Search Results - "LADLE, R. J"

The ghosts of forests past and future: deforestation and botanical sampling in the Brazilian Amazon by Stropp, J., Umbelino, B., Correia, R. A., Campos‐Silva, J. V., Ladle, R. J., Malhado, A. C. M.

“…The remarkable biodiversity of the Brazilian Amazon is poorly documented and threatened by deforestation. When undocumented areas become deforested, in…”
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Breeding of White-tailed Tropicbirds (Phaethon lepturus) in the western South Atlantic by Leal, G R, Serafini, P P, Simão-Neto, I, Ladle, R J, Efe, M A

“…Basic information on natural history is crucial for assessing the viability of populations, but is often lacking for many species of conservation concern. One…”
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Genotype x environment interactions in transplanted clones of the massive corals Favia speciosa and Diploastrea heliopora by TODD, P. A, LADLE, R. J, LEWIN-KOH, N. J. I, CHOU, L. M

“…Environment-dependent variation in the morphological, physiological, or behavioural expression of a genotype is termed phenotypic plasticity. To test for…”
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Phenotype-environment matching in the shore crab (Carcinus maenas) by Todd, P. A, Briers, R. A, Ladle, R. J, Middleton, F

“…The shore crab (Carcinus maenas) exhibits a range of carapace pattern polymorphisms, but little is known regarding their function or maintenance. If patterns…”
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Influence of landscape heterogeneity on spatial patterns of wood productivity, wood specific density and above ground biomass in Amazonia by Anderson, L. O., Malhi, Y., Ladle, R. J., Aragão, L. E. O. C., Shimabukuro, Y., Phillips, O. L., Baker, T., Costa, A. C. L., Espejo, J. S., Higuchi, N., Laurance, W. F., López-González, G., Monteagudo, A., Núñez-Vargas, P., Peacock, J., Quesada, C. A., Almeida, S.

“…Long-term studies using the RAINFOR network of forest plots have generated significant insights into the spatial and temporal dynamics of forest carbon cycling…”
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Drivers of taxonomic bias in conservation research: a global analysis of terrestrial mammals by Santos, J. W., Correia, R. A., Malhado, A. C. M., Campos‐Silva, J. V., Teles, D., Jepson, P., Ladle, R. J.

“…Scientific knowledge of species and the ecosystems they inhabit is the cornerstone of modern conservation. However, research effort is not spread evenly among…”
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Spatial trends in leaf size of Amazonian rainforest trees by Malhado, A. C. M., Malhi, Y., Whittaker, R. J., Ladle, R. J., ter Steege, H., Phillips, O. L., Butt, N., Aragão, L. E. O. C., Quesada, C. A., Araujo-Murakami, A., Arroyo, L., Peacock, J., Lopez-Gonzalez, G., Baker, T. R., Anderson, L. O., Almeida, S., Higuchi, N., Killeen, T. J., Monteagudo, A., Neill, D., Pitman, N., Prieto, A., Salomão, R. P., Vásquez-Martínez, R., Laurance, W. F.

“…Leaf size influences many aspects of tree function such as rates of transpiration and photosynthesis and, consequently, often varies in a predictable way in…”
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Spatial distribution and functional significance of leaf lamina shape in Amazonian forest trees by Malhado, A. C. M., Whittaker, R. J., Malhi, Y., Ladle, R. J., ter Steege, H., Butt, N., Aragão, L. E. O. C., Quesada, C. A., Murakami-Araujo, A., Phillips, O. L., Peacock, J., López-González, G., Baker, T. R., Anderson, L. O., Arroyo, L., Almeida, S., Higuchi, N., Killeen, T. J., Monteagudo, A., Neill, D. A., Pitman, N. C. A., Prieto, A., Salomão, R. P., Vásquez-M., R., Laurance, W. F., Ramírez A., H.

