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The impacts of degradation, deforestation and restoration on mangrove ecosystem carbon stocks across Cambodia by Sharma, Sahadev, MacKenzie, Richard A., Tieng, Thida, Soben, Kim, Tulyasuwan, Natcha, Resanond, Amomwan, Blate, Geoffrey, Litton, Creighton M.

“…Our results concluded, that deforestation and degradation results in significant losses of TEC stocks from mangroves. While the prevention of deforestation and…”
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Linking science and action to improve public health capacity for climate preparedness in lower- and middle-income countries by Quinn, Colin, Quintana, Amanda, Blaine, Tegan, Chandra, Amit, Epanchin, Pete, Pitter, Shanna, Thiaw, Wassila, Shek, Amalhin, Blate, Geoffrey M., Zermoglio, Fernanda, Pleuss, Elizabeth, Teka, Hiwot, Gudo, Eduardo Samo, Dissanayake, Gunawardena, Colborn, James, Trtanj, Juli, Balbus, John

“…By 2030, the direct adaptation costs to the health sector due to climate change are expected to cost between USD$2 to USD$4 billion a year. People in many low-…”
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Managing for Multiple Resources Under Climate Change: National Forests by Joyce, Linda A, Blate, Geoffrey M, McNulty, Steven G, Millar, Constance I, Moser, Susanne, Neilson, Ronald P, Peterson, David L

“…This study explores potential adaptation approaches in planning and management that the United States Forest Service might adopt to help achieve its goals and…”
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Soil Effects on Forest Structure and Diversity in a Moist and a Dry Tropical Forest by Peña-Claros, Marielos, Poorter, Lourens, Alarcón, Alfredo, Blate, Geoffrey, Choque, Urbano, Fredericksen, Todd S., Justiniano, Marco J., Leaño, Claudio, Licona, Juan Carlos, Pariona, William, Putz, Francis E., Quevedo, Lincoln, Toledo, Marisol

“…Soil characteristics are important drivers of variation in wet tropical forest structure and diversity, but few studies have evaluated these relationships in…”
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Tropical Forest Management and Conservation of Biodiversity: An Overview by Putz, Francis E., Blate, Geoffrey M., Redford, Kent H., Fimbel, Robert, Robinson, John

“…The article is a much abridged version of the authors' World Bank Environment Department Paper 75, the first paper in the bank's Impact Studies Series on the…”
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Financial and ecological indicators of reduced impact logging performance in the eastern Amazon by Holmes, Thomas P., Blate, Geoffrey M., Zweede, Johan C., Pereira, Rodrigo, Barreto, Paulo, Boltz, Frederick, Bauch, Roberto

“…Reduced impact logging (RIL) systems are currently being promoted in Brazil and other tropical countries in response to domestic and international concern over…”
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Timber Production in Selectively Logged Tropical Forests in South America by Keller, Michael, Asner, Gregory P., Blate, Geoffrey, McGlocklin, John, Merry, Frank, Peña-Claros, Marielos, Zweede, Johan

“…Selective logging is an extensive land-use practice in South America. Governments in the region have enacted policies to promote the establishment and…”
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Null Models for Assessing Ecosystem Conservation Priorities: Threatened Birds as Titers of Threatened Ecosystems in South America by Beissinger, Steven R., Steadman, Eric C., Wohlgenant, Timothy, Blate, Geoffrey, Zack, Steve

“…We set ecosystem conservation priorities based on a comparison of observed levels of threat and protection versus expected levels derived from the use of null…”
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Modest trade-offs between timber management and fire susceptibility of a Bolivian semi-deciduous forest by Blate, Geoffrey M.

“…Fire threatens to undermine the conservation potential of tropical production forests. Expecting seasonally deciduous forests that require intensive…”
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Post-dispersal predation on isolated seeds: a comparative study of 40 tree species in a Southeast Asian rainforest by Blate, G.M, Peart, D.R, Leighton, M. (Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (USA). Peabody Museum)

“…Many studies of post-dispersal seed predation have focused on density and distance dependent mortality, while relatively few have examined the fates of…”
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Assessing trade-offs in multiple-objective tropical forest management by Blate, Geoffrey Michael

“…While tropical forests continue to be cleared at alarming rates, the debate over how best to conserve them often proceeds without a clear understanding of the…”
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Assessing trade-offs in multiple-objective tropical forest management by Blate, Geoffrey Michael

“…While tropical forests continue to be cleared at alarming rates, the debate over how best to conserve them often proceeds without a clear understanding of the…”
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