Search Results - "Parren, Marc"
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Pan-tropical prediction of forest structure from the largest trees
Published in Global ecology and biogeography (01-11-2018)“…Aim Large tropical trees form the interface between ground and airborne observations, offering a unique opportunity to capture forest properties remotely and…”
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Annual Rainfall and Seasonality Predict Pan-tropical Patterns of Liana Density and Basal Area
Published in Biotropica (01-05-2010)“…We test the hypotheses proposed by Gentry and Schnitzer that liana density and basal area in tropical forests vary negatively with mean annual precipitation…”
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The pristine rain forest? Remnants of historical human impacts on current tree species composition and diversity
Published in Journal of biogeography (01-09-2003)“…Aim Tropical rain forests are often regarded as pristine and undisturbed by humans. In Central Africa, community-wide disturbances by natural causes are rare…”
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Recruitment of lianas into logging gaps and the effects of pre-harvest climber cutting in a lowland forest in Cameroon
Published in Forest ecology and management (08-03-2004)“…The abundance of lianas (woody vines) and the detrimental impact that they have on tropical rain forest trees is widely recognized. Lianas are particularly…”
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Predicting alpha diversity of African rain forests: models based on climate and satellite-derived data do not perform better than a purely spatial model
Published in Journal of biogeography (01-06-2011)“…Aim: Our aim was to evaluate the extent to which we can predict and map tree alpha diversity across broad spatial scales either by using climate and remote…”
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The Odd Man Out? Might Climate Explain the Lower Tree α-Diversity of African Rain Forests Relative to Amazonian Rain Forests?
Published in The Journal of ecology (01-09-2007)“…1. Comparative analyses of diversity variation among and between regions allow testing of alternative explanatory models and ideas. Here, we explore the…”
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Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential
Published in Nature (London) (07-12-2023)“…Forests are a substantial terrestrial carbon sink, but anthropogenic changes in land use and climate have considerably reduced the scale of this system 1 …”
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How important are forest elephants to the survival of woody plant species in Upper Guinean forests?
Published in Journal of tropical ecology (01-01-2000)“…Elephant populations have declined greatly in the rain forests of Upper Guinea (Africa, west of the Dahomey Gap). Elephants have a number of well-known…”
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estimate of the number of tropical tree species
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (16-06-2015)“…Significance People are fascinated by the amazing diversity of tropical forests and will be surprised to learn that robust estimates of the number of tropical…”
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The global abundance of tree palms
Published in Global ecology and biogeography (01-09-2020)“…Aim Palms are an iconic, diverse and often abundant component of tropical ecosystems that provide many ecosystem services. Being monocots, tree palms are…”
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Phylogenetic classification of the world’s tropical forests
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (20-02-2018)“…Knowledge about the biogeographic affinities of the world’s tropical forests helps to better understand regional differences in forest structure, diversity,…”
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Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions
Published in Nature (London) (28-09-2023)“…Determining the drivers of non-native plant invasions is critical for managing native ecosystems and limiting the spread of invasive species 1 , 2 . Tree…”
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A Standard Protocol for Liana Censuses1
Published in Biotropica (01-03-2006)“…ABSTRACT A recent increase in published studies of lianas has been paralleled by a proliferation of protocols for censusing lianas. This article seeks to…”
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Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types
Published in Nature communications (31-05-2024)“…The emergence of alternative stable states in forest systems has significant implications for the functioning and structure of the terrestrial biosphere, yet…”
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Dominance and rarity in tree communities across the globe: Patterns, predictors and threats
Published in Global ecology and biogeography (01-10-2024)“…Aim Ecological and anthropogenic factors shift the abundances of dominant and rare tree species within local forest communities, thus affecting species…”
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Author Correction: Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions
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Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients
Published in Nature ecology & evolution (01-10-2022)“…The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) is one of the most recognized global patterns of species richness exhibited across a wide range of taxa. Numerous…”
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Destructin-1 is a collagen-degrading endopeptidase secreted by Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the causative agent of white-nose syndrome
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (16-06-2015)“…Pseudogymnoascus destructans is the causative agent of white-nose syndrome, a disease that has caused the deaths of millions of bats in North America. This…”
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The global biogeography of tree leaf form and habit
Published in Nature plants (01-11-2023)“…Understanding what controls global leaf type variation in trees is crucial for comprehending their role in terrestrial ecosystems, including carbon, water and…”
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Author Correction: Climatic controls of decomposition drive the global biogeography of forest-tree symbioses
Published in Nature (London) (01-07-2019)“…In this Letter, a middle initial and additional affiliation have been added for author G. J. Nabuurs; two statements have been added to the Supplementary…”
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