J. Sarmento Cabral

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.