“…Leaves in tropical forests come in an enormous variety of sizes and shapes, each of which can be ultimately viewed as an adaptation to the complex problem of…”
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Estuarization increases functional diversity of demersal fish assemblages in tropical coastal ecosystems by Passos, C. V. B., Fabré, N. N., Malhado, A. C. M., Batista, V. S., Ladle, R. J.

“…This study assessed the influence of the seasonal fluctuation of abiotic conditions (wet v. dry season) on the functional diversity (FD) of tropical coastal…”
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Drivers of the upper River Amazon giant catfish fishery by Batista, V. S., Alonso, J. C., Ladle, R. J., Fabré, N. N.

“…Artisanal fishers of the upper reaches of the Amazon River use a variety of tactics to catch giant Brachyplatystoma catfish species: Brachyplatystoma…”
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Quantifying two‐dimensional dichromatic patterns using a photographic technique: case study on the shore crab (Carcinus maenas L.) by Todd, P. A., Ladle, R. J., Briers, R. A., Brunton, A.

“…Contrasting patterns of pigmentation, such as those associated with crypsis and aposematism, are common in many taxa. In order to determine why patterning…”
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Flesh or bone? Quantifying small-scale coral morphology using with-tissue and without-tissue techniques by TODD, P. A, LADLE, R. J, LEWIN-KOH, N. J. I, CHOU, L. M

“…The quantification of small-scale coral morphology using tissue-free skeletons often requires colonies, or colony sections, to be removed from the reef. This…”
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Post-release monitoring of Antillean manatees: an assessment of the Brazilian rehabilitation and release programme by Normande, I. C., Malhado, A. C. M., Reid, J., Viana Junior, P. C., Savaget, P. V. S., Correia, R. A., Luna, F. O., Ladle, R. J.

“…Mammalian reintroduction programmes frequently aim to reconnect isolated sub‐populations and restore population viability. However, these long‐term objectives…”
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Are Catfish (Ariidae) Effective Bioindicators for Pb, Cd, Hg, Cu and Zn? by Azevedo, J. S., Sarkis, J. E. S., Hortellani, M. A., Ladle, R. J.

“…Ariidae catfish species are numerically abundant along the coast of Brazil. Their benthic habits and broad spectrum diets make them good potential candidates…”
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Coevolutionary Dynamics of Sex in a Metapopulation: Escaping the Red Queen by Ladle, Richard J., Johnstone, Rufus A., Judson, Olivia P.

“…The Red Queen hypothesis for the maintenance of sexual reproduction suggests that harmful parasites and pathogens exert selection pressures on their hosts…”
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Nursing the caatinga back to health by Moura, F. de B.P., Mendes Malhado, A.C., Ladle, R.J.

“…We argue for the use of nurse plants as an effective way to restore the Brazilian semiarid biome (the caatinga) – Brazil's most neglected ecosystem. This is a…”
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Hidden dangers of a ‘citation culture by Todd, PA, Ladle, RJ

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Life history patterns of river invertebrates by Ladle, M., Ladle, R. J.

“…The initiation of invertebrate distribution patterns in rivers occurs by choice of oviposition sites and is influenced by the evolved reproductive strategies…”
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The Sustainability of Whale-watching in Scotland by Woods-Ballard, A.J., Parsons, E.C.M., Hughes, A.J., Velander, K.A., Ladle, R.J., Warburton, C.A.

“…Scotland's tourism trade grosses £2.5 billion annually and supports 180,000 jobs; whale-watching is an important part of this activity. Whales and dolphins are…”
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The contribution of fishing to human well-being in Brazilian coastal communities by Gamarra, N.C., Costa, A.C.L., Ferreira, M.A.C., Diele-Viegas, L.M., Santos, A.P.O., Ladle, R.J., Malhado, A.C., Campos-Silva, J.V.

“…Artisanal fishing is the main economic and cultural livelihood on the Brazilian coast, strongly contributing to the well-being of fishing communities. However,…”
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