| The worldwide leaf economics spectrum IJ Wright, PB Reich, M Westoby, DD Ackerly, Z Baruch, F Bongers, ... Nature 428 (6985), 821-827, 2004 | 8897 | 2004 |
| Increasing carbon storage in intact African tropical forests SL Lewis, G Lopez-Gonzalez, ... Nature 457, 1003-1007, 2009 | 1160 | 2009 |
| Size variability and competition in plant monocultures J Weiner, SC Thomas Oikos 47, 211-222, 1986 | 871 | 1986 |
| Plant diversity in managed forests: understory responses to thinning and fertilization SC Thomas, CB Halpern, DA Falk, DA Liguori, KA Austin Ecological Applications 9 (3), 864-879, 1999 | 659 | 1999 |
| Asynchronous carbon sink saturation in African and Amazonian tropical forests W Hubau, SL Lewis, OL Phillips, K Affum-Baffoe, H Beeckman, ... Nature 579 (7797), 80-87, 2020 | 646 | 2020 |
| CTFS‐Forest GEO: a worldwide network monitoring forests in an era of global change KJ Anderson‐Teixeira, SJ Davies, AC Bennett, EB Gonzalez‐Akre, ... Global Change Biology 21 (2), 528-549, 2015 | 627 | 2015 |
| Carbon content of tree tissues: a synthesis SC Thomas, AR Martin Forests 3 (2), 332-352, 2012 | 490 | 2012 |
| Above-ground biomass and structure of 260 African tropical forests SL Lewis, B Sonké, T Sunderland, SK Begne, G Lopez-Gonzalez, ... Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 368 …, 2013 | 414 | 2013 |
| Testing metabolic ecology theory for allometric scaling of tree size, growth and mortality in tropical forests HC Muller‐Landau, RS Condit, J Chave, SC Thomas, SA Bohlman, ... Ecology Letters 9 (5), 575-588, 2006 | 395 | 2006 |
| A Reassessment of Carbon Content in Tropical Trees AR Martin, SC Thomas PLoS One 6 (8), e23533, 2011 | 379 | 2011 |
| Asymptotic height as a predictor of growth and allometric characteristics in Malaysian rain forest trees SC Thomas American Journal of Botany 83, 556-566, 1996 | 371 | 1996 |
| Diversity and carbon storage across the tropical forest biome MJP Sullivan, J Talbot, SL Lewis, OL Phillips, L Qie, SK Begne, J Chave, ... Scientific Reports 7 (39102), 2017 | 361 | 2017 |
| Biochar mitigates negative effects of salt additions on two herbaceous plant species SC Thomas, S Frye, N Gale, M Garmon, R Launchbury, N Machado, ... Journal of Environmental Management 129, 62-68, 2013 | 336 | 2013 |
| Scale‐dependent relationships between tree species richness and ecosystem function in forests RA Chisholm, HC Muller‐Landau, K Abdul Rahman, DP Bebber, Y Bin, ... Journal of Ecology 101 (5), 1214-1224, 2013 | 332 | 2013 |
| The Importance of Demographic Niches to Tree Diversity R Condit, P Ashton, ... Science 313, 98-101, 2006 | 309 | 2006 |
| Competition and allometry in three species of annual plants J Weiner, SC Thomas Ecology 73, 648-656, 1992 | 301 | 1992 |
| Photosynthetic differences between saplings and adult trees: an integration of field results by meta-analysis SC Thomas, WE Winner Tree Physiology 22 (2-3), 117-127, 2002 | 300 | 2002 |
| Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth’s tropical forests MJP Sullivan, SL Lewis, K Affum-Baffoe, C Castilho, F Costa, AC Sanchez, ... Science 368 (6493), 869-874, 2020 | 259 | 2020 |
| Assessing evidence for a pervasive alteration in tropical tree communities J Chave, R Condit, HC Muller-Landau, SC Thomas, PS Ashton, ... PLoS Biology 6 (3), e45, 2008 | 258 | 2008 |
| Asymptotic height as a predictor of photosynthetic characteristics in Malaysian rain forest trees SC Thomas, FA Bazzaz Ecology 80 (5), 1607-1622, 1999 | 227 | 1999 |
| Comparing tropical forest tree size distributions with the predictions of metabolic ecology and equilibrium models HC Muller‐Landau, RS Condit, KE Harms, CO Marks, SC Thomas, ... Ecology letters 9 (5), 589-602, 2006 | 216 | 2006 |
