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The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems [PDF]
Nature, 2018 The tropics contain the overwhelming majority of Earth's biodiversity: their terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems hold more than three-quarters of all species, including almost all shallow-water corals and over 90% of terrestrial birds. However, tropical ecosystems are also subject to pervasive and interacting stressors, such as deforestation,
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Tropical Ecosystems into the 21st Century
Science, 2004We endorse the Ecological Society of America's (ESA) call to shift its primary focus from the study of undisturbed ecosystems to interdisciplinary studies of human-influenced ecosystems for the betterment of human societies ([1][1], [2][2]). At the 2004 annual meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) in Miami, Florida, we
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Rethinking tropical ecosystem management
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 1998Tropical Environments: The Functioning and Management of Tropical Ecosystems by M. Kellman and R. Tackaberry Routledge, 1997. £60.00 hbk, £18.99 pbk (xix+380 pages) ISBN 0 415 11608 2/0 415 11609 0.
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Primary Productivity of Grass Ecosystems of the Tropics and Sub-Tropics.
The Journal of Ecology, 1993Aims, goals and general methods, S.P.Long and M.B.Jones the primary productivity and photosynthesis of savanna grasses in Kenya - studies at Nairobi National Park, J.I.Kinyamario and S.K.Imbamba saline grassland near Mexico City, E.Garcie-Moya and P.Montanez Castro moist savannas of Thailand, A.Kamnalrut and J.Evenson the productivity of echinochloa ...
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Recovery of Tropical Ecosystems
1974The vegetation on the earth has existed for millions of years but has evidenced continuous change over time. For example, the angiosperms, originating in the Jurassic or possibly even Triassic time (Smith, 1973) about 181 million years ago, partially replaced the previous plants that had dominated the vegetation.
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2013
Tropical rain forests are found between latitudes 23° 27' North and South of the Equator. Vertical distribution varies with latitude, showing a telescoping effect as we proceed from the Equator to the Poles. Near the Equator there is a progressive reduction in the number of tree species above 1,000 metres of altitude, until the tropical forest reaches ...
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Tropical rain forests are found between latitudes 23° 27' North and South of the Equator. Vertical distribution varies with latitude, showing a telescoping effect as we proceed from the Equator to the Poles. Near the Equator there is a progressive reduction in the number of tree species above 1,000 metres of altitude, until the tropical forest reaches ...
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The effects of global change on tropical ecosystems
Geoderma, 1997Abstract Alteration of land use will continue to be the dominant driver of environmental change in the tropics for the next several decades. It can take the form of fundamental vegetation cover transformation, or of intensification of existing land use without substantial change in cover type.
Scholes, R.J., van Breemen, N.
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Does Biodiversity–Ecosystem Function Literature Neglect Tropical Ecosystems?
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2017Current evidence suggests that there is a positive relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, but few studies have addressed tropical ecosystems where the highest levels of biodiversity occur. We develop two hypotheses for the implications of generalizing from temperate studies to tropical ecosystems, and discuss the need for more ...
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Logged tropical forests have amplified and diverse ecosystem energetics
Nature, 2022Oliver R. Wearn +2 more
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