Species Richness, Tropical Forest Dynamics, and Sampling: Response to Sheil

Oikos ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Phillips ◽  
Pamela Hall ◽  
Stanley Sawyer ◽  
Rodolfo Vásquez ◽  
Rodolfo Vasquez
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Forest Dynamics ◽  
Tropical Forest Dynamics

scholarly journals Plant DNA barcodes and a community phylogeny of a tropical forest dynamics plot in Panama

2009 ◽  
Vol 106 (44) ◽  
pp. 18621-18626 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. Kress ◽  
D. L. Erickson ◽  
F. A. Jones ◽  
N. G. Swenson ◽  
R. Perez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Forest Dynamics ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Plant Dna ◽  
Forest Dynamics Plot ◽  
Tropical Forest Dynamics

Human impacts on tropical forest dynamics

Vegetatio ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 121 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 41-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soedarsono Riswan ◽  
Lies Hartanti
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Forest Dynamics ◽  
Human Impacts ◽  
Tropical Forest Dynamics

Multiple site tower flux and remote sensing comparisons of tropical forest dynamics in Monsoon Asia

2008 ◽  
Vol 148 (5) ◽  
pp. 748-760 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.R. Huete ◽  
N. Restrepo-Coupe ◽  
P. Ratana ◽  
K. Didan ◽  
S.R. Saleska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Forest Dynamics ◽  
Multiple Site ◽  
Monsoon Asia ◽  
Tropical Forest Dynamics

Tropical forest dynamics across a rainfall gradient and the impact of an El Niño dry season

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (01) ◽  
pp. 51-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Condit ◽  
Salomon Aguilar ◽  
Andres Hernandez ◽  
Rolando Perez ◽  
Suzanne Lao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
El Niño ◽  
Forest Dynamics ◽  
El Nino ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Rainfall Gradient ◽  
Tropical Forest Dynamics ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Grouping species for predicting mixed tropical forest dynamics: looking for a strategy

2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (8) ◽  
pp. 785-796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury ◽  
Lilian Blanc ◽  
Nicolas Picard ◽  
Plinio Sist ◽  
Jan Dick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Forest Dynamics ◽  
Tropical Forest Dynamics

Tropical forest dynamics in unstable terrain: a case study from New Guinea

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
John B. Vincent ◽  
Benjamin L. Turner ◽  
Clant Alok ◽  
Vojtech Novotny ◽  
George D. Weiblen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Soil Nutrients ◽  
Forest Dynamics ◽  
Subduction Zones ◽  
Tree Mortality ◽  
Small Diameter ◽  
Natural Disturbance ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
North Coast ◽  
Tropical Forest Dynamics

Abstract:Long-term forest dynamics plots in the tropics tend to be situated on stable terrain. This study investigated forest dynamics on the north coast of New Guinea where active subduction zones are uplifting lowland basins and exposing relatively young sediments to rapid weathering. We examined forest dynamics in relation to disturbance history, topography and soil nutrients based on partial re-census of the 50-ha Wanang Forest Dynamics Plot in Papua New Guinea. The plot is relatively high in cations and phosphorus but low in nitrogen. Soil nutrients and topography accounted for 29% of variation in species composition but only 4% of variation in basal area. There were few areas of high biomass and most of the forest was comprised of small-diameter stems. Approximately 18% of the forest was less than 30 y old and the annual tree mortality rate of nearly 4% was higher than in other tropical forests in South-East Asia and the neotropics. These results support the reputation of New Guinea's forests as highly dynamic, with frequent natural disturbance. Empirical documentation of this hypothesis expands our understanding of tropical forest dynamics and suggests that geomorphology might be incorporated in models of global carbon storage especially in regions of unstable terrain.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document