| Biochar and forest restoration: a review and meta-analysis of tree growth responses SC Thomas, N Gale New Forests, 1-16, 2015 | 215 | 2015 |
| Three-dimensional Structure of an Old-growth Pseudotsuga-Tsuga Canopy and Its Implications for Radiation Balance, Microclimate, and Gas Exchange GG Parker, ME Harmon, MA Lefsky, J Chen, RV Pelt, SB Weis, ... Ecosystems 7, 440-453, 2004 | 213 | 2004 |
| The nature of tree growth and the "age-related decline in forest productivity" J Weiner, SC Thomas Oikos 94, 374-376, 2001 | 211 | 2001 |
| Population densities and patterns of habitat use among anthropoid primates of the Ituri Forest, Zaire SC Thomas Biotropica 23, 68-83, 1991 | 206 | 1991 |
| Determinants of whole‐plant light requirements in Bornean rain forest tree saplings JL Baltzer, SC Thomas Journal of Ecology 95 (6), 1208-1221, 2007 | 189 | 2007 |
| Sex, size and interyear variation in flowering among dioecious trees of the Malayan rain forest SC Thomas, JV LaFrankie Ecology 74, 1529-1537, 1993 | 177 | 1993 |
| Including competitive asymmetry in measures of local interference in plant populations SC Thomas, J Weiner Oecologia 80, 349-355, 1989 | 175 | 1989 |
| Age-related changes in tree growth and functional biology: the role of reproduction SC Thomas Size- and age-related changes in tree structure and function, 33-64, 2011 | 158 | 2011 |
| Phosphorus limitation of sugar maple growth in central Ontario T Gradowski, SC Thomas Forest Ecology and Management 226 (1-3), 104-109, 2006 | 156 | 2006 |
| ForestGEO: Understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network SJ Davies, I Abiem, KA Salim, S Aguilar, D Allen, A Alonso, ... Biological Conservation 253, 108907, 2021 | 155 | 2021 |
| Local spatial structure of forest biomass and its consequences for remote sensing of carbon stocks M Réjou-Méchain, HC Muller-Landau, M Detto, SC Thomas, TL Toan, ... Biogeosciences 11, 5711, 2014 | 155 | 2014 |
| Competition and growth form in a woodland annual J Weiner, GM Berntson, SC Thomas Journal of Ecology 78, 459-469, 1990 | 154 | 1990 |
| Forest management and soil respiration: implications for carbon sequestration Y Peng, SC Thomas, D Tian Environmental Reviews 16 (NA), 93-111, 2008 | 149 | 2008 |
| Wood carbon content of tree species in Eastern China: Interspecific variability and the importance of the volatile fraction SC Thomas, G Malczewski Journal of Environmental Management 85 (3), 659-662, 2007 | 145 | 2007 |
| Leaf area index of an old-growth Douglas-fir forest estimated from direct structural measurements in the canopy SC Thomas, WE Winner Canadian Journal of Forest Research 30 (12), 1922-1930, 2000 | 145 | 2000 |
| Carbon Dioxide Exchange Between an Old-growth Forest and the Atmosphere KT Paw U, M Falk, ... Ecosystems 7, 513-524, 2004 | 141 | 2004 |
| Edaphic specialization in tropical trees: physiological correlates and responses to reciprocal transplantation JL Baltzer, SC Thomas, R Nilus, DFRP Burslem Ecology 86 (11), 3063-3077, 2005 | 140 | 2005 |
| Impacts of selective logging and agricultural clearing on forest structure, floristic composition and diversity, and timber tree regeneration in the Ituri Forest, Democratic … JR Makana, SC Thomas Biodiversity and Conservation 15 (4), 315-337, 2006 | 130 | 2006 |
| Relative size at onset of maturity in rain forest trees: a comparative analysis of 37 Malaysian species SC Thomas Oikos 76, 145-154, 1996 | 124 | 1996 |
| Photosynthetic capacity peaks at intermediate size in temperate deciduous trees. SC Thomas Tree Physiology 30 (5), 555-573, 2010 | 123 | 2010 |
