Integrating LiDAR, Multispectral and SAR Data to Estimate and Map Canopy Height in Tropical Forests
Remote Sensing, 2019 Developing accurate methods to map vegetation structure in tropical forests is essential to protect their biodiversity and improve their carbon stock estimation. We integrated LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), multispectral and SAR (Synthetic Aperture
J. Camilo Fagua +4 more
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High density of tree-cavities and snags in tropical dry forest of western Mexico raises questions for a latitudinal gradient. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 It has been suggested that a latitudinal gradient exists of a low density of snags and high density of naturally-formed tree-cavities in tropical vs. temperate forests, though few cavities may have characteristics suitable for nesting by birds.
Leopoldo Vázquez, Katherine Renton
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Phosphorus nutrition of ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal tree seedlings from a lowland tropical rain forest in Korup National Park, Cameroon [PDF]
, 1998 The relationship between mycorrhizal colonisation and phosphorus acquired by seedlings of the arbuscular mycorrhizal tree Oubanguia alata Bak f. (Scytopetalaceae) and the ectomycorrhizal tree Tetraberlinia moreliana Aubr.
Alexander, I.J. +2 more
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Inserting Tropical Dry Forests Into the Discussion on Biome Transitions in the Tropics
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018 Tropical moist forests and savannas are iconic biomes. There is, however, a third principal biome in the lowland tropics that is less well known: tropical dry forest.
Kyle G. Dexter +8 more
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Environmental Research Letters, 2023 Understanding tropical secondary forest canopy greenness and responses to climatic conditions is important for climate change mitigation, particularly in the tropics where secondary forest growth is a substantial carbon sink and a promoted natural ...
Brian R Zutta +6 more
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Coupled Above‐ and Belowground Ecosystem Stability Worldwide
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Are the worlds above and below our feet in sync? This global exploration reveals an entangled fate between above‐ and belowground ecosystem stability. It identifies arid regions as hotspots for this coupling and highlights temperature stability as a vital safeguard for maintaining ecosystem balance across our warming planet.
Zexin Meng +18 more
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Forest structure in low-diversity tropical forests: a study of Hawaiian wet and dry forests. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The potential influence of diversity on ecosystem structure and function remains a topic of significant debate, especially for tropical forests where diversity can range widely.
Rebecca Ostertag +4 more
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Does degradation from selective logging and illegal activities differently impact forest resources? A case study in Ghana [PDF]
, 2016 Degradation, a reduction of the ecosystem’s capacity to supply goods and services, is widespread in tropical forests and mainly caused by human disturbance.
Cazzolla Gatti, R. +11 more
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American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise We examined the African arid corridor (AAC) disjunction pattern of vascular plants between northeastern and southwestern Africa in the context of geological and climatic events since the late Miocene. We developed a phylogenetic and biogeographical framework for the arid‐adapted genus Sesamothamnus (Pedaliaceae), a classic example of ...
John G. Zaborsky +6 more
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Height-diameter allometry of tropical forest trees [PDF]
, 2011 Tropical tree height-diameter (H:D) relationships may vary by forest type and region making large-scale estimates of above-ground biomass subject to bias if they ignore these differences in stem allometry.
Affum-Baffoe, K. +23 more
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