Region-specific forest structure pathways reveal climate effects on old-growth tropical forest biomass

Depoortere, P., Bauman, D., Fayolle, A. et al. (238 more authors) (2026) Region-specific forest structure pathways reveal climate effects on old-growth tropical forest biomass. Scientific Reports, 16. 27381. ISSN: 2045-2322

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  • Depoortere, P.
  • Bauman, D.
  • Fayolle, A.
  • Phillips, O. ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8993-6168
  • Bialic-Murphy, L.
  • Zohner, C.M.
  • Vander Linden, A.
  • Plumacker, A.
  • de Lame, H.
  • Liang, J.
  • Reich, P.B.
  • Gamarra, J.G.P.
  • Alberti, G.
  • Hérault, B.
  • Picard, N.
  • de-Miguel, S.
  • Nabuurs, G.-J.
  • Crowther, T.W.
  • Paquette, A.
  • Pretzsch, H.
  • Wiser, S.K.
  • Zhou, M.
  • Chen, H.Y.H.
  • Verbeeck, H.
  • De Cannière, C.
  • Sullivan, M.J.P.
  • Poorter, L.
  • Ponette, Q.
  • Bauters, M.
  • Deblauwe, V.
  • Keppel, G.
  • Brearley, F.Q.
  • Zo-Bi, I.C.
  • Ouattara, T.A.
  • Lawes, M.J.
  • Bongers, F.
  • Meave, J.A.
  • Schulze, M.
  • Ngoh, M.L.
  • ter Steege, H.
  • Homeier, J.
  • Azihou, A.F.
  • Trethowan, L.
  • Slik, J.W.F.
  • Derroire, G.
  • Bonal, D.
  • Laurance, W.F.
  • Hemp, A.
  • Murdjoko, A.
  • Aguirre-Gutiérrez, J.
  • Kintamani, E.
  • White, L.
  • Lewis, S.L.
  • Hector, A.
  • Amani, C.
  • Andrade, A.
  • Angbonga, A.
  • Aragão, L.
  • Kurian, A.
  • Allah Barem, F.
  • Almeyda Zambrano, A.M.
  • Alvarez-Davila, E.
  • Alvarez-Loayza, P.
  • Amstrong, E.
  • Araujo-Murakami, A.
  • Arroyo, L.
  • Baker, T.R. ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3251-1679
  • Bako, O.
  • Bánki, O.
  • Baraloto, C.
  • Barbier, N.
  • Barroso, J.G.
  • Bassama, P.
  • Beeckman, H.
  • Benu, N.M.H.
  • Bihiya, H.
  • Birnbaum, P.
  • Bitariho, R.
  • Boeckx, P.
  • Boekee, K.
  • Bogaert, J.
  • Böhning-Gease, K.
  • Boyemba, F.
  • Brandão da Cunha, H.
  • Brienen, R.
  • Briseño-Reyes, J.
  • Broadbent, E.N.
  • Camargo, J.L.
  • Cassart, B.
  • Cazzolla Gatti, R.
  • Chave, J.
  • Chuyong, G.
  • Clark, D.B.
  • Clark, C.
  • Collalti, A.
  • Collins, M.
  • Cornejo Valverde, F.
  • Corral-Rivas, J.J.
  • Couteron, P.
  • Cuni-Sanchez, A.
  • da Costa, L.
  • Daniel Soto, J.
  • Dar, A.A.
  • Dar, J.A.
  • Dauby, G.
  • de Haulleville, T.
  • Di Fiore, A.
  • Diisi, J.
  • Djuikouo K., M.-N.
  • Dolezal, J.
  • Dongmo, N.
  • Doucet, J.-L.
  • Droissart, V.
  • Engel, J.
  • Engone Obiang, N.L.
  • Espinosa, S.
  • Eyre, T.
  • Fauset, S.
  • Feldpausch, T.R.
  • Fischer, M.
  • Gajapersad, K.
  • Girmansyah, D.
  • Gloor, E.
  • Gomes do Amaral, I.
  • Gonmadje, C.F.
  • Grieco, E.
  • Grogan, J.
  • Habonayo, R.
  • Harris, D.J.
  • Honorio Coronado, E.
  • Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, I.
