Fernandez-Marin, Hermogenes; Zimmerman, Jess K.; Wcislo, William T.(2007)
Physically isolating organisms from disease agents should reduce the likelihood of disease transmission and infection, and increase survival and growth, particularly in more vulnerable, early ontogenetic stages. During ...
Kirby, Kathryn R.; Laurance, William F.; Albernaz, Ana K. L. M.; Schroth, Goetz; Fearnside, Philip M.; Bergen, Scott; Venticinque, Eduardo M.; Da Costa, Carlos(2006)
Laurance, William F.; Cochrane, Mark A.; Bergen, Scott; Fearnside, Philip M.; Delamonica, Patricia; Barber, Christopher; Sammya, D'Angelo; Fernandes, Tito(2001)
Five anthropogenic drivers2013land use change, wood extraction, hunting, atmospheric change, climate change2013will largely determine the future of tropical forests. The geographic scope and intensity of these five drivers ...
Deforestation and degradation of tropical old-growth forests has the potential to cause catastrophic species extinctions. In this review, we assess whether regenerating secondary forests (SF) can support species typically ...
Wright, S. Joseph; Muller-Landau, Helene C.; Schipper, Jan(2009)
Modern global temperature and land cover and projected future temperatures suggest that tropical forest species will be particularly sensitive to global warming. Given a moderate greenhouse gas emissions scenario, fully ...
In contrast to most insect guilds, gall-forming insects are thought to reach highest diversity on sclerophyllous vegetation, such as Neotropical savannas and Mediterranean vegetation types. The water and nutrient stress ...