Elevation and latitude drives structure and tree species composition in Andean forests: Results from a large-scale plot network.

Our knowledge about the structure and function of Andean forests at regional scales remains limited. Current initiatives to study forests over continental or global scales still have important geographical gaps, particularly in regions such as the tropical and subtropical Andes. In this study, we as...

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Main Authors: Agustina Malizia, Cecilia Blundo, Julieta Carilla, Oriana Osinaga Acosta, Francisco Cuesta, Alvaro Duque, Nikolay Aguirre, Zhofre Aguirre, Michele Ataroff, Selene Baez, Marco Calderón-Loor, Leslie Cayola, Luis Cayuela, Sergio Ceballos, Hugo Cedillo, William Farfán Ríos, Kenneth J Feeley, Alfredo Fernando Fuentes, Luis E Gámez Álvarez, Ricardo Grau, Juergen Homeier, Oswaldo Jadan, Luis Daniel Llambi, María Isabel Loza Rivera, Manuel J Macía, Yadvinder Malhi, Lucio Malizia, Manuel Peralvo, Esteban Pinto, Sebastián Tello, Miles Silman, Kenneth R Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231553