  • Hubau, W.
  • Jansen, P.A.
  • Jeffery, K.J.
  • Jumbam, B.
  • Kanda, N.B.
  • Kamdem, N.
  • Kasongo Yakusu, E.
  • Katembo, J.
  • Kayijamahe, C.
  • Kearsley, E.
  • Kenfack, D.
  • Khan, M.L.
  • Killeen, T.
  • Kothandaraman, S.
  • Kougue, R.
  • Kumar, A.
  • Kuswandi, R.
  • Labrière, N.
  • Lasso, D.
  • Laurance, S.
  • Leal, M.
  • Leblanc, H.
  • Libalah, M.
  • Lisingo, J.
  • Malhi, Y.
  • Marimon, B.S.
  • Marimon Junior, B.H.
  • Marshall, A.R.
  • Martin, E.H.
  • Martin-Ducup, O.
  • Mbasi, M.M.
  • Mbayu, F.
  • Mendoza, C.
  • Mendoza Polo, I.
  • Mofack, G.
  • Monteagudo-Mendoza, A.
  • Mtui, A.
  • Muthuramkumar, S.
  • Narayanan, A.
  • Nava-Miranda, M.G.
  • Neill, D.
  • Neldner, V.J.
  • Tchatchouang, E.N.
  • Ngoula, F.
  • Ngugi, M.R.
  • Sainge, M.N.
  • Núñez Vargas, P.
  • Ortiz-Malavassi, E.
  • Pallqui Camacho, N.
  • Pandi, V.
  • Parada Gutierrez, G.A.
  • Pardo, G.
  • Parthasarathy, N.
  • Pelissier, R.
  • Pfautsch, S.
  • Pijanowski, B.C.
  • Piotto, D.
  • Pipoly, J.
  • Pitman, N.
  • Ploton, P.
  • Poulsen, J.R.
  • Ramesh, B.R.
  • Ramirez Arevalo, F.
  • Ramírez-Angulo, H.
  • Rasingam, L.
  • Réjou-Méchain, M.
  • Restrepo Correa, Z.
  • Spironello, W.R.
  • Rodrigues de Souza, C.
  • Rodriguez, L.O.
  • Rolim, S.
  • Roopsind, A.
  • Rovero, F.
  • Sagang, L.B.
  • Saikia, P.
  • Salis, A.
  • Salla, B.P.
  • Silva Espejo, J.E.
  • Silveira, M.
  • Simo-Droissart, M.
  • Sirri, N.
  • Sonké, B.
  • Sundarapandian, S.
  • Swaine, M.
  • Swanepoel, B.
  • Taedoumg, H.
  • Tcheferi, I.
  • Terborgh, J.
  • Thomas, D.
  • Thomas, R.
  • Tshibamba Mukendi, J.
  • Umunay, P.M.
  • Valencia, R.
  • Valenzuela Gamarra, L.
  • Valle Ferreira, L.
  • van der Heijden, G.
  • Vasquez Martinez, R.
  • Vega-Nieva, J.D.
  • Vilanova, E.
  • Vilchez Alvarado, B.
  • Vinceti, B.
  • Vleminckx, J.
  • von Gadow, K.
  • Vos, V.A.
  • Wasingya, E.
  • Watson, J.
  • Wortel, V.
  • Zagt, R.
  • Zébazé, D.
  • Bastin, J.-F.
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© The Author(s) 2026 . This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords: Aboveground biomass, Climatic drivers, Structural attributes, Old-growth tropical forests, Structure-explicit pathway modelling, Pantropical
Dates:
  • Accepted: 8 July 2026
  • Published (online): 1 September 2026
  • Published: 1 September 2026
Institution: The University of Leeds
Academic Units: The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) > Ecology & Global Change (Leeds)
Funding Information:
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Grant number
NERC, RCUK Shared Services Centre Ltd
NE/F005806/1
EU - European Union **KRISTAL**
EXT 448221
Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation
N/A
NERC, RCUK Shared Services Centre Ltd
NE/X014347/1
Date Deposited: 14 Sep 2026 11:25
Last Modified: 14 Sep 2026 11:25
Status: Published
Publisher: Nature Research
Identification Number: 10.1038/s41598-026-61888-7
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