[HTML][HTML] Morphological and phylogenetic factors structure the distribution of damselfly and dragonfly species (Odonata) along an environmental gradient in Amazonian …

RC Bastos, LS Brasil, JMB Oliveira-Junior… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
A range of factors may determine the structure of ecological communities in time and space,
in particular niches, dispersal limits, and the evolutionary history of the species. In the last …

Plant herbivore interactions at the forest edge

R Wirth, ST Meyer, IR Leal, M Tabarelli - Progress in botany, 2008 - Springer
An ever-increasing proportion of the global forested landscape is in close proximity to edges
and edge effects have been shown to represent key forces affecting both organisms and …

Species composition and diversity of small Afromontane forest fragments in northern Ethiopia

R Aerts, K Van Overtveld, M Haile, M Hermy, J Deckers… - Plant Ecology, 2006 - Springer
In the highlands of northern Ethiopia, remnants of the original Afromontane forest vegetation
are largely restricted to church yards and other sacred groves in a matrix of cropland and …

Larger fragments have more late‐successional species of woody plants than smaller fragments after 50 years of secondary succession

J Liu, DA Coomes, G Hu, J Liu, J Yu, Y Luo… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Most fragmentation research focuses on the effects of carving up old‐growth forests, but less
is known about influences of habitat fragmentation on secondary succession in patches of …

Tree species richness and the logging of natural forests: A meta-analysis

JA Clark, KR Covey - Forest Ecology and Management, 2012 - Elsevier
Forests cover much of the earth's surface and are regularly logged. Well established
ecological theory predicts, and the results of extensive silvicultural studies demonstrate the …

Variations in forest structure, tree species diversity and above-ground biomass in edges to interior cores of fragmented forest patches of Taita Hills, Kenya

C Wekesa, BK Kirui, EK Maranga, GM Muturi - Forest Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Comparative studies were undertaken in five forest fragments (Chawia, Fururu, Mbololo,
Ngangao and Vuria) of varying sizes in Taita Hills, Kenya to determine the effects of forest …

[PDF][PDF] Edge effect on tree diversity, composition and structure in a deciduous dry forest in central Brazil

AB Sampaio, A Scariot - Revista Árvore, 2011 - redalyc.org
The effects of edge distance on the structure, composition and diversity of tree community,
considering individuals of all size classes, were studied in a well-preserved fragment of …

Pervasive, long-lasting impact of historical logging on composition, diversity and above ground carbon stocks in Afrotemperate forest

H Adie, I Rushworth, MJ Lawes - Forest Ecology and Management, 2013 - Elsevier
Understanding the rate and extent of forest recovery from major disturbance events enable
forest managers to establish conservation priorities and allocate limited resources for their …

The effect of the spatial scale of recruitment on tree diversity in Afromontane forest fragments

MJ Lawes, R Joubert, ME Griffiths, S Boudreau… - Biological …, 2007 - Elsevier
In fragmented landscapes, tree recruitment is critical for forest persistence. We examined the
effects of disturbance and environmental factors, isolation distance, and forest area on the …

Contrasting taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity responses to forest modifications: comparisons of taxa and successive plant life stages in South African scarp forest

I Grass, R Brandl, A Botzat, EL Neuschulz, N Farwig - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The degradation of natural forests to modified forests threatens subtropical and tropical
biodiversity worldwide. Yet, species responses to forest modification vary considerably …