Mangrove forests: resilience, protection from tsunamis, and responses to global climate change
DM Alongi - Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 2008 - Elsevier
This review assesses the degree of resilience of mangrove forests to large, infrequent
disturbance (tsunamis) and their role in coastal protection, and to chronic disturbance events …
disturbance (tsunamis) and their role in coastal protection, and to chronic disturbance events …
Moving from pattern to process: coexistence mechanisms under intermediate disturbance regimes
Coexistence mechanisms that require environmental variation to operate contribute
importantly to the maintenance of biodiversity. One famous hypothesis of diversity …
importantly to the maintenance of biodiversity. One famous hypothesis of diversity …
[BOOK][B] Second growth: the promise of tropical forest regeneration in an age of deforestation
RL Chazdon - 2019 - degruyter.com
For decades, conservation and research initiatives in tropical forests have focused almost
exclusively on old-growth forests because scientists believed that these “pristine” …
exclusively on old-growth forests because scientists believed that these “pristine” …
Tropical forest recovery: legacies of human impact and natural disturbances
RL Chazdon - Perspectives in Plant Ecology, evolution and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Land-use history interacts with natural forces to influence the severity of disturbance events
and the rate and nature of recovery processes in tropical forests. Although we are far from an …
and the rate and nature of recovery processes in tropical forests. Although we are far from an …
The erosion of biodiversity and biomass in the Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot
Tropical forests are being deforested worldwide, and the remaining fragments are suffering
from biomass and biodiversity erosion. Quantifying this erosion is challenging because …
from biomass and biodiversity erosion. Quantifying this erosion is challenging because …
The intermediate disturbance hypothesis: patch dynamics and mechanisms of species coexistence
SH Roxburgh, K Shea, JB Wilson - Ecology, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The intermediate disturbance hypothesis (IDH) has been used for several decades as an
explanation for the coexistence of species in ecological communities. It is intuitively simple …
explanation for the coexistence of species in ecological communities. It is intuitively simple …
Treefall gaps and the maintenance of species diversity in a tropical forest
The maintenance of species diversity by treefall gaps is a long‐standing paradigm in forest
ecology. Gaps are presumed to provide an environment in which tree species of differing …
ecology. Gaps are presumed to provide an environment in which tree species of differing …
Demographic trade-offs predict tropical forest dynamics
Understanding tropical forest dynamics and planning for their sustainable management
require efficient, yet accurate, predictions of the joint dynamics of hundreds of tree species …
require efficient, yet accurate, predictions of the joint dynamics of hundreds of tree species …
The intermediate disturbance hypothesis and plant invasions: Implications for species richness and management
The intermediate disturbance hypothesis (IDH) predicts a hump-shaped pattern between
community diversity and disturbance, and is central to understanding patterns of species …
community diversity and disturbance, and is central to understanding patterns of species …
How can statistical models help to determine driving factors of landslides?
Landslides are a hazard for humans and artificial structures. From an ecological point of
view, they represent an important ecosystem disturbance, especially in tropical montane …
view, they represent an important ecosystem disturbance, especially in tropical montane …