Fire in the forested tropics has profound environmental, economic, and social impacts at multiple geographical scales. Causes of tropical fires…
Authors: Carmenta, R.; Parry, L.; Blackburn, A.; Vermeylen, S.; Barlow, J.
Food and Biodiversity
Post-logging regeneration and recruitment of shihuahuaco (Dipteryx spp.) in Peruvian Amazonia: Implications for management
Publication Year : 2011
Over the past decade, shihuahuaco timber comprising several species of Dipteryx (Fabaceae) traded internationally as cumarú or Brazilian teak…
Authors: Putzel, L.; Peters, C.M.; Romo, M.
Lack of conservation effort rapidly increases African great ape extinction risk
Publication Year : 2011
A network of resource management areas (RMAs) exists across tropical Africa to protect natural resources. However, many are poorly managed…
Authors: Tranquilli, S.; Abedi-Lartey, M.; Amsini, F.; Arranz, L.; Asamoah, A.; Babafemi, O.; Barakabuye, N.; Campbell, G.; Chancellor, R.; Davenport, T.R.B.; Dunn, A.; Dupain, J.; Ellis, C.; Etoga, G.; Furuichi, T.; Gatti, S.; Ghiurghi, A.; Greengrass, E.; Hashimoto, C.; Hart, J.; Herbinger, I.; Hicks, T.C.; Holbech, L.H.; Huijbregts, B.; Imong, I.; Kumpel, N.; Maisels, F.; Marshall, P.; Nixon, S.; Normand, E.; Nziguyimpa, L.; Nzooh-Dogmo, Z.; Okon, D.T.; Plumptre, A.; Rundus, A.; Sunderland-Groves, J.; Todd, A.; Warren, Y.; Mundry, R.; Boesch, C.; Hjalmar Kuehl
Predicting alpha diversity of African rain forests: Models based on climate and satellite-derived data do not perform better than a purely spatial model
Publication Year : 2011
Our aim was to evaluate the extent to which we can predict and map tree alpha diversity across broad spatial…
Authors: Parmentier, I.; Harrigan, R.J.; Buermann, W.; Mitchard, E.T.A.; Saatchi, S.; Malhi, Y.; Bongers, F.; Hawthorne, W.D.; Leal, M.E.; Lewis, S.L.; Nusbaumer, L.; Sheil, D.; Sosef, M.S.M.; Affum-Baffoe, K.; Bakayoko, A.; Chuyong, G.B.; Chatelain, C.; Comiskey, J.A.; Dauby, G.; Doucet, J.L.; Fauset, S.; Gautier, L.; Gillet, J.F.; Kenfack, D.; Kouame, F.N.; Kouassi, E.K.; Kouka, L.A.; Parren, M.P.E.; Peh, K.S.H.; Reitsma, J.M.; Senterre, B.; Sonke, B.; Sunderland, T.C.H.; Swaine, M.D.; Tchouto, M.G.P.; Thomas, D.; van Valkenburg, J.L.C.H.; Hardy, O.J.
Approaches to classifying and restoring degraded tropical forests for the anticipated REDD+ climate change mitigation mechanism
Publication Year : 2011
Inclusion of improved forest management as a way to enhance carbon sinks in the Copenhagen Accord of the United Nations…
Authors: Sasaki, N.; Asner, G.P.; Knorr, W.; Durst, P.B.; Priyadi, H.; Putz, F. E.
Eucalyptus urophylla S.T. Blake: Ecology and silviculture in Vietnam
Publication Year : 2011
This manual summarises information on the ecology and silviculture of the species Eucalyptus urophylla S.T. Blake, with an emphasis on…
Authors: Sein, C.C.; Mitlöhner, R.
Erythrophloeum fordii Oliver: Ecology and silviculture in Vietnam
Publication Year : 2011
This manual summarises information on the ecology and silviculture of the species Erythrophloeum fordii Oliver, with an emphasis on Vietnam.…
Authors: Sein, C.C.; Mitlöhner, R.
Cinnamomum parthenoxylon (Jack) Meisn: Ecology and silviculture in Vietnam
Publication Year : 2011
This manual summarises information on the ecology and silviculture of the species Cinnamomum parthenoxylon (Jack) Meisn, with an emphasis on…
Authors: Sein, C.C.; Mitlöhner, R.
Detecting large-scale diversity patterns in tropical trees: Can we trust commercial forest inventories?
Publication Year : 2011
In this paper we seek to identify the floristic determination biases contained in large-scale commercial inventories conducted by logging companies…
Authors: Réjou-Méchain, M; Fayolle, A.; Nasi, R.; Gourlet-Fleury, S.; Doucet, J.L.; Gally, M.; Hubert, D.; Pasquier, A.; Billand, A.
The role of wild species in governance of tropical forested landscapes
Publication Year : 2011