Browsing by Author "Lugo, Ariel E."

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The Potential for Species Conservation in Tropical Secondary Forests

Chazdon, Robin L.; Peres, Carlos A.; Dent, Daisy H.; Sheil, Douglas; Lugo, Ariel E.; Lamb, David; Stork, Nigel E.; Miller, Scott E. (2009)

In the wake of widespread loss of old-growth forests throughout the tropics, secondary forests will likely play a growing role in the conservation of forest biodiversity. We considered a complex hierarchy of factors that ...
Taxonomy and remote sensing of leaf mass per area (LMA) in humid tropical forests

Asner, Gregory P.; Martin, Roberta E.; Tupayachi, Raul; Emerson, Ruth; Martinez, Paola; Sinca, Felipe; Powell, George V. N.; Wright, S. Joseph; Lugo, Ariel E. (2011)

Leaf mass per area (LMA) is a trait of central importance to plant physiology and ecosystem function, but LMA patterns in the upper canopies of humid tropical forests have proved elusive due to tall species and high ...

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