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List of works by Masha T. Van der Sande

A 7000‐year history of changing plant trait composition in an Amazonian landscape; the role of humans and climate

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A cross‐scale assessment of productivity–diversity relationships

scientific article published in 2020

Abiotic and biotic drivers of biomass change in a Neotropical forest

article by Masha T. Van der Sande et al published 27 March 2017 in Journal of Ecology

Are lianas more drought-tolerant than trees? A test for the role of hydraulic architecture and other stem and leaf traits

scientific article published on January 1, 2013

Biodiversity and climate determine the functioning of Neotropical forests

article published in 2017

Biodiversity and climate determine the functioning of Neotropical forests

scientific article published in 2018

Biodiversity in species, traits, and structure determines carbon stocks and uptake in tropical forests

Conservative species drive biomass productivity in tropical dry forests

scientific article published in 2016

Current climate, isolation and history drive global patterns of tree phylogenetic endemism

scientific article published on 02 September 2019

Disturbance intensity is a stronger driver of biomass recovery than remaining tree-community attributes in a managed Amazonian forest

scientific article published in 2018

Explaining biomass growth of tropical canopy trees: the importance of sapwood

scientific article published on 30 January 2015

Feedback loops drive ecological succession: towards a unified conceptual framework

scientific article published on 16 January 2024

Forest structure drives changes in light heterogeneity during tropical secondary forest succession

scientific article published on 27 May 2021

Functional recovery of secondary tropical forests

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Height growth and biomass partitioning during secondary succession differ among forest light strata and successional guilds in a tropical rainforest

scientific article published on 8 March 2024

Iron addition as a shallow lake restoration measure: impacts on charophyte growth

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Liana species decline in Congo basin contrasts with global patterns

scientific article published on 25 February 2020

Minimum temperature drives community leaf trait variation in secondary montane forests along a 3000-m elevation gradient in the tropical Andes

scientific article published on 21 March 2021

Modern pollen rain predicts shifts in plant trait composition but not plant diversity along the Andes–Amazon elevational gradient

scientific article published on 20 July 2020

Multidimensional tropical forest recovery

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Old-growth Neotropical forests are shifting in species and trait composition

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Scarce fire activity in north and north-western Amazonian forests during the last 10,000 years

scientific article published in 2021

Similar factors underlie tree abundance in forests in native and alien ranges

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Soil fertility and species traits, but not diversity, drive productivity and biomass stocks in a Guyanese tropical rainforest

article by Masha T. Van der Sande et al published 23 October 2017 in Functional Ecology

Soil resistance and recovery during neotropical forest succession

Strong floristic distinctiveness across Neotropical successional forests

scientific article published in July 2022

Successional shifts in tree demographic strategies in wet and dry Neotropical forests

scientific article published on 26 March 2023

Synthesizing tree biodiversity data to understand global patterns and processes of vegetation

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TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

scientific article published on 31 December 2019

The hydraulic efficiency–safety trade‐off differs between lianas and trees

scientific article published on 08 April 2019

The integration of empirical, remote sensing and modelling approaches enhances insight in the role of biodiversity in climate change mitigation by tropical forests

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Warming, drought, and disturbances lead to shifts in functional composition: A millennial‐scale analysis for Amazonian and Andean sites

scientific article published in 2023

Wet and dry tropical forests show opposite successional pathways in wood density but converge over time

scientific article published on 22 April 2019