Deforestation and reforestation impacts on soils in the tropics
Soils under natural, tropical forests provide essential ecosystem services that have been
shaped by long-term soil–vegetation feedbacks. However, deforestation of tropical forest …
shaped by long-term soil–vegetation feedbacks. However, deforestation of tropical forest …
Plant diversity in tropical forests: a review of mechanisms of species coexistence
JS Wright - Oecologia, 2002 - Springer
Evidence concerning mechanisms hypothesized to explain species coexistence in hyper-
diverse communities is reviewed for tropical forest plants. Three hypotheses receive strong …
diverse communities is reviewed for tropical forest plants. Three hypotheses receive strong …
Species distributions in response to individual soil nutrients and seasonal drought across a community of tropical trees
R Condit, BMJ Engelbrecht, D Pino… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Tropical forest vegetation is shaped by climate and by soil, but understanding how the
distributions of individual tree species respond to specific resources has been hindered by …
distributions of individual tree species respond to specific resources has been hindered by …
Why are there so many plant species in the Neotropics?
A Antonelli, I Sanmartín - Taxon, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Neotropical region (tropical America) is the most species rich region on Earth.
Several causes have been proposed to explain this extraordinary biodiversity, which may be …
Several causes have been proposed to explain this extraordinary biodiversity, which may be …
[图书][B] Historical biogeography of Neotropical freshwater fishes
The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constitute one of the greatest
concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living …
concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living …
Tropical forest recovery: legacies of human impact and natural disturbances
RL Chazdon - Perspectives in Plant Ecology, evolution and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Land-use history interacts with natural forces to influence the severity of disturbance events
and the rate and nature of recovery processes in tropical forests. Although we are far from an …
and the rate and nature of recovery processes in tropical forests. Although we are far from an …
A comprehensive framework for global patterns in biodiversity
RE Ricklefs - Ecology letters, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The present study proposes to reconcile the different spatial and temporal scales of regional
species production and local constraint on species richness. Although interactions between …
species production and local constraint on species richness. Although interactions between …
Soil nutrients influence spatial distributions of tropical tree species
The importance of niche vs. neutral assembly mechanisms in structuring tropical tree
communities remains an important unsettled question in community ecology [Bell G (2005) …
communities remains an important unsettled question in community ecology [Bell G (2005) …
Habitat associations of trees and shrubs in a 50‐ha neotropical forest plot
Summary 1 Tests of habitat association among species of tropical trees and shrubs often
assume that individual stems can be treated as independent sample units, even though …
assume that individual stems can be treated as independent sample units, even though …
Seedling root morphology and biomass allocation of 62 tropical tree species in relation to drought‐and shade‐tolerance
L Markesteijn, L Poorter - Journal of Ecology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 Water availability is the main determinant of species' distribution in lowland
tropical forests. Species' occurrence along water availability gradients depends on their …
tropical forests. Species' occurrence along water availability gradients depends on their …