Rebecca A. Montgomery

TL;DR: The extent of the trait data compiled in TRY is evaluated and emerging patterns of data coverage and representativeness are analyzed to conclude that reducing data gaps and biases in the TRY database remains a key challenge and requires a coordinated approach to data mobilization and trait measurements.

TL;DR: This article used a short-term litterbag experiment to quantify the effects of litter quality, placement and mesofaunal exclusion on decomposition in 23 tropical forests in 14 countries, in which two standard substrates (Raphia farinifera and Laurus nobilis ) were decomposed in fine-and coarse-mesh litterbags both above and below ground for approximately 1 year.

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of forest structure and canopy tree architecture on spatial heterogeneity of understory light availability in three old-growth and three second-growth forests in lowland Costa Rica was assessed.

TL;DR: The data demonstrate that growth of tropical tree seedlings beneath closed canopies is highly sensitive to light availability and that shade-tolerant species vary in these responses, and suggest that resource gradient partitioning could occur even in low light environments.

TL;DR: How day length may limit the ability of tree species to respond to climate warming in situ is discussed, focusing on the implications of photoperiodic sensing for extending the growing season and affecting plant phenology and growth.