Search Results - "Whittaker, R. J."

Net primary productivity allocation and cycling of carbon along a tropical forest elevational transect in the Peruvian Andes by GIRARDIN, C.A.J, MALHI, Y, ARAGÃO, L.E.O.C, MAMANI, M, HUARACA HUASCO, W, DURAND, L, FEELEY, K.J, RAPP, J, SILVA‐ESPEJO, J.E, SILMAN, M, SALINAS, N, WHITTAKER, R.J

“…The net primary productivity, carbon (C) stocks and turnover rates (i.e. C dynamics) of tropical forests are an important aspect of the global C cycle. These…”
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Fine root dynamics along an elevational gradient in tropical Amazonian and Andean forests by Girardin, C. A. J., Aragão, L. E. O. C., Malhi, Y., Huaraca Huasco, W., Metcalfe, D. B., Durand, L., Mamani, M., Silva-Espejo, J. E., Whittaker, R. J.

“…The key role of tropical forest belowground carbon stocks and fluxes is well recognised as one of the main components of the terrestrial ecosystem carbon…”
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The Refugial Debate by Willis, K. J., Whittaker, R. J.

“…Glacial conditions on Earth have prevailed for about 80% of the past 2 million years. The latest twist in the Amazonian refugial debate is the suggestion that…”
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Climatic gradients in woody plant (tree and shrub) diversity: water-energy dynamics, residual variation, and topography by O'Brien, Eileen M., Field, Richard, Whittaker, Robert J.

“…Recent studies at the macro-scale have demonstrated that geographic gradients in the richness of plants, in particular of woody plants such as trees and…”
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A new solution for the deformations of an initially elliptical elastic-walled tube by Netherwood, D J, Whittaker, R J

“…Summary We investigate the small-amplitude deformations of a long thin-walled elastic tube having an initially axially uniform elliptical cross-section. The…”
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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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Climate and woody plant diversity in southern Africa: relationships at species, genus and family levels by O'Brien, E. M., Whittaker, R. J., Field, R.

“…Woody plant richness across southern Africa was analysed and related to climate-based water-energy dynamics. The analyses, which were based on an equal-area…”
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Old World fruit bats can be long–distance seed dispersers through extended retention of viable seeds in the gut by Shilton, Louise A., Altringham, John D., Compton, Stephen G., Whittaker, Robert J.

“…: a behaviour not previously reported for any frugivorous bat. Field observations indicate that this behaviour also occurs in other genera. Old World fruit…”
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The movement shortfall in bird conservation: accounting for nomadic, dispersive and irruptive species by Cottee-Jones, H. E. W., Matthews, T. J., Whittaker, R. J.

“…Efforts to prioritize conservation planning are undermined by several recognized knowledge shortfalls. Here we highlight a further shortfall, which we term the…”
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The Role of Frugivorous Bats and Birds in the Rebuilding of a Tropical Forest Ecosystem, Krakatau, Indonesia by Whittaker, Robert J., Jones, Stephen H.

“…Krakatau provides a case study in tropical forest rebuilding following sterilization of the islands in 1883 by volcanic eruptions. On the basis of historical…”
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Disturbed island ecology by Whittaker, Robert J.

“…The natural occurrence of significant disturbances to the operation of insular ecosystems has tended to be downplayed in the development of island ecological…”
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Scale and species richness: towards a general, hierarchical theory of species diversity by Whittaker, Robert J., Willis, Katherine J., Field, Richard

“…Aim Current weaknesses of diversity theory include: a failure to distinguish different biogeographical response variables under the general heading of…”
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Plant recolonization and vegetation succession on the Krakatau Islands, Indonesia by Whittaker, R. J., Bush, M. B., Richards, K.

“…The development of the vegetation and floras of the Krakatau Islands in the Sunda Straits, Indonesia, since their @'sterilization@' in 1883 is described. Key…”
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Nonlinear flexural waves in fluid–filled elastic channels by Deacon, N.P., Părău, E.I., Purvis, R., Whittaker, R.J.

“…Nonlinear waves on liquid sheets between thin infinite elastic plates are studied analytically and numerically. Linear and nonlinear models are used for the…”
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Habitat structure and proximity to forest edge affect the abundance and distribution of forest-dependent birds in tropical coastal forests of southeastern Madagascar by Watson, James E.M., Whittaker, Robert J., Dawson, Terence P.

“…Despite the fact that Madagascar is classified a biological `hotspot' due to having both high levels of species endemism and high forest loss, there has been…”
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Mapping tropical forest structure in southeastern Madagascar using remote sensing and artificial neural networks by Ingram, J. Carter, Dawson, Terence P., Whittaker, Robert J.

“…Tropical forest condition has important implications for biodiversity, climate change and human needs. Structural features of forests can serve as useful…”
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biogeochemistry of phosphorus after the first century of soil development on Rakata Island, Krakatau, Indonesia by Schlesinger, W.H, Bruijnzeel, L.A, Bush, M.B, Klein, E.M, Mace, K.A, Raikes, J.A, Whittaker, R.J

“…This study examined the accumulation of organic carbon (C) and fractions of soil phosphorus (P) in soils developing in volcanic ash deposited in the 1883…”
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A Rational Derivation of a Tube Law from Shell Theory by WHITTAKER, Robert J, HEIL, Matthias, JENSEN, Oliver E, WATERS, Sarah L

“…We consider small-amplitude deformations of a long thin-walled elastic tube having an initially axially uniform elliptical cross section. The tube is subject…”
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Exposure of European biodiversity to changes in human-induced pressures by Araújo, M.B., Nogués-Bravo, D., Reginster, I., Rounsevell, M., Whittaker, R.J.

“…There is increasing evidence that areas with high concentrations of species tend to have high concentrations of human activities. Would this tendency be…”
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