[HTML][HTML] Frugivory and seed dispersal by vertebrates in tropical and subtropical Asia: An update

RT Corlett - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2017 - Elsevier
Seed dispersal is a key process in plant communities and frugivory is very important in
vertebrate communities. This paper updates a review of frugivory and seed dispersal by …

ForestGEO: Understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network

SJ Davies, I Abiem, KA Salim, S Aguilar, D Allen… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
ForestGEO is a network of scientists and long-term forest dynamics plots (FDPs) spanning
the Earth's major forest types. ForestGEO's mission is to advance understanding of the …

Why so many polyphagous fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)? A further contribution to the 'generalism'debate

AR Clarke - Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2017 - academic.oup.com
It has been suggested that generalist herbivorous insects are an evolutionary 'improbability'.
However, many species of tephritid fruit flies are generalists utilising larval hosts across two …

[BOOK][B] Repairing the rainforest

S Goosem, NIJ Tucker - 2013 - researchgate.net
Steve Goosem has a background in protected area management and in botanical, soil and
wildlife ecological research. His first experience with rainforest restoration involved flood …

Multispecies coexistence of trees in tropical forests: spatial signals of topographic niche differentiation increase with environmental heterogeneity

C Brown, D Burslem, JB Illian, L Bao… - … of the Royal …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Neutral and niche theories give contrasting explanations for the maintenance of tropical tree
species diversity. Both have some empirical support, but methods to disentangle their effects …

Tree species composition, breeding systems, and pollination and dispersal syndromes in three forest successional stages in a tropical dry forest in Mesoamerica

B Hilje, J Calvo-Alvarado… - Tropical …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Tropical dry forests (TDF) in Mesoamerica are highly endangered by the expansion of
human activities (eg, agriculture and cattle ranching). In contrast, TDF in Costa Rica have …

β-Diversity of functional groups of woody plants in a tropical dry forest in Yucatan

JO López-Martínez, L Sanaphre-Villanueva, JM Dupuy… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Two main theories have attempted to explain variation in plant species composition (β-
diversity). Niche theory proposes that most of the variation is related to environment …

Functional traits change but species diversity is not influenced by edge effects in an urban forest of Eastern China

C **, B Jiang, Y Ding, S Yang, Y Xu, J Jiao… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Forest edges have significant effects on plant species and trait compositions. However, most
current studies on edge effects are based on natural forests, and studies on edge effects in …

Fruiting phenology of seed dispersal syndromes in a Mexican Neotropical temperate forest

J Cortés-Flores, E Andresen, G Cornejo-Tenorio… - Forest Ecology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
By linking phenological patterns not only to climatic factors but also to plant functional traits
we may gain a better understanding of plant community function and assembly. While …

CForBio: a network monitoring Chinese forest biodiversity

G Feng, X Mi, H Yan, FY Li, JC Svenning, K Ma - Science Bulletin, 2016 - Elsevier
China harbors a rich variety of forest types and forest-associated biodiversity, linked to both
historical and contemporary environmental factors. However, being a country with a large …