threatened species and music traditions S Lichtenberg, U Nehren, D Anhuf, I Brémaud, T de Oliveira Pinto, ... Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 23 (6), e2837 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Effect of climate on traits of dominant and rare tree species in the world’s forests I Hordijk, L Poorter, J Liang, PB Reich, S De-Miguel, GJ Nabuurs, ... Nature Communications 16 (1), 4773 , 2025 2025 Citations: 10
Innovative reforestation mosaics on marginal land in the globally important Mata Atlântica biome can create climate and economic co-benefits B Zhang, K Lan, F Yang, Y Xu, D Piotto, M Ashton, Y Yao One Earth 8 (5) , 2025 2025 Citations: 9
Novel growth models for three Brazilian native timber species and their applications for timber production and carbon stock assessment JPB Santos, AF de Resende, AKS Pereira, MLM Freitas, MS Ashton, ... Restoration Ecology 33 (4), e70045 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Inga and Lianas Are Key Players in the Tropical Nitrogen Cycle of Brazilian Atlantic Forest: Insights From Linking Rates of Nitrogen Fixation With DNA Barcoding Root Identification JB Winbourne, KE Hasenstab‐Lehman, AN Egan, D Piotto, WJ Kress, ... Biotropica 57 (2), e70021 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Sphere of influence: Investigating how adjacent pasture and plantation affect secondary forest structure and health at the landscape scale in Bahia, Brazil MR Flores, M Ashton, P Daniel, J Peters AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2024 (1456), B31M-1456 , 2024 2024
Spatially Explicit Assessment of Carbon Dioxide Removal Potential of Innovative Forestry Mosaics on Marginal Land in Mata Atlântica, Brazil B Zhang, K Lan, F Yang, P Daniel, M Ashton, Y Yao AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2024 (6), GC41F-06 , 2024 2024
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Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests J Liang, TW Crowther, N Picard, S Wiser, M Zhou, G Alberti, ED Schulze, ... Science 354 (6309), aaf8957 , 2016 2016 Citations: 1708
Biomass resilience of Neotropical secondary forests L Poorter, F Bongers, TM Aide, AM Almeyda Zambrano, P Balvanera, ... Nature 530 (7589), 211-214 , 2016 2016 Citations: 1410
Mapping tree density at a global scale TW Crowther, HB Glick, KR Covey, C Bettigole, DS Maynard, SM Thomas, ... Nature 525 (7568), 201-205 , 2015 2015 Citations: 1312
Carbon sequestration potential of second-growth forest regeneration in the Latin American tropics RL Chazdon, EN Broadbent, DMA Rozendaal, F Bongers, ... Science advances 2 (5), e1501639 , 2016 2016 Citations: 836
Climatic controls of decomposition drive the global biogeography of forest-tree symbioses BS Steidinger, TW Crowther, J Liang, ME Van Nuland, GDA Werner, ... Nature 569 (7756), 404-408 , 2019 2019 Citations: 742
Biodiversity recovery of Neotropical secondary forests DMA Rozendaal, F Bongers, TM Aide, E Alvarez-Dávila, N Ascarrunz, ... Science advances 5 (3), eaau3114 , 2019 2019 Citations: 609
Multidimensional tropical forest recovery L Poorter, D Craven, CC Jakovac, MT Van Der Sande, L Amissah, ... Science 374 (6573), 1370-1376 , 2021 2021 Citations: 543
Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential L Mo, CM Zohner, PB Reich, J Liang, S De Miguel, GJ Nabuurs, ... Nature 624 (7990), 92-101 , 2023 2023 Citations: 508
A meta-analysis comparing tree growth in monocultures and mixed plantations D Piotto Forest Ecology and management 255 (3-4), 781-786 , 2008 2008 Citations: 438
Wet and dry tropical forests show opposite successional pathways in wood density but converge over time L Poorter, DMA Rozendaal, F Bongers, JS de Almeida-Cortez, ... Nature ecology & evolution 3 (6), 928-934 , 2019 2019 Citations: 249
Globally, functional traits are weak predictors of juvenile tree growth, and we do not know why CET Paine, L Amissah, H Auge, C Baraloto, M Baruffol, N Bourland, ... Journal of Ecology 103 (4), 978-989 , 2015 2015 Citations: 249
Pure and mixed forest plantations with native species of the dry tropics of Costa Rica: a comparison of growth and productivity D Piotto, E Vıquez, F Montagnini, M Kanninen Forest ecology and management 190 (2-3), 359-372 , 2004 2004 Citations: 235
The number of tree species on Earth R Cazzolla Gatti, PB Reich, JGP Gamarra, T Crowther, C Hui, A Morera, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119 (6), e2115329119 , 2022 2022 Citations: 206
Legume abundance along successional and rainfall gradients in Neotropical forests M Gei, DMA Rozendaal, L Poorter, F Bongers, JI Sprent, MD Garner, ... Nature ecology & evolution 2 (7), 1104-1111 , 2018 2018 Citations: 205
Diversity-dependent temporal divergence of ecosystem functioning in experimental ecosystems NR Guerrero-Ramírez, D Craven, PB Reich, JJ Ewel, F Isbell, J Koricheva, ... Nature ecology & evolution 1 (11), 1639-1642 , 2017 2017 Citations: 167
Performance of forest plantations in small and medium-sized farms in the Atlantic lowlands of Costa Rica D Piotto, F Montagnini, L Ugalde, M Kanninen Forest Ecology and Management 175 (1-3), 195-204 , 2003 2003 Citations: 138
Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients J Liang, JGP Gamarra, N Picard, M Zhou, B Pijanowski, DF Jacobs, ... Nature ecology & evolution 6 (10), 1423-1437 , 2022 2022 Citations: 121
Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions CS Delavaux, TW Crowther, CM Zohner, NM Robmann, T Lauber, ... Nature 621 (7980), 773-781 , 2023 2023 Citations: 118
Growth and effects of thinning of mixed and pure plantations with native trees in humid tropical Costa Rica D Piotto, F Montagnini, L Ugalde, M Kanninen Forest Ecology and Management 177 (1-3), 427-439 , 2003 2003 Citations: 117
Silvicultural and economic aspects of pure and mixed native tree species plantations on degraded pasturelands in humid Costa Rica D Piotto, D Craven, F Montagnini, F Alice New Forests 39 (3), 369-385 , 2010 2010 Citations: 115