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Survival and growth of epiphytic ferns depend on resource sharing

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016
Locally available resources can be shared within clonal plant systems through physiological integration, thus enhancing their survival and growth.
Hua-Zheng eLu, Hua-Zheng eLu, Liang eSong, Wen-Yao eLiu, Xing-Liang eXu, Yue-Hua eHu, Xian-Meng eShi, Xian-Meng eShi, Su eLi, Wen-Zhang eMa, Yan-Fen eChang, Ze-Xin eFan, Shu-Gang eLu, Yi eWu, Yi eWu, Fei-Hai eYu   +15 more
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Orchard netting impacts on biodiversity leading to cascading effects at the ecosystem level

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agriculture must ensure food production without further compromising the ecosystem functions upon which it depends. Agricultural practices should therefore avoid harming farmland biodiversity, especially of taxa that supply the key ecosystem services (e.g.
Corrado Alessandrini, Karan Sethi, Emanuela Granata, Ekaterina Mogilnaia, Valeria Vitangeli, Giovanni Zanfei, Chiara Fedrigotti, Paolo Biella, Dino Scaravelli, Luigi Marchesi, Péter Batáry, Diego Rubolini, Paolo Pedrini, Mattia Brambilla   +13 more
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MODELING ECOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS ON TROPICAL FOREST MANAGEMENT: COMMENT [PDF]

We comment on four aspects of Albers' [1] model of ecological constraints on tropical forest management. Albers structures her model in a highly asymmetric manner, with strong, uniform biases against development and in favor of preservation.
Barrett, Christopher B., Batabyal, Amitrajeet A.   +1 more
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Spatial variations of nitrogen trace gas emissions from tropical mountain forests in Nyungwe, Rwanda [Discussion paper] [PDF]

, 2011
Globally, tropical forest soils represent the second largest source of N2O and NO. However, there is still considerable uncertainty on the spatial variability and soil properties controlling N trace gas emission. To investigate how soil properties affect
Mbonigaba Muhinda, JJ, Landry, Cizungu Ntaboba, Kiese, R, Cizungu Ntaboba, Landry, C. Werner, Gharahi Ghehi, Nasrin, Kiese, Ralf, Van Ranst, Eric, Boeckx, Pascal, J. J. Mbonigaba Muhinda, Werner, C, Butterbach-Bahl, K, P. Boeckx, N. Gharahi Ghehi, L. Cizungu Ntaboba, K. Butterbach-Bahl, Mbonigaba Muhinda, Jean Jacques, Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus, R. Kiese, Werner, Christian, E. Van Ranst   +20 more
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What drives animal responses to high severity fire? The role of functional traits

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fire regimes are changing worldwide, with increases in the frequency, extent, and severity of fires posing growing risks to biodiversity. Fire severity – the degree of habitat alteration following fire – strongly influences both immediate survival and long‐term recovery of fauna.
Grace A. Vielleux, Trent D. Penman, Victoria A. Reynolds, Matthew H. Swan   +3 more
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Spatial variability of selected forest soil properties related to carbon management in tropical lowland and montane forests [PDF]

, 2013
A better understanding of spatial variability of forest soil properties related to carbon (C) sequestration will improve management strategies towards conserving forest areas that project higher C stocks.
Vijayanathan, Jeyanny, Balasundram, Siva Kumar, Abdu, Arifin, Wan Abdul Kadir, Wan Rasidah, Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni   +4 more
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Evidence for adaptive explanations of semelparity in animals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Semelparity, the reproductive strategy of reproducing once, is widespread but uncommon in animals. Classes of models to explain the evolution of semelparity are based either on age structure and mortality schedules – demographic models in which high post‐reproductive mortality risk favours high reproductive effort and semelparity results from ...
Diana O. Fisher, Roberto Salguero‐Gómez   +1 more
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Forest cover change in space and time : combining the von Thunen and forest transition theories [PDF]

This paper presents a framework for analyzing tropical deforestation and reforestation using the von Thunen model as its starting point: land is allocated to the use which yields the highest rent, and the rents of various land uses are determined by ...
Angelsen, Arild
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A sustainable forest future? [PDF]

, 1999
Concern about the rate at which the world's forests are being depleted is wide-spread. Recent international calls for radical efforts to reduce deforestation include the United Nations Inter-governmental Forum on Forests of the UN Commission on ...
Pearce, D.W., Vanclay, Jerome K, Putz, F., Pearce, David, Vanclay, J., David Pearce, Francis Putz, Jerome K. Vanclay, Putz, Francis E   +8 more
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Monitoring Canopy Height in the Hainan Tropical Rainforest Using Machine Learning and Multi-Modal Data Fusion

Remote Sensing
Biomass carbon sequestration and sink capacities of tropical rainforests are vital for addressing climate change. However, canopy height must be accurately estimated to determine carbon sink potential and implement effective forest management.
Qingping Ling, Yingtan Chen, Zhongke Feng, Huiqing Pei, Cai Wang, Zhaode Yin, Zixuan Qiu   +6 more
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