Search Results - "Inman, Faith"
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An extensive suite of functional traits distinguishes Hawaiian wet and dry forests and enables prediction of species vital rates
Published in Functional ecology (01-04-2019)“…The application of functional traits to predict and explain plant species’ distributions and vital rates has been a major direction in functional ecology for…”
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Distribution of biomass dynamics in relation to tree size in forests across the world
Published in The New phytologist (01-06-2022)“…Summary Tree size shapes forest carbon dynamics and determines how trees interact with their environment, including a changing climate. Here, we conduct the…”
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Forest structure in low-diversity tropical forests: a study of Hawaiian wet and dry forests
Published in PloS one (27-08-2014)“…The potential influence of diversity on ecosystem structure and function remains a topic of significant debate, especially for tropical forests where diversity…”
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CTFS‐ForestGEO: a worldwide network monitoring forests in an era of global change
Published in Global change biology (01-02-2015)“…Global change is impacting forests worldwide, threatening biodiversity and ecosystem services including climate regulation. Understanding how forests respond…”
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Plant diversity increases with the strength of negative density dependence at the global scale
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (30-06-2017)“…Theory predicts that higher biodiversity in the tropics is maintained by specialized interactions among plants and their natural enemies that result in…”
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Density‐dependent seedling mortality varies with light availability and species abundance in wet and dry Hawaiian forests
Published in The Journal of ecology (01-05-2016)“…Conspecific density may contribute to patterns of species assembly through negative density dependence (NDD) as predicted by the Janzen‐Connell hypothesis, or…”
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Patterns of nitrogen‐fixing tree abundance in forests across Asia and America
Published in The Journal of ecology (01-11-2019)“…Symbiotic nitrogen (N)‐fixing trees can provide large quantities of new N to ecosystems, but only if they are sufficiently abundant. The overall abundance and…”
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Using artificial canopy gaps to restore Puerto Rican Parrot ( Amazona vittata) habitat in tropical timber plantations
Published in Forest ecology and management (31-05-2007)“…Timber plantations have the potential to catalyze regeneration of natural forest on degraded land. However, effective management methods to restore native tree…”
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Climatic sensitivity of species’ vegetative and reproductive phenology in a Hawaiian montane wet forest
Published in Biotropica (01-09-2020)“…Understanding how tropical tree phenology (i.e., the timing and amount of seed and leaf production) responds to climate is vital for predicting how climate…”
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Response to Comment on "Plant diversity increases with the strength of negative density dependence at the global scale"
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (25-05-2018)“…Chisholm and Fung claim that our method of estimating conspecific negative density dependence (CNDD) in recruitment is systematically biased, and present an…”
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Trade‐offs in seedling growth and survival within and across tropical forest microhabitats
Published in Ecology and evolution (01-10-2014)“…For niche differences to maintain coexistence of sympatric species, each species must grow and/or survive better than each of the others in at least one set of…”
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Response to Comment on "Plant diversity increases with the strength of negative density dependence at the global scale"
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (25-05-2018)“…Hülsmann and Hartig suggest that ecological mechanisms other than specialized natural enemies or intraspecific competition contribute to our estimates of…”
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Climate sensitive size-dependent survival in tropical trees
Published in Nature ecology & evolution (01-09-2018)“…Survival rates of large trees determine forest biomass dynamics. Survival rates of small trees have been linked to mechanisms that maintain biodiversity across…”
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Digital data collection in forest dynamics plots
Published in Methods in ecology and evolution (01-09-2010)“…Summary 1. Computers are widely used in all aspects of research but their application to in‐field data collection for forest plots has rarely been evaluated…”
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ForestGEO: Understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network
Published in Biological conservation (01-01-2021)“…ForestGEO is a network of scientists and long-term forest dynamics plots (FDPs) spanning the Earth's major forest types. ForestGEO's mission is to advance…”
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Global importance of large-diameter trees
Published in Global ecology and biogeography (01-07-2018)“…Aim: To examine the contribution of large-diameter trees to biomass, stand structure, and species richness across forest biomes. Location: Global. Time period:…”
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Invasive feral pigs impact native tree ferns and woody seedlings in Hawaiian forest
Published in Biological invasions (2014)“…Invasive mammals can fundamentally alter native plant communities, especially on isolated islands where plants evolved without them. The globally invasive…”
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Future directions for forest restoration in Hawai'i
Published in New forests (01-11-2015)“…Issue Title: Special Issue: Restoring Forests: What constitutes success in the twenty-first century? Hawai'i has served as a model system for studies of…”
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Future directions for forest restoration in Hawai‘i
Published in New forests (01-11-2015)“…Hawai‘i has served as a model system for studies of nutrient cycling and conservation biology. The islands may also become a laboratory for exploring new…”
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Seedling recruitment factors in low-diversity Hawaiian wet forest: towards global comparisons among tropical forests
Published in Ecosphere (Washington, D.C) (01-02-2013)“…Recruitment limitations determine forest community regeneration patterns. Source limitation and dispersal limitation contribute to overall seed limitation,…”
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