A. J. Tanentzap

Winners and losers under past and future climate change

The paper compares past and future climate change impacts on species, finding that range shifts will need to be more extreme in the next 50 years than in the past 6000 years, with physiological traits determining vulnerability.

Logging disrupts the ecology of molecules in headwater streams

This study shows logging increases dissolved organic matter concentration and alters its molecular composition in headwater streams, with implications for carbon cycling and climate.

Universal microbial reworking of dissolved organic matter along environmental gradients

The paper tracks dissolved organic matter (DOM) changes along environmental gradients and finds microbial reworking drives universal degradation patterns across ecosystems.

Quantifying microbial associations of dissolved organic matter under global change

The paper develops a framework to quantify DOM-microbe associations under global change, finding that molecular traits and nutrient enrichment influence these interactions differently in subarctic and subtropical climates.

Predictions of biodiversity are improved by integrating trait-based competition with abiotic filtering

The paper introduces a framework integrating trait-based competition with abiotic filtering to improve predictions of species abundances and community structure.

Angiosperm speciation speeds up near the poles

This study shows that speciation rates decrease towards the equator, contradicting the idea that tropical regions have higher speciation rates driving the latitudinal diversity gradient.

Different macroevolutionary routes to becoming a biodiversity hotspot

This study identifies macroevolutionary routes leading to biodiversity hotspots by analyzing speciation rates, dispersal, and environmental factors across tropical and temperate realms.

Range size dynamics can explain why evolutionarily age and diversification rate correlate with contemporary extinction risk in plants

The paper shows that younger and faster-diversifying plant genera have higher extinction risk, and range size dynamics may explain these patterns across the Tree of Life.

Climate-driven shifts in sediment chemistry enhance methane production in northern lakes

The paper shows that methane production in lake sediments is significantly higher when derived from macrophyte litter compared to terrestrial sources, with implications for global carbon emissions.

Seed size and its rate of evolution correlate with species diversification across angiosperms

The paper shows that smaller-seeded plants have higher diversification rates and that seed size change rates correlate with speciation rates across angiosperms.