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CROWN ASYMMETRIES OF TREES ON THE EDGES OF LOGGING GAPS IN A FOREST IN GUYANA by Roopsind, A, Hungito, M, Sanches, M, Hunte, N, Putz, FE

“…Active foraging of tree branches for light and space can result in crown asymmetry. By opening canopy gaps, selective logging may increase the prevalence of…”
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Selective logging and fire as drivers of alien grass invasion in a Bolivian tropical dry forest by Veldman, J.W., Mostacedo, B., Peña-Claros, M., Putz, F.E.

“…Logging is an integral component of most conceptual models that relate human land-use and climate change to tropical deforestation via positive-feedbacks…”
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Effect of disturbance intensity on regeneration mechanisms in a tropical dry forest by Kennard, D.K, Gould, K, Putz, F.E, Fredericksen, T.S, Morales, F

“…We examined the effect of disturbances of varying intensity on the dominant modes of regeneration among woody plants in tropical dry forest in lowland Bolivia…”
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Regeneration of commercial tree species following silvicultural treatments in a moist tropical forest by Peña-Claros, M., Peters, E.M., Justiniano, M.J., Bongers, F., Blate, G.M., Fredericksen, T.S., Putz, F.E.

“…Silvicultural treatments are generally performed to improve yields of commercially valuable tree species by increasing their recruitment and growth rates. In…”
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INTENSIFICATION OF TROPICAL SILVICULTURE by Putz, FE, Ruslandi

“…Maintenance, in as natural a state as possible, of many of the world's 400 million ha of officially designated tropical production forests will ironically…”
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STUMP SPROUTING OF FELLED TREES OF 33 SPECIES IN A SELECTIVELY LOGGED AND SILVICULTURALLY TREATED FOREST IN SURINAME by Jagernath, R, Landburg, JS, Paal, AP, Sewdien, AV, Ospina, A, Wortel, V, Putz, FE

“…To evaluate the contributions of sprouted stumps to stand conditions after selective logging and liberation thinning around future crop trees, we censused the…”
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Approaches to classifying and restoring degraded tropical forests for the anticipated REDD+ climate change mitigation mechanism by Sasaki, N, Asner, G P, Knorr, W, Durst, P B, Priyadi, H R, Putz, F E

“…Inclusion of improved forest management as a way to enhance carbon sinks in the Copenhagen Accord of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…”
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Reduced-impact logging: Challenges and opportunities by Putz, F.E., Sist, P., Fredericksen, T., Dykstra, D.

“…Over the past two decades, sets of timber harvesting guidelines designed to mitigate the deleterious environmental impacts of tree felling, yarding, and…”
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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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LOGGING IMPACTS ON LIANA REGENERATION AND DIVERSITY IN BELIZE by Mesh, S, Cayetano, DT, Requena, E, Alvarez, E, Kay, E, Finkral, A, Roopsind, A, Putz, FE

“…Lianas play important ecological roles and are represented by large numbers of species in tropical forests, but to timber managers, they are a nuisance as they…”
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Why poor logging practices persist in the tropics by Putz, Francis E., Dykstra, Dennis P., Heinrich, Rudolf

“…Despite abundant evidence that both the environmental damage and the financial costs of logging can be reduced substantially by training workers, pre-planning…”
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Sand pine ( Pinus clausa) seedling distribution and biomechanics in relation to microsite conditions and proximity to potential nurse plants by Mattson, K.D. Marshall, Putz, F.E.

“…We investigated the distribution of sand pine ( Pinus clausa) seedlings in relation to the locations of hardwoods and palmettos that had resprouted in five…”
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Sea-level rise and coastal forest retreat on the west coast of Florida, USA by Williams, Kimberlyn, Ewel, Katherine C., Stumpf, Richard P., Putz, Francis E., Workman, Thomas W.

“…We investigated patterns, rates, and mechanisms of forest replacement by salt marsh in relation to sea-level rise on the west coast of Florida, USA. The…”
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EFFECTS OF FELLING GAP PROXIMITY ON RESIDUAL TREE MORTALITY AND GROWTH IN A DIPTEROCARP FOREST IN EAST KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA by Ruslandi, Halperin, J, Putz, FE

“…The effects of proximity to felling gaps on residual trees in a selectively logged forest were monitored for eight years after nine 4-ha plots (n = 3 per…”
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Dangers of carbon-based conservation by Putz, F.E., Redford, K.H.

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Harvesting and conservation: are both possible for the palm, Iriartea deltoidea? by Anderson, Patti J., Putz, F.E.

“…We consider the mechanism of certification to encourage sustainable harvesting and best management practices of Iriartea deltoidea Ruı́z and Pavón, in the…”
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Post-fire tree regeneration in lowland Bolivia: implications for fire management by Gould, K.A, Fredericksen, T.S, Morales, F, Kennard, D, Putz, F.E, Mostacedo, B, Toledo, M

“…Tree regeneration was compared in burned and unburned portions of a tropical dry forest (1110 mm ppt/year) and a tropical humid forest (1542 mm ppt/year) in…”
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Ecological characterization of tree species for guiding forest management decisions in seasonally dry forests in Lomerío, Bolivia by PINARD, M. A, PUTZ, F. E, RUMIZ, D, GUZMAN, R, JARDIM, A

“…The ecological characteristics of tree species in semi-deciduous forests of the Lomerio region of Bolivia were determined to identify harvesting systems that…”
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Beyond reduced-impact logging: Silvicultural treatments to increase growth rates of tropical trees by Peña-Claros, M., Fredericksen, T.S., Alarcón, A., Blate, G.M., Choque, U., Leaño, C., Licona, J.C., Mostacedo, B., Pariona, W., Villegas, Z., Putz, F.E.

“…Use of reduced-impact logging (RIL) techniques has repeatedly been shown to reduce damage caused by logging. Unfortunately, these techniques do not necessarily…”
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Larger gains from improved management over sparing–sharing for tropical forests by Runting, Rebecca K., Ruslandi, Griscom, Bronson W., Struebig, Matthew J., Satar, Musnanda, Meijaard, Erik, Burivalova, Zuzana, Cheyne, Susan M., Deere, Nicolas J., Game, Edward T., Putz, F. E., Wells, Jessie A., Wilting, Andreas, Ancrenaz, Marc, Ellis, Peter, Khan, Faisal A. A., Leavitt, Sara M., Marshall, Andrew J., Possingham, Hugh P., Watson, James E. M., Venter, Oscar

“…Tropical forests are globally important for both biodiversity conservation and the production of economically valuable wood products. To deliver both…”
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