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@article{Fadrique:2026:10.1038/s41559-025-02956-5,
author = {Fadrique, B and Costa, F and Cuesta, F and Arellano, G and Cayuela, L and Baker, TR and Draper, FC and Esquivel-Muelbert, A and Ter, Steege H and Bauters, M and Aguirre-Gutiérrez, J and Aguirre-Mendoza, Z and Alexiades, MN and Alvarez-Davila, E and Arets, E and Ayala, E and Aymard, CGA and Baccaro, F and Báez, S and Baraloto, C and Barbosa, RI and Barbosa, Camargo P and Barlow, J and Barni, PE and Barroso, J and Benchimol, M and Bennett, AC and Berenguer, E and Blanc, L and Bonal, D and Bongers, F and Brienen, R and Brown, F and Bt, Andrade M and Burban, B and Burnham, RJ and Camargo, JL and Carvalho, SPC and Castilho, C and Chave, J and Coelho, de Souza F and Comiskey, J and da, Costa L and de, Lima RB and de, Oliveira EA and de, Oliveira RLC and de, Oliveira Perdiz R and De, Rutte J and Del, Aguila-Pasquel J and Derroire, G and Di, Fiore A and Disney, M and Duque, A and Emilio, T and Farfan-Rios, W and Fauset, S and Fearnside, PM and Feeley, KJ and Feldpausch, TR and Ferreira, J and },
doi = {10.1038/s41559-025-02956-5},
journal = {Nat Ecol Evol},
pages = {267--280},
title = {Tree diversity is changing across tropical Andean and Amazonian forests in response to global change.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02956-5},
volume = {10},
year = {2026}
}
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TY - JOUR
AB - Climate and atmospheric changes are impacting forest function and structure worldwide, but their effects on tropical forest diversity are unclear. Nowhere is the scientific challenge greater than in the Andes and the Amazon, which together include the world's most diverse forests. Here, using 406 permanent plots spanning four decades of intact lowland and montane forest dynamics, we test for long-term change in species richness and assess the influence of climate and other variables. We show that, at a continental scale, species richness appears stable, but this masks substantial regional variation. Species richness increased in Northern Andean and Western Amazon plots, yet declined in the Central Andes, Guyana Shield and Central-Eastern Amazon. Overall, warmer, drier and more seasonal forests lost species, while those at higher elevations, in less fragmented areas and with faster rates of tree turnover experienced increases. Region-specific drivers, particularly precipitation seasonality and demographic factors, modulated these trends. The results highlight the diverse ways in which Amazon-Andes forests are changing and underscore the critical need to preserve large-scale ecosystem integrity to maintain local tree diversity. By doing so, Northern Andean forests in particular could serve as an important refuge for species increasingly displaced by climate change.
AU - Fadrique,B
AU - Costa,F
AU - Cuesta,F
AU - Arellano,G
AU - Cayuela,L
AU - Baker,TR
AU - Draper,FC
AU - Esquivel-Muelbert,A
AU - Ter,Steege H
AU - Bauters,M
AU - Aguirre-Gutiérrez,J
AU - Aguirre-Mendoza,Z
AU - Alexiades,MN
AU - Alvarez-Davila,E
AU - Arets,E
AU - Ayala,E
AU - Aymard,CGA
AU - Baccaro,F
AU - Báez,S
AU - Baraloto,C
AU - Barbosa,RI
AU - Barbosa,Camargo P
AU - Barlow,J
AU - Barni,PE
AU - Barroso,J
AU - Benchimol,M
AU - Bennett,AC
AU - Berenguer,E
AU - Blanc,L
AU - Bonal,D
AU - Bongers,F
AU - Brienen,R
AU - Brown,F
AU - Bt,Andrade M
AU - Burban,B
AU - Burnham,RJ
AU - Camargo,JL
AU - Carvalho,SPC
AU - Castilho,C
AU - Chave,J
AU - Coelho,de Souza F
AU - Comiskey,J
AU - da,Costa L
AU - de,Lima RB
AU - de,Oliveira EA
AU - de,Oliveira RLC
AU - de,Oliveira Perdiz R
AU - De,Rutte J
AU - Del,Aguila-Pasquel J
AU - Derroire,G
AU - Di,Fiore A
AU - Disney,M
AU - Duque,A
AU - Emilio,T
AU - Farfan-Rios,W
AU - Fauset,S
AU - Fearnside,PM
AU - Feeley,KJ
AU - Feldpausch,TR
AU - Ferreira,J
AU - Ferreira,L
AU - Flores,Llampazo GR
AU - Galbraith,D
AU - García-Cabrera,K
AU - García,Criado M
AU - Gloor,E
AU - Grandez-Rios,JM
AU - Hérault,B
AU - Homeier,J
AU - Honorio,Coronado EN
AU - Huamantupa-Chuquimaco,I
AU - Huaraca,Huasco W
AU - Huillca-Aedo,YT
AU - Idárraga,Á
AU - Jadán-Maza,O
AU - Kalamandeen,M
AU - Killeen,TJ
AU - Laurance,SGW
AU - Laurance,WF
AU - Levesley,A
AU - Lopez,W
AU - Macía,MJ
AU - Magnusson,WE
AU - Malhi,Y
AU - Manzatto,AG
AU - Marimon,BS
AU - Marimon,Junior BH
AU - Martínez-Villa,JA
AU - Medeiros,MB
AU - Melgaço,K
AU - Melo,L
AU - Metzker,T
AU - Monteagudo,A
AU - Morandi,PS
AU - Myers,JA
AU - Nascimento,HM
AU - Nascimento,R
AU - Neill,D
AU - Nieto-Ariza,B
AU - Palacios,WA
AU - Palacios-Ramos,S
AU - Pallqui-Camacho,NC
AU - Pardo,Molina G
AU - Peacock,J
AU - Peña,MA
AU - Pennington,RT
AU - Peñuela,MC
AU - Peres,CA
AU - Pérez,ÁJ
AU - Pickavance,GC
AU - Pinto,E
AU - Pipoly,J
AU - Pitman,N
AU - Prieto,A
AU - Ramírez-Angulo,H
AU - Reis,SM
AU - Restrepo,Z
AU - Reynel,C
AU - Ribeiro,S
AU - Rivas-Torres,G
AU - Rojas,R
AU - Rudas,A
AU - Salinas,N
AU - Salomão,RP
AU - Santana,F
AU - Schietti,J
AU - Schwartz,G
AU - Serrano,J
AU - Silman,M
AU - Silva,C
AU - Silva,CA
AU - Silva,RC
AU - Silva,RSA
AU - Silva-Espejo,J
AU - Silveira,M
AU - Simon,MF
AU - Soto-Shareva,YC
AU - Souza,PF
AU - Storck-Tonon,D
AU - Stropp,J
AU - Swamy,V
AU - Tello,JS
AU - Terborgh,J
AU - Thomas,R
AU - Torres-Lezama,A
AU - Vale,JD
AU - Valenzuela,Gamarra L
AU - van,der Heijden G
AU - van,der Hout P
AU - van,der Meer PJ
AU - Vasquez,Martinez R
AU - Vedovato,L
AU - Verbeeck,H
AU - Vieira,I
AU - Vieira,SA
AU - Vila
DO - 10.1038/s41559-025-02956-5
EP - 280
PY - 2026///
SP - 267
TI - Tree diversity is changing across tropical Andean and Amazonian forests in response to global change.
T2 - Nat Ecol Evol
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02956-5
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41577829
VL - 10
ER -