J. Sarmento Cabral

metaRange: A framework to build mechanistic range models

The paper introduces metaRange, an R package for building mechanistic range models, and demonstrates its ability to simulate species range dynamics under various ecological scenarios.

gen3sis: the general engine for eco-evolutionary simulations on the origins of biodiversity

The paper introduces gen3sis, an eco-evolutionary simulation engine that models biodiversity patterns and finds energy-based carrying capacity best explains the latitudinal diversity gradient.

Accuracy of the pneumatic method for estimating xylem vulnerability to embolism in temperate diffuse-porous tree species

The paper compares pneumatic and flow-centrifuge methods for estimating xylem embolism resistance in temperate tree species, finding high agreement in some parameters but variability in others.

Modeling the long-term dynamics of tropical forests: from leaf traits to whole-tree growth patterns

This paper develops a 3D forest model linking leaf traits to tree and forest growth patterns, showing how leaf economic spectrum traits determine tree life history strategies and forest structure.

Effects of species traits and abiotic factors during the stages of plant invasions

This study investigates how species traits and abiotic factors influence plant invasion success across different stages using a mechanistic model, finding that higher propagule pressure and specific trait combinations are most influential.

Temporal environmental variation imposes differential selection on genomic and ecological traits of virtual plant communities

This study shows that temporal environmental variation leads to differences in genomic and ecological traits of virtual plant communities, with variable environments selecting for genomes with higher gene numbers and traits enabling faster life cycles and evolutionary rescue.

Modeling How Community Assembly Alters the Functioning of Ecosystems

The paper evaluates how community assembly affects ecosystem productivity using two approaches and applies them to experimental data, finding resource competition and facilitation by nitrogen fixing plants as likely explanations.

Interactions between ecological, evolutionary, and environmental processes unveil complex dynamics of island biodiversity

The paper introduces BioGEEM, a model integrating ecological, evolutionary, and environmental processes to simulate island biodiversity dynamics and test hypotheses about their roles.

Effects of time and isolation on plant diversity: testing island biogeography theory with an eco-evolutionary model

The paper uses an eco-evolutionary model to test the General Dynamic Model of oceanic island biogeography, finding humped trends in species richness and confirming most predictions while highlighting differences in endemic proportions over time and isolation.