Bird Community Composition and Functional Guilds Response to Vegetation Structure in Southwest Ethiopia
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Forest fragmentation impacts the seasonality of Amazonian evergreen canopies
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Predictions of the magnitude and timing of leaf phenology in Amazonian forests remain highly controversial. Here, we use terrestrial LiDAR surveys every two weeks spanning wet and dry seasons in Central Amazonia to show that plant phenology varies strongly across vertical strata in old-growth forests, but is sensitive to disturbances arising from f...
Древесные отходы в тропических лесах / Wood waste in tropical forests
В районах, где практикуются выборочные лесозаготовки, образуется большое количество древесных отходов, а вот мощности по их переработке, как правило, отсутствуют. Предотвращение образования избыточных древесных отходов за счет более полного использования первичной древесины значительно поможет снизить воздействие на окружающую среду, с одной сторон...
Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients
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The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) is one of the most recognized global patterns of species richness exhibited across a wide range of taxa. Numerous hypotheses have been proposed in the past two centuries to explain LDG, but rigorous tests of the drivers of LDGs have been limited by a lack of high-quality global species richness data. Here we...
Height-diameter allometric equations of an emergent tree species from the Congo Basin
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Reliable tree height-diameter (H-D) allometric equations are a key tool for the estimation of forest productivity and Above Ground Biomass (AGB). Most existing H-D allometric equations developed for the tropical region are based on large-scale multi-species datasets, and their use to derive information on productivity and AGB at the species level i...
Consistent pattern of higher lability of leaves from high latitudes for both native Phragmites australis and exotic Spar...
1. Global variation in litter decomposition rates is driven by climate, decomposer taxa and litter quality. Most large-scale studies of litter quality have made comparisons across species, rather than within a species sourced from different latitudes. Here, we aim to explore latitudinal variation in leaf litter decomposition rate and litter quality...
Within-Site Variability of Liana Wood Anatomical Traits: A Case Study in Laussat, French Guiana
Research Highlights: We investigated the variability of vessel diameter distributions within the liana growth form among liana individuals originating from a single site in Laussat, French Guiana. Background and Objectives: Lianas (woody vines) are key components of tropical forests. Lianas are believed to be strong competitors for water, thanks to...
Long-term trends in wildlife community structure and functional diversity in a village hunting zone in southeast Cameroo...
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Hunting may be the greatest threat to wildlife populations across the Congo basin. Large-bodied species are the most vulnerable; alterations in assemblages of such keystone species can affect many important ecological functions. There may be a reduction or loss of ecological services, such as seed dispersal. Monitoring functional diversity within a...
A large‐scale assessment of plant dispersal mode and seed traits across human‐modified Amazonian forests
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Quantifying the impact of habitat disturbance on ecosystem function is critical to understanding and predicting the future of tropical forests. Many studies have examined post‐disturbance changes in animal traits related to mutualistic interactions with plants, but the effect of disturbance on plant traits in diverse forests has received much less ...
Asynchronous leaf and cambial phenology in a tree species of the Congo Basin requires space-time conversion of wood trai...
Published in Annals of botany
Wood traits are increasingly being used to document tree performance. In the Congo Basin, however, weaker seasonality causes asynchrony of wood traits between trees. Here, we monitor growth and phenology data to date the formation of traits. For two seasons, leaf and cambial phenology were monitored on four Terminalia superba trees (Mayombe) using ...
