[PDF][PDF] Andean bear Tremarctos ornatus natural history and conservation

S GARCÍA‐RANGEL - Mammal review, 2012 - academia.edu
A wealth of information has been generated for the Andean bear Tremarctos ornatus during
the past four decades, and a thorough review of the species' natural history, ecology and …

Deforestation and forest fragmentation in South Ecuador since the 1970s–losing a hotspot of biodiversity

MF Tapia-Armijos, J Homeier, CI Espinosa… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Deforestation and fragmentation are major components of global change; both are
contributing to the rapid loss of tropical forest area with important implications for ecosystem …

A 1.8 million year history of Amazon vegetation

AK Kern, TK Akabane, JQ Ferreira, CM Chiessi… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
During the Pleistocene, long-term trends in global climate were controlled by orbital cycles
leading to high amplitude glacial-interglacial variability. The history of Amazonian vegetation …

Tree diversity, forest structure and productivity along altitudinal and topographical gradients in a species‐rich Ecuadorian montane rain forest

J Homeier, SW Breckle, S Günter, RT Rollenbeck… - Biotropica, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We studied the spatial heterogeneity of tree diversity, and of forest structure and productivity
in a highly diverse tropical mountain area in southern Ecuador with the aim of understanding …

Nitrogen and phosphorus additions impact arbuscular mycorrhizal abundance and molecular diversity in a tropical montane forest

T Camenzind, S Hempel, J Homeier… - Global Change …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Increased nitrogen (N) depositions expected in the future endanger the diversity and stability
of ecosystems primarily limited by N, but also often co‐limited by other nutrients like …

Changes in tree functional composition across topographic gradients and through time in a tropical montane forest

S Báez, B Fadrique, K Feeley, J Homeier - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Understanding variation in tree functional traits along topographic gradients and through
time provides insights into the processes that will shape community composition and …

AGB estimation in a tropical mountain forest (TMF) by means of RGB and multispectral images using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

V González-Jaramillo, A Fries, J Bendix - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
The present investigation evaluates the accuracy of estimating above-ground biomass
(AGB) by means of two different sensors installed onboard an unmanned aerial vehicle …

Leaf trait variation in species-rich tropical Andean forests

J Homeier, T Seeler, K Pierick, C Leuschner - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Screening species-rich communities for the variation in functional traits along environmental
gradients may help understanding the abiotic drivers of plant performance in a mechanistic …

[PDF][PDF] Tropical montane cloud forests: state of knowledge and sustainability perspectives in a changing world

LA Bruijnzeel, M Kappelle, M Mulligan, FN Scatena - 2010 - researchgate.net
As indicated in the introductory chapter to this book, knowledge of tropical montane cloud
forest (TMCF) occurrence, biodiversity, hydrology, and ecological functioning has increased …

Is tropical montane forest heterogeneity promoted by a resource‐driven feedback cycle? Evidence from nutrient relations, herbivory and litter decomposition along a …

FA Werner, J Homeier - Functional Ecology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Ridges of tropical mountains often differ strikingly from neighbouring ravines in terms of
forest structure, productivity and species composition. This heterogeneity is poorly …