Maintaining ecosystem function and services in logged tropical forests
Vast expanses of tropical forests worldwide are being impacted by selective logging. We
evaluate the environmental impacts of such logging and conclude that natural timber …
evaluate the environmental impacts of such logging and conclude that natural timber …
Biodiversity loss in Latin American coffee landscapes: review of the evidence on ants, birds, and trees
Studies have documented biodiversity losses due to intensification of coffee management
(reduction in canopy richness and complexity). Nevertheless, questions remain regarding …
(reduction in canopy richness and complexity). Nevertheless, questions remain regarding …
[图书][B] Conservation by proxy: indicator, umbrella, keystone, flagship, and other surrogate species
T Caro - 2010 - books.google.com
The vast scope of conservation problems has forced biologists and managers to rely on"
surrogate" species to serve as shortcuts to guide their decision making. These species …
surrogate" species to serve as shortcuts to guide their decision making. These species …
Global patterns and predictors of bird species responses to forest fragmentation: implications for ecosystem function and conservation
The fragmentation of forests is a dominant human impact worldwide with major implications
for the conservation and management of ecosystems. Although many studies have …
for the conservation and management of ecosystems. Although many studies have …
Degraded lands worth protecting: the biological importance of Southeast Asia's repeatedly logged forests
DP Edwards, TH Larsen… - … of the Royal …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Southeast Asia is a hotspot of imperilled biodiversity, owing to extensive logging and forest
conversion to oil palm agriculture. The degraded forests that remain after multiple rounds of …
conversion to oil palm agriculture. The degraded forests that remain after multiple rounds of …
Does logging and forest conversion to oil palm agriculture alter functional diversity in a biodiversity hotspot?
Forests in S outheast A sia are rapidly being logged and converted to oil palm. These
changes in land‐use are known to affect species diversity but consequences for the …
changes in land‐use are known to affect species diversity but consequences for the …
Functional structure of ant and termite assemblages in old growth forest, logged forest and oil palm plantation in Malaysian Borneo
Forested tropical landscapes around the world are being extensively logged and converted
to agriculture, with serious consequences for biodiversity and potentially ecosystem …
to agriculture, with serious consequences for biodiversity and potentially ecosystem …
Mammalian species abundance across a gradient of tropical land-use intensity: A hierarchical multi-species modelling approach
Recent work in the tropics has advanced our understanding of the local impacts of land-use
change on species richness. However, we still have a limited ability to make predictions …
change on species richness. However, we still have a limited ability to make predictions …
Functional traits of epiphytic lichens in response to forest disturbance and as predictors of total richness and diversity
Epiphytic lichens are good ecological indicators of climatic and environmental changes. The
physiology of lichens is related with their morphology and anatomy (traits) and thus the …
physiology of lichens is related with their morphology and anatomy (traits) and thus the …
Impacts of logging and conversion of rainforest to oil palm on the functional diversity of birds in S undaland
Commercial selective logging and the conversion of primary and degraded forests to
agriculture are the biggest threats to tropical biodiversity. Our understanding of the impacts …
agriculture are the biggest threats to tropical biodiversity. Our understanding of the impacts …