Relationships between body size and abundance in ecology
Body size is perhaps the most fundamental property of an organism and is related to many
biological traits, including abundance. The relationship between abundance and body size …
biological traits, including abundance. The relationship between abundance and body size …
Implications of size-dependent tree mortality for tropical forest carbon dynamics
EM Gora, A Esquivel-Muelbert - Nature Plants, 2021 - nature.com
Tropical forests are mitigating the ongoing climate crisis by absorbing more atmospheric
carbon than they emit. However, widespread increases in tree mortality rates are decreasing …
carbon than they emit. However, widespread increases in tree mortality rates are decreasing …
Global importance of large‐diameter trees
Aim To examine the contribution of large‐diameter trees to biomass, stand structure, and
species richness across forest biomes. Location Global. Time period Early 21st century …
species richness across forest biomes. Location Global. Time period Early 21st century …
Allometric equations for integrating remote sensing imagery into forest monitoring programmes
Remote sensing is revolutionizing the way we study forests, and recent technological
advances mean we are now able–for the first time–to identify and measure the crown …
advances mean we are now able–for the first time–to identify and measure the crown …
Lidar detection of individual tree size in tropical forests
Abstract Characterization of tropical forest trees has been limited to field-based techniques
focused on measurement of diameter of the cylindrical part of the bole, with large uncertainty …
focused on measurement of diameter of the cylindrical part of the bole, with large uncertainty …
On estimating the exponent of power‐law frequency distributions
Power‐law frequency distributions characterize a wide array of natural phenomena. In
ecology, biology, and many physical and social sciences, the exponents of these power …
ecology, biology, and many physical and social sciences, the exponents of these power …
A general quantitative theory of forest structure and dynamics
GB West, BJ Enquist, JH Brown - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
We present the first part of a quantitative theory for the structure and dynamics of forests at
demographic and resource steady state. The theory uses allometric scaling relations, based …
demographic and resource steady state. The theory uses allometric scaling relations, based …
[HTML][HTML] Ecological importance of large-diameter trees in a temperate mixed-conifer forest
Large-diameter trees dominate the structure, dynamics and function of many temperate and
tropical forests. Although both scaling theory and competition theory make predictions about …
tropical forests. Although both scaling theory and competition theory make predictions about …
Testing metabolic ecology theory for allometric scaling of tree size, growth and mortality in tropical forests
The theory of metabolic ecology predicts specific relationships among tree stem diameter,
biomass, height, growth and mortality. As demographic rates are important to estimates of …
biomass, height, growth and mortality. As demographic rates are important to estimates of …
Mortality and tree‐size distributions in natural mixed‐age forests
Summary 1 Tree‐size distributions are changing in many natural forests around the world,
and it is important to understand the underlying processes that are causing these changes …
and it is important to understand the underlying processes that are causing these changes …