| Microevolutionary responses in experimental populations of plants to CO2-enriched environments: parallel results from two model systems. FA Bazzaz, M Jasieński, SC Thomas, P Wayne Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 92 (18), 8161-8165, 1995 | 123 | 1995 |
| Tree cover and species composition effects on academic performance of primary school students S Sivarajah, SM Smith, SC Thomas PLoS One 13 (2), e0193254, 2018 | 122 | 2018 |
| Biochar particle size and post-pyrolysis mechanical processing affect soil pH, water retention capacity, and plant performance W Liao, SC Thomas Soil Systems 3 (1), 14, 2019 | 119 | 2019 |
| Leaf optical responses to light and soil nutrient availability in temperate deciduous trees JL Baltzer, SC Thomas American journal of botany 92 (2), 214-223, 2005 | 114 | 2005 |
| Global patterns in wood carbon concentration across the world’s trees and forests AR Martin, M Doraisami, SC Thomas Nature Geoscience 11 (12), 915-920, 2018 | 113 | 2018 |
| Removing bias from LiDAR-based estimates of canopy height: Accounting for the effects of pulse density and footprint size JR Roussel, J Caspersen, M Béland, S Thomas, A Achim Remote Sensing of Environment 198, 1-16, 2017 | 106 | 2017 |
| Soil and greenhouse gas responses to biochar additions in a temperate hardwood forest TE Sackett, N Basiliko, GL Noyce, C Winsborough, J Schurman, C Ikeda, ... GCB Bioenergy 7 (5), 1062-1074, 2015 | 103 | 2015 |
| Linking resource availability and heterogeneity to understorey species diversity through succession in boreal forest of Canada P Kumar, HYH Chen, SC Thomas, C Shahi Journal of Ecology 106 (3), 1266-1276, 2018 | 102 | 2018 |
| Interactive effects of lateral shade and wind on stem allometry, biomass allocation, and mechanical stability in Abutilon theophrasti (Malvaceae) HAL Henry, SC Thomas American Journal of Botany 89 (10), 1609-1615, 2002 | 102 | 2002 |
| The time course of diameter increment responses to selection harvests in Acer saccharum TA Jones, SC Thomas Canadian Journal of Forest Research 34 (7), 1525-1533, 2004 | 95 | 2004 |
| Growth, death and size distribution change in an Impatiens pallida population SC Thomas, J Weiner Journal of Ecology, 524-536, 1989 | 95 | 1989 |
| High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests A Cuni-Sanchez, MJP Sullivan, PJ Platts, SL Lewis, R Marchant, G Imani, ... Nature 596 (7873), 536-542, 2021 | 94 | 2021 |
| Partial harvesting in the Canadian boreal: success will depend on stand dynamic responses HC Thorpe, SC Thomas The Forestry Chronicle 83 (3), 319-325, 2007 | 93 | 2007 |
| Tree mortality following partial harvests is determined by skidding proximity HC Thorpe, SC Thomas, JP Caspersen Ecological Applications 18 (7), 1652-1663, 2008 | 92 | 2008 |
| Soil microbial responses over 2 years following biochar addition to a north temperate forest GL Noyce, N Basiliko, R Fulthorpe, TE Sackett, SC Thomas Biology and Fertility of Soils 51 (6), 649-659, 2015 | 91 | 2015 |
| The genetic component in plant size hierarchies: norms of reaction to density in a Polygonum species SC Thomas, FA Bazzaz Ecological Monographs 63 (3), 231-249, 1993 | 89 | 1993 |
| Diameter increment in mature eastern white pine Pinus strobus L. following partial harvest of old-growth stands in Ontario, Canada DP Bebber, SC Thomas, WG Cole, D Balsillie Trees 18, 29-34, 2004 | 87 | 2004 |
| Elevated CO2 and terrestrial vegetation: implications for and beyond the global carbon budget FA Bazzaz, SL Bassow, GM Berntson, SC Thomas Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems, 43-76, 1996 | 87 | 1996 |
| Taking the pulse of Earth's tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots C Blundo, J Carilla, R Grau, A Malizia, L Malizia, O Osinaga-Acosta, ... Biological Conservation 260, 108849, 2021 | 85 | 2021 |
