J. S. Tello

Ecological metabolomics of tropical tree communities across an elevational gradient: Implications for chemically-mediated biotic interactions and species diversity

This study uses ecological metabolomics to show that chemical dissimilarity among tree species increases with species richness and warm, wet climates, supporting the role of chemically mediated biotic interactions in shaping elevational diversity gradients.

Elevational Range Sizes of Woody plants Increase with Climate Variability in the Tropical Andes

This study finds that thermal variability explains broader elevational range sizes in woody plants of the Central Andes, with stronger effects than body size or abundance.

Relative effects of edaphic conditions and climate on palm communities in the Central Andes

This study examines how soil and climate factors influence palm diversity and distribution in the Central Andes, finding soils explain more species composition variation than climate, but climate explains more species richness variation.