Miles R. Silman

The paper investigates gene flow and species boundaries in Andean Prunus, finding extensive ancient introgression and recent admixture despite Miocene divergence.

The paper evaluates the accuracy of drone-based thermal videography for estimating large mammal populations, finding that optimal timing and averaging across days improve accuracy.

The paper introduces the Global Canopy Atlas, a harmonized dataset of 3D canopy structure from ALS data, and demonstrates its applications in validating satellite maps, analyzing canopy gap patterns, and quantifying forest turnover.

The paper quantifies metal contamination exposure across Amazon biodiversity, finding 66% of species are exposed to mining-associated metals.

This study assesses fish biodiversity in Amazonian mining ponds using eDNA and traditional methods, finding that hydrological connectivity significantly enhances species richness and community composition.