| Soil CO2 efflux in uneven-aged managed forests: temporal patterns following harvest and effects of edaphic heterogeneity Y Peng, SC Thomas Plant and Soil 289, 253-264, 2006 | 85 | 2006 |
| Methane fluxes measured by eddy covariance and static chamber techniques at a temperate forest in central Ontario, Canada JM Wang, JG Murphy, JA Geddes, CL Winsborough, N Basiliko, ... Biogeosciences 10, 4371-4382, 2013 | 84 | 2013 |
| Resprouting of woody saplings following stem snap by wild pigs in a Malaysian rain forest K Ickes, SJ Dewalt, SC Thomas Journal of Ecology 91 (2), 222-233, 2003 | 84 | 2003 |
| Tropical forest diversity--the plot thickens DFRP Burslem, NC Garwood, SC Thomas Science 291 (5504), 606-607, 2001 | 84 | 2001 |
| Ontogenetic changes in leaf size in Malaysian rain forest trees SC Thomas, K Ickes Biotropica 27, 427-434, 1995 | 82 | 1995 |
| Responses of Acer saccharum canopy trees and saplings to P, K and lime additions under high N deposition T Gradowski, SC Thomas Tree Physiology 28 (2), 173-185, 2008 | 80 | 2008 |
| Retrieving seasonal variation in chlorophyll content of overstory and understory sugar maple leaves from leaf-level hyperspectral data Y Zhang, JM Chen, SC Thomas Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 33 (5), 406-415, 2007 | 80 | 2007 |
| Impacts of nest construction by native pigs (Sus scrofa) on lowland Malaysian rain forest saplings K Ickes, CJ Paciorek, SC Thomas Ecology 86 (6), 1540-1547, 2005 | 80 | 2005 |
| Dispersal limits natural recruitment of African mahoganies JR Makana, SC Thomas Oikos 106, 67–72, 2004 | 79 | 2004 |
| Effects of Light Gaps and Litter Removal on the Seedling Performance of Six African Timber Species JR Makana, SC Thomas Biotropica 37 (2), 227-237, 2005 | 77 | 2005 |
| Reproductive allometry in Malaysian rain forest trees: biomechanics versus optimal allocation SC Thomas Evolutionary Ecology 10, 517-530, 1996 | 77 | 1996 |
| Is there a positive synergistic effect of biochar and compost soil amendments on plant growth and physiological performance? ML Seehausen, NV Gale, S Dranga, V Hudson, N Liu, J Michener, ... Agronomy 7 (1), 13, 2017 | 73 | 2017 |
| Variation in carbon and nitrogen concentration among major woody tissue types in temperate trees. AR Martin, S Gezahegn, SC Thomas Canadian Journal of Forest Research 45 (6), 744-757, 2015 | 72 | 2015 |
| Impacts of a spring heat wave on canopy processes in a northern hardwood forest B Filewod, SC Thomas Global change biology 20 (2), 360-371, 2014 | 71 | 2014 |
| Residual-tree growth responses to partial stand harvest in the black spruce (Picea mariana) boreal forest HC Thorpe, SC Thomas, JP Caspersen Canadian Journal of Forest Research 37 (9), 1563-1571, 2007 | 71 | 2007 |
| Carbon fractions in the world’s dead wood AR Martin, GM Domke, M Doraisami, SC Thomas Nature Communications 12 (1), 1-9, 2021 | 69 | 2021 |
| Large ontogenetic declines in intra-crown leaf area index in two temperate deciduous tree species CA Nock, JP Caspersen, SC Thomas Ecology 89 (3), 744-753, 2008 | 69 | 2008 |
| Size-dependent changes in leaf and wood chemical traits in two Caribbean rainforest trees. AR Martin, SC Thomas Tree Physiology 33 (12), 2013 | 67 | 2013 |
| Dose-dependence of growth and ecophysiological responses of plants to biochar NV Gale, SC Thomas Science of the Total Environment 658, 1344-1354, 2019 | 65 | 2019 |
| Physiological and morphological correlates of whole-plant light compensation point in temperate deciduous tree seedlings JL Baltzer, SC Thomas Oecologia 153 (2), 209-223, 2007 | 65 | 2007 |
