ForestGEO: Understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network

SJ Davies, I Abiem, KA Salim, S Aguilar, D Allen… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
ForestGEO is a network of scientists and long-term forest dynamics plots (FDPs) spanning
the Earth's major forest types. ForestGEO's mission is to advance understanding of the …

How do tropical tree species maintain high growth rates on low-phosphorus soils?

R Aoyagi, K Kitayama, BL Turner - Plant and Soil, 2022 - Springer
Background Tropical tree species can maintain high growth rates on low-phosphorus (P)
soils. However, the physiological basis of the high growth rates of tropical tree species …

[图书][B] The ecology of tropical East Asia

R Corlett - 2019 - books.google.com
Tropical East Asia is home to over one billion people and faces massive human impacts
from its rising population and rapid economic growth. It has already lost more than half of its …

An attribute‐diversity approach to functional diversity, functional beta diversity, and related (dis) similarity measures

A Chao, CH Chiu, S Villéger, IF Sun… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Based on the framework of attribute diversity (a generalization of Hill numbers of order q),
we develop a class of functional diversity measures sensitive not only to species …

Functional composition drives ecosystem function through multiple mechanisms in a broadleaved subtropical forest

JM Chiang, MJ Spasojevic, HC Muller-Landau, IF Sun… - Oecologia, 2016 - Springer
Understanding the role of biodiversity (B) in maintaining ecosystem function (EF) is a
foundational scientific goal with applications for resource management and conservation …

Globally consistent impact of tropical cyclones on the structure of tropical and subtropical forests

T Ibanez, G Keppel, C Menkes, TW Gillespie… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical cyclones (TC s) are large‐scale disturbances that regularly impact tropical forests.
Although long‐term impacts of TC s on forest structure have been proposed, a global test of …

Linking functional traits and demographic rates in a subtropical tree community: the importance of size dependency

Y Iida, TS Kohyama, NG Swenson, SH Su… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
An important goal in plant community ecology is to understand how species traits determine
demographic performance. Several functional traits have been shown to correlate with …

Topographic and biotic regulation of aboveground carbon storage in subtropical broad-leaved forests of Taiwan

RW McEwan, YC Lin, IF Sun, CF Hsieh, SH Su… - Forest Ecology and …, 2011 - Elsevier
There is a growing need to understand, and ultimately manage, carbon storage by forest
ecosystems. Broad-leaved evergreen forests of Taiwan provide an outstanding opportunity …

Traits related to efficient acquisition and use of phosphorus promote diversification in Proteaceae in phosphorus‐impoverished landscapes

PE Hayes, FJ Nge, MD Cramer, PM Finnegan, P Fu… - Plant and Soil, 2021 - Springer
Background and aims Plant species richness increases with declining soil phosphorus (P)
availability, especially for Proteaceae in old infertile landscapes. This difference in richness …

The frequency of cyclonic wind storms shapes tropical forest dynamism and functional trait dispersion

JA Hogan, JK Zimmerman, J Thompson, M Uriarte… - Forests, 2018 - mdpi.com
As cyclonic wind storms (hurricanes and typhoons) increase in frequency and intensity with
climate change, it is important to understand their effects on the populations and …