Area of research
Nature and Landscape Conservation · Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Research interest
Research interests include Ecology, Amazon rainforest, Biology, Geography, Amazonian, and Phylogenetic tree.
Canopy functional trait variation across Earth’s tropical forests
Variation in wood density across South American tropical forests
Consistent patterns of common species across tropical tree communities
The pace of life for forest trees
The biogeography of the Amazonian tree flora
Phylogenetic conservatism in the relationship between functional and demographic characteristics in Amazon tree taxa
Precipitation is the main axis of tropical plant phylogenetic turnover across space and time
Precipitation gradients drive high tree species turnover in the woodlands of eastern and southern Africa
Diversity and divergence: evolution of secondary metabolism in the tropical tree genus <i>Inga</i>
Amazon tree dominance across forest strata
Structural diversity and tree density drives variation in the biodiversity–ecosystem function relationship of woodlands and savannas
The role of plant secondary metabolites in shaping regional and local plant community assembly
Evolutionary Diversity Peaks at Mid-Elevations Along an Amazon-to-Andes Elevation Gradient
Floristic evidence for alternative biome states in tropical Africa
Evolutionary heritage shapes tree distributions along an Amazon‐to‐Andes elevation gradient
Compositional response of Amazon forests to climate change
Inserting Tropical Dry Forests Into the Discussion on Biome Transitions in the Tropics
The environmental triangle of the Cerrado Domain: Ecological factors driving shifts in tree species composition between forests and savannas
Using tree species inventories to map biomes and assess their climatic overlaps in lowland tropical South America
A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny: The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG)
Biological and geophysical feedbacks with fire in the Earth system
Coevolutionary arms race versus host defense chase in a tropical herbivore–plant system
Dissecting a biodiversity hotspot: The importance of environmentally marginal habitats in the Atlantic Forest Domain of South America
Dispersal assembly of rain forest tree communities across the Amazon basin
Lack of floristic identity in campos rupestres —A hyperdiverse mosaic of rocky montane savannas in South America
Phylogenetic diversity of Amazonian tree communities
Global dry forests: a prologue
Fast demographic traits promote high diversification rates of Amazonian trees