| Canopy carbon gain and water use: analysis of old-growth conifers in the Pacific Northwest WE Winner, SC Thomas, JA Berry, BJ Bond, CE Cooper, TM Hinckley, ... Ecosystems 7, 482-497, 2004 | 65 | 2004 |
| Variation in feedstock wood chemistry strongly influences biochar liming potential S Gezahegn, M Sain, SC Thomas Soil systems 3 (2), 26, 2019 | 63 | 2019 |
| Tropical trees in a wind‐exposed island ecosystem: Height‐diameter allometry and size at onset of maturity SC Thomas, AR Martin, EE Mycroft Journal of Ecology 103 (3), 594-605, 2015 | 63 | 2015 |
| Snow cover manipulations alter survival of early life stages of cold‐temperate tree species M Drescher, SC Thomas Oikos 122 (4), 541–554, 2013 | 63 | 2013 |
| A gall-inducing arthropod drives declines in canopy tree photosynthesis R Patankar, SC Thomas, SM Smith Oecologia 167, 701-709, 2011 | 63 | 2011 |
| Opportunities and Uses of Biochar on Forest Sites in North America DS Page-Dumroese, MD Coleman, SC Thomas Biochar: A Regional Supply Chain Approach in View of Climate Change …, 2016 | 62 | 2016 |
| Estimating coarse root biomass with ground penetrating radar in a tree-based intercropping system KA Borden, ME Isaac, NV Thevathasan, AM Gordon, SC Thomas Agroforestry Systems, 1-13, 2014 | 62 | 2014 |
| Canopy tree growth responses following selection harvest in seven species varying in shade tolerance TA Jones, GM Domke, SC Thomas Canadian Journal of Forest Research 39 (2), 430-440, 2009 | 59 | 2009 |
| Contrasting downed woody debris dynamics in managed and unmanaged northern hardwood stands MC Vanderwel, HC Thorpe, JL Shuter, JP Caspersen, SC Thomas Canadian Journal of Forest Research 38 (11), 2850-2861, 2008 | 56 | 2008 |
| Thermal treatment and leaching of biochar alleviates plant growth inhibition from mobile organic compounds NV Gale, TE Sackett, SC Thomas PeerJ 4, e2385, 2016 | 51 | 2016 |
| Genetic vs. phenotypic responses of trees to altitude SC Thomas Tree Physiology 31 (11), 1161-1163, 2011 | 51 | 2011 |
| A rotated ellipsoidal angle density function improves estimation of foliage inclination distributions in forest canopies SC Thomas, WE Winner Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 100 (1), 19-24, 2000 | 51 | 2000 |
| Pasoh: ecology of a lowland rain forest in Southeast Asia T Okuda, N Manocaran, Y Matsumoto, K Niiyama, SC Thomas, PS Ashton Springer-Verlag Tokyo, 2003 | 50* | 2003 |
| Elevated CO2 and leaf shape: Are dandelions getting toothier? SC Thomas, FA Bazzaz American Journal of Botany 83 (1), 106-111, 1996 | 48 | 1996 |
| Demography and biomass change in monodominant and mixed old-growth forest of the Congo JR Makana, CN Ewango, SM McMahon, SC Thomas, TB Hart, R Condit Journal of Tropical Ecology 27 (5), 447-461, 2011 | 47 | 2011 |
| Biochar and high-carbon wood ash effects on soil and vegetation in a boreal clearcut JMH Bieser, SC Thomas Canadian Journal of Forest Research 49 (9), 1124-1134, 2019 | 46 | 2019 |
| Interspecific variation of tree root architecture in a temperate agroforestry system characterized using ground-penetrating radar KA Borden, SC Thomas, ME Isaac Plant and Soil 410 (1-2), 323-334, 2017 | 46 | 2017 |
| Geographic parthenogenesis in a tropical forest tree. S Thomas American Journal of Botany 84 (7), 1012-1012, 1997 | 46 | 1997 |
| Biochar amendment and phosphorus fertilization altered forest soil microbial community and native soil organic matter molecular composition PJ Mitchell, AJ Simpson, R Soong, JS Schurman, SC Thomas, ... Biogeochemistry, 1-19, 2016 | 45 | 2016 |
| Wood nitrogen concentrations in tropical trees: phylogenetic patterns and ecological correlates AR Martin, DL Erickson, WJ Kress, SC Thomas New Phytologist 204 (3), 484-495, 2014 | 45 | 2014 |
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