Search Results - "Burslem, David F.R.P"

Area-based vs tree-centric approaches to mapping forest carbon in Southeast Asian forests from airborne laser scanning data by Coomes, David A., Dalponte, Michele, Jucker, Tommaso, Asner, Gregory P., Banin, Lindsay F., Burslem, David F.R.P., Lewis, Simon L., Nilus, Reuben, Phillips, Oliver L., Phua, Mui-How, Qie, Lan

“…Tropical forests are a key component of the global carbon cycle, and mapping their carbon density is essential for understanding human influences on climate…”
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Strong impacts of belowground tree inputs on soil nematode trophic composition by Keith, Aidan M., Brooker, Rob W., Osler, Graham H.R., Chapman, Stephen J., Burslem, David F.R.P., van der Wal, René

“…Trees have a key role in determining the composition of soil biota via both above and belowground resource-based mechanisms, and by altering abiotic…”
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Logging disturbance shifts net primary productivity and its allocation in Bornean tropical forests by Riutta, Terhi, Malhi, Yadvinder, Kho, Lip Khoon, Marthews, Toby R., Huaraca Huasco, Walter, Khoo, MinSheng, Tan, Sylvester, Turner, Edgar, Reynolds, Glen, Both, Sabine, Burslem, David F.R.P., Teh, Yit Arn, Vairappan, Charles S., Majalap, Noreen, Ewers, Robert M.

“…Tropical forests play a major role in the carbon cycle of the terrestrial biosphere. Recent field studies have provided detailed descriptions of the carbon…”
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Three decades of post-logging tree community recovery in naturally regenerating and actively restored dipterocarp forest in Borneo by Hayward, Robin M., Banin, Lindsay F., Burslem, David F.R.P., Chapman, Daniel S., Philipson, Christopher D., Cutler, Mark E.J., Reynolds, Glen, Nilus, Reuben, Dent, Daisy H.

“…•We censused unlogged, naturally regenerating and actively restored forest in Borneo.•Structure (stems >2 cm DBH) of logged and unlogged forest differed after…”
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Linking functional traits to multiscale statistics of leaf venation networks by Blonder, Benjamin, Both, Sabine, Jodra, Miguel, Xu, Hao, Fricker, Mark, Matos, Ilaíne S., Majalap, Noreen, Burslem, David F.R.P., Teh, Yit Arn, Malhi, Yadvinder

“…• Leaf venation networks evolved along several functional axes, including resource transport, damage resistance, mechanical strength, and construction cost…”
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influence of vegetation type, soil properties and precipitation on the composition of soil mite and microbial communities at the landscape scale by Nielsen, Uffe N., Osler, Graham H. R., Campbell, Colin D., Burslem, David F. R. P., van der Wal, René

“…We used a landscape-scale study of birch invasion onto heather moorland to determine the consistency of changes in vegetation type and soil properties and in…”
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Factors explaining alien plant invasion success in a tropical ecosystem differ at each stage of invasion by Dawson, Wayne, Burslem, David F. R. P., Hulme, Philip E.

“…1. Understanding why some alien plant species become invasive when others fail is a fundamental goal in invasion ecology. We used detailed historical planting…”
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Defining and defending Connell's intermediate disturbance hypothesis: a response to Fox by Sheil, Douglas, Burslem, David F.R.P.

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Micro‐scale habitat associations of woody plants in a neotropical cloud forest by Ledo, Alicia, Burslem, David F.R.P, Condés, Sonia, Montes, Fernando, Cáceres, Miquel

“…QUESTIONS: Species–habitat associations may contribute to the maintenance of species richness in tropical forests, but previous research has been conducted…”
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Leaf traits of dipterocarp species with contrasting distributions across a gradient of nutrient and light availability by Dent, Daisy H., Burslem, David F.R.P.

“…Background: Tree species composition at the landscape scale is often tightly associated with underlying soil type in tropical forests. Changes in soil type may…”
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Germination Responses to Water Potential in Neotropical Pioneers Suggest Large-seeded Species Take More Risks by Daws, Matthew I, Crabtree, Lora M, Dalling, James W, Mullins, Christopher E, Burslem, David F.R.P

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In neotropical forests, very small-seeded pioneer species (<0·1 mg seed mass) recruit preferentially in small tree fall gaps and at gap…”
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Herbivory is related to taxonomic isolation, but not to invasiveness of tropical alien plants by Dawson, Wayne, Burslem, David F. R. P., Hulme, Philip E.

“…The enemy release hypothesis is often invoked to explain why some alien plant species become invasive. Here, we investigated relationships between…”
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Performance Trade-offs Driven by Morphological Plasticity Contribute to Habitat Specialization of Bornean Tree Species by Dent, Daisy H., Burslem, David F. R. P.

“…Growth-survival trade-offs play an important role in niche differentiation of tropical tree species in relation to light-gradient partitioning. However, the…”
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Determinants of fine-scale spatial genetic structure in three co-occurring rain forest canopy trees in Borneo by Kettle, Chris J., Hollingsworth, Peter M., Burslem, David F.R.P., Maycock, Colin R., Khoo, Eyen, Ghazoul, Jaboury

“…Fine-scale spatial genetic structure (FSGS) within plant populations is an emergent property of the recruited adult trees, influenced by pollen and seed…”
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Soil pore volume and the abundance of soil mites in two contrasting habitats by Nielsen, Uffe N., Osler, Graham H.R., van der Wal, René, Campbell, Colin D., Burslem, David F.R.P.

“…Microarthropods are mainly found in the organic layer of soils but show high spatial variability in abundance that remains poorly understood. A factor that…”
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Genetic diversity affects seedling survival but not growth or seed germination in the Bornean endemic dipterocarp Parashorea tomentella by Nutt, Kirsty S., Burslem, David F.R.P., Maycock, Colin R., Ghazoul, Jaboury, Khoo, Eyen, Hastie, Alexander Y. L., Kettle, Chris J.

“…Background: Logging and habitat fragmentation of tropical rain forests may disrupt patterns of gene flow and genetic diversity. Consequently, inbreeding in…”
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Increasing litter species richness reduces variability in a terrestrial decomposer system by Keith, Aidan M, Van der Wal, Rene, Brooker, Rob W, Osler, Graham H.R, Chapman, Stephen J, Burslem, David F.R.P, Elston, David A

“…Debate on the relationship between diversity and stability has been driven by the recognition that species loss may influence ecosystem properties and…”
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Conservation Assessment of Guaiacum sanctum and Guaiacum coulteri: Historic Distribution and Future Trends in Mexico by López-Toledo, Leonel, Gonzalez-Salazar, Constantino, Burslem, David F.R.P, Martinez-Ramos, Miguel

“…Guaiacum sanctum and Guaiacum coulteri are long-lived Mesoamerican timber tree species heavily exploited throughout their range and considered to be at risk of…”
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Strategies for restoring tree seedling recruitment in high conservation value tropical montane forests underplanted with cardamom by Dhakal, Balram, Pinard, Michelle A, Gunatilleke, I.A.U. Nimal, Gunatilleke, C.V. Savitri, Burslem, David F.R.P, Hermy, Martin

“…QUESTION: What strategies are most appropriate for restoring tree seedling recruitment whilst avoiding the spread of invasive plant species in high…”
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Protecting a single endangered species and meeting multiple conservation goals: an approach with Guaiacum sanctum in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico by Lopez-Toledo, Leonel, Ibarra-Manríquez, Guillermo, Burslem, David F.R.P., Martínez-Salas, Esteban, Pineda-García, Fernando, Martínez-Ramos, Miguel

“…Aim: New protected areas should consider safeguarding high conservation value sites based on multiple criteria and not just the presence of a single endangered…”
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