The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems
As the terrestrial human footprint continues to expand, the amount of native forest that is free
from significant damaging human activities is in precipitous decline. There is emerging …
from significant damaging human activities is in precipitous decline. There is emerging …
Drivers and mechanisms of tree mortality in moist tropical forests
Tree mortality rates appear to be increasing in moist tropical forests (MTF s) with significant
carbon cycle consequences. Here, we review the state of knowledge regarding MTF tree …
carbon cycle consequences. Here, we review the state of knowledge regarding MTF tree …
Intact but empty forests? Patterns of hunting-induced mammal defaunation in the tropics
Tropical forests are increasingly degraded by industrial logging, urbanization, agriculture,
and infrastructure, with only 20% of the remaining area considered intact. However, this …
and infrastructure, with only 20% of the remaining area considered intact. However, this …
Dispersal limitation induces long-term biomass collapse in overhunted Amazonian forests
Tropical forests are the global cornerstone of biological diversity, and store 55% of the forest
carbon stock globally, yet sustained provisioning of these forest ecosystem services may be …
carbon stock globally, yet sustained provisioning of these forest ecosystem services may be …
Active restoration accelerates the carbon recovery of human-modified tropical forests
More than half of all tropical forests are degraded by human impacts, leaving them
threatened with conversion to agricultural plantations and risking substantial biodiversity …
threatened with conversion to agricultural plantations and risking substantial biodiversity …
Amazon forest response to repeated droughts
TR Feldpausch, OL Phillips… - Global …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Amazon Basin has experienced more variable climate over the last decade,
with a severe and widespread drought in 2005 causing large basin‐wide losses of biomass …
with a severe and widespread drought in 2005 causing large basin‐wide losses of biomass …
Understanding the importance of primary tropical forest protection as a mitigation strategy
B Mackey, CF Kormos, H Keith, WR Moomaw… - … adaptation strategies for …, 2020 - Springer
Given the short time-frame to limit global warming, and the current emissions gap, it is critical
to prioritise mitigation actions. To date, scant attention has been paid to the mitigation …
to prioritise mitigation actions. To date, scant attention has been paid to the mitigation …
Implications of size-dependent tree mortality for tropical forest carbon dynamics
EM Gora, A Esquivel-Muelbert - Nature Plants, 2021 - nature.com
Tropical forests are mitigating the ongoing climate crisis by absorbing more atmospheric
carbon than they emit. However, widespread increases in tree mortality rates are decreasing …
carbon than they emit. However, widespread increases in tree mortality rates are decreasing …
Patterns and mechanisms of spatial variation in tropical forest productivity, woody residence time, and biomass
Tropical forests vary widely in biomass carbon (C) stocks and fluxes even after controlling for
forest age. A mechanistic understanding of this variation is critical to accurately predicting …
forest age. A mechanistic understanding of this variation is critical to accurately predicting …
In situ temperature response of photosynthesis of 42 tree and liana species in the canopy of two Panamanian lowland tropical forests with contrasting rainfall regimes
Tropical forests contribute significantly to the global carbon cycle, but little is known about
the temperature response of photosynthetic carbon uptake in tropical species, and how this …
the temperature response of photosynthetic carbon uptake in tropical